Below are dates with courses scheduled for 2025 at the Timber Training Centre.
Timber Training Creswick can also respond to industry demand for courses on site.
Occupational Health and Safety for Forest Workers: May 5, August 18
Environmental Care for Forest Operations: May 6, August 19
Chainsaw Trim and Cut/ Maintenance: March 12-14, May 7-9 , August 20-23,October 15-17,November 19-21
Harvest Trees Manually (Falling) – Basic: May 12-16, October 20-24.
Forest and Farm Chemical Handlers Course: May 27-28, November 24-25
Small Scale (Portable) Sawmilling: June 2-6, August 11-15
Visual Stress Grade Softwood: Feb 17-18, June 10-11,June 11-12, June 23-24, September 1-2, November 17-18
Visual Stress Grade Hardwood: Feb 19-20, June 12-13, June 25-26, September 3-4, November 19-20
Timber Drying: May 12-15, August 25-29
Timber Product Knowledge (Held in conjunction with and at MGA/NHA Feb 25-26, May 21-22, September 3-4
Timber Preservation: Via USB based learning program and site assessment. Contact us for more detail.
Appearance Grade Hardwood: 1 day assuming participants have completed Visual Stress Grade Hardwood.
Sawyer Course: – 5 days.
Pole Saw Operation: 1 day after completing trim and cut felled trees
Brushcutter & Clearing Saw Operations 3 days
Mobile Chipper 3 days
4 Wheel Drive Operations: 2 days
Grade Engineered Wood Products (Sleepers, Crossarms, etc. AS3818): usually conducted on site over 2 days.
Timber Drying (Softwood): usually conducted at the sawmill over 2 days
Fingerjointing/Glue-laminating: conducted on site over 3 days
First Line Supervision Skills: 4 days on site or at Creswick
Innovation Skill Set 4 days on site or at Creswick with assignment work.
Manual Handling of Timber and Timber Products: On Demand, usually delivered on site. 2-3 hrs
Tag out / Lockout, and Machine Isolation: On Demand, usually delivered on site. 2-3hrs
Five + 5 Available in Victoria and Tasmania 2020 5 days with 5 further shifts of work experience
On board computer systems for Harvesting Operators 2 days
Grade Recycled Timber: One day after either VSG hardwood has been completed
Locations to be advised
Excavator Skill Set– on demand
FIVE + 5 Harvesting Contextualisation on demand
FIVE + 5 Timber Processing Contextualisation on demand
Fire Weather Evaluation (mornings) August 18 &22, Sept 1, 4, 9, 15,18, 29&30.
Bushfire Awareness (afternoons) August 18 &22, September 1, 4, 9, 15,18, 29&30.
Wildfire Suppression on demand
Certificate II Public Safety (firefighting) January 28-29 (full), March 18-20, May 27-29, July 15-17, August 12-14, September 23-25
Fire Sector Commander March 25-26, May 13-14, August 5-6, September 16-17, October 14-15
Trim and cut felled trees February 4-6, April 7-9, June 10-12, August 19-21, October 6-8
Tree felling (basic, intermediate or advanced depending on student skills) February 17-19, April 14-16, June 2-4 August 25-27, October 20-22.
Forest and Farm Chemical Handlers course (ACUP) March 11-12, May 21-22, July 22-23, September 2-3
On board computer systems for Harvesting Operators,
Forest Operator WHS/Environmental Care– February 6-7, March 4-5, May 7-8, July8-9 September 10-11, October 27-28.
Visual Stress Grade Softwood April 28-29, September 15-16,
Visual Stress Grade Hardwood April 30-May 1, September 17-18
Sawyer Course:
Pole Saw Operation:
Brushcutter & Clearing Saw Operations
Mobile Chipper
4 Wheel Drive Operations:
Timber Drying conducted at the sawmill.
Fingerjointing/Glue-laminating:
First Line Supervision Skills:
Innovation Skill Set
Manual Handling of Timber and Timber Products: On Demand, usually delivered on site.
Tag out / Lockout, and Machine Isolation: On Demand, usually delivered on site.
Rob Rule, Manager
