NZQA registered unit standard
6960 version 5
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Title
Prepare job prescriptions for forest operations
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to collect and
verify job prescription information for a forest operation, and
prepare a job prescription for a given forest operation.
Classification
Forestry > Forest Mensuration
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation applies to this unit standard:
Resource Management Act 1991;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
and any subsequent amendments.
2
Definition
Accepted industry practice – approved codes of practice and standardised
procedures accepted by the wider forestry industry as examples of best practice.
3
Reference to the Environmental Code of Practice in this unit standard refers to the
New Zealand Environmental Code of Practice for Plantation Forestry published by
New Zealand Forest Owners Association and available at
http://www.nzfoa.org.nz/index.php?/File_libraries_resources/Standards_guidelines/E
nvironmental_Code_of_Practice.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Collect and verify job prescription information for a forest operation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Stand features are identified from computer or manual records.
Range
1.2
area, date of planting, treatment to date, stocking, stand condition,
species, location.
Intended treatment is matched to company regime and accepted industry
practice.
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NZQA registered unit standard
1.3
Information required to complete the job prescription is identified.
Range
1.4
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location, job details, treatment, quality standards, environmental
considerations.
Identified information is checked for validity using industry sources.
Range
company records, Code of Practice, Environmental Code of
Practice.
Outcome 2
Prepare a job prescription for a given forest operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Job prescription information for a given forest operation is prepared to industry
format requirements.
2.2
Job prescription covers current legislative requirements, the requirements of the
Code of Practice, Environmental Code of Practice and accepted industry
practice.
2.3
Content is verified against the physical features of the stand.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
8 November 1996
N/A
Revision
2
19 June 1998
N/A
Review
3
5 December 2000
N/A
Review
4
16 October 2009
31 December 2017
Review
5
10 December 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0173
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz at qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016