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OneFortyOne Plantations is offering a full Academic Scholarship Program for existing or future forestry students, including holiday work experience and graduate employment. The scholarship will meet all education-related expenses for the successful existing or future forestry students. Applications for the Scholarship Program closes on 30 … Read More

The WFTN has organised a Strength in Support Cocktail Evening in support of the Brisbane Domestic Violence Service. The event will be held from 5:30 pm on the 2nd of June, at the Hamilton Hotel in Brisbane. All members, family and friends are welcome to … Read More

The WFTN has received a great number of submissions for the Women in Forests and Timber Network Strategic Planning Survey. This is your last chance to submit your feedback until entries close on 20 April!  Please click here to provide your feedback. This survey will inform … Read More

Tasmanian organisations are taking advantage of the Training and Skills Development Service (TSDS) to train their employees in a wide variety of courses. Technical Forest Services (TFS) is an organisation that provides various services to the forest growing and management … Read More

This story is shared from the AFCA newsletter. AFCA is seeking feedback on the two projects: Essential Training Standards  Life Protecting Rules  Essential Training Standards The purpose of this project is to try to achieve an industry-wide commitment to Essential … Read More

The FOLS Assessor Network is facilitated by Forestworks and can assist member assessors and RTOs to meet ASQA requirements relating to assessment tools and validation and moderation requirements. Registered network member RTOs and their associated assessors are listed on FOLS. … Read More

FOLS continues to expand into new regions. FOLS supports the professionalism and safety of industry through a national electronic system of recording training and verifying currency. FOLS verifies that a worker’ has undertaken the required nationally recognised training and has kept … Read More

Training package projects are proposed in the Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work by Industry Reference Committees through industry advice, consultations and further analysis. These projects are considered and approved for development by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee … Read More

At the end of March, the Forest and Wood Products and Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Industry Reference Committees (IRCs) met to discuss the 2018-2021 IRC Skills Forecasts and Proposed Schedules of Work and two Cases for Change related to the … Read More

We are currently preparing two project outline documents called ‘Cases for Change’ which we are seeking your input. Feedback is sought to guide the need for projects to develop skills and training products in the following areas: loading and unloading large … Read More