The Forest and Forest Products Industry Training Package (FPI05) is organised around the six sectors of the Industry:
Forest Growing and Management (FGM)
Harvesting and Haulage (HAR)
Sawmilling and Processing (SAW)
Wood Panel Products (WPP)
Timber Manufactured Products (TMM)
Timber Merchandising (TMM)
The structure of the Training Package assists enterprises, many of which are vertically integrated, meet skill development and recognition needs. Like all Industry Training Packages, the Forest and Forest Products Industry Training Package is built around units of competence and qualifications.
The Forest and Forest Products Industry Training Package has about 400 Units of Competence.
Around 300 of these are Forest and Forest Products Industry Units - (they have a code FPI)
The remainder are units from other industries which are also relevant to the Forest and Forest Products Industry