This course is run on demand. Please reach out to our training team for course enquiries and available dates.
Location
NSW: Eden Training Facility – Unit 15 – 16 Hopkins Street Eden NSW 2551
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Duration
32 hours (4 days)
Times
8.00am – 4.00pm
Delivery
Face-to-Face
Cost
$1,550.00
A 10% discount is automatically applied at checkout for MBA ACT members.
The Training Fund Authority (TFA) supplies a rebate for course participants who are working in, or in connection with a company, in the building and construction industry in the ACT who is performing work liable for the payment of the Training Levy. Eligible work is outlined in Schedule 1 of the Building and Construction Industry Training Levy Act 1999. Further information about the TFA and eligibility can be found on the TFA website: https://trainingfund.com.au/.
South Coast (NSW) Training
Ph: 1300 659 349
Email: STOtraining@mba.org.au
This program will be delivered and assessed by Southern Training Organisation RTO No. 91378 in both the ACT and NSW region up until the 1st of May, 2025. Training after this date will be delivered and assessed by MBA Training RTO No. 88163
Persons found to be competent in this unit should be able to effectively fell most trees except for the very large and those that have significant defects and/or characteristics causing excessive complexity. It provides detailed instruction on how to fall trees (up to 80 cm in diameter and 40 metres in height on a maximum ground slope of 15°) and deal with typical hazards encountered in a forest or bush land setting. The course also covers basic chainsaw maintenance and sharpening. The second and third days of training is carried out in the forest, where participants are given extensive practical experience in cutting and boring techniques, scarf cutting, back cuts and the use of wedges.
Before you register online you will need to have:
Your Unique Student Identifier (USI). If you do not have one you will need to have either one of the following – Medicare Card, Birth Certificate, Driver Licence, Australian Passport, Citizenship Document, Certificate of Registration by descent, ImmiCard or Australian Entry Visa during this online process. To create or find your USI, please follow this link: https://www.usi.gov.au/
The TFA rebate can be applied at checkout using the applicable Promo Code, please refer to our Pricing Guide here: Policies and Procedures – Master Builders ACT.
If you are booking on behalf of someone else, please select the ‘Group Booking’ option.