Additional units of competency are available for feedback as part of the projects described below. These units relate to job tasks in the broader timber manufactured products and sawmilling and processing industry sectors.
If you work in these sectors, your feedback is encouraged, to ensure that the units reflect the relevant skills and knowledge required.
Timber Truss & Frame Estimating & Design Project
Eleven additional units have been revised and drafted and are available for feedback. They cover the following skills:
- Maintain quality and product care
- Visually assess materials
- Monitor safety, health and environment policies and procedures
- Monitor quality and product care procedures
- Tally material
- Process orders and dispatch products
- Cut materials to shape using a saw
- Monitor stock control procedures
- Build and maintain timber stacks
- Assemble materials using nail plates
- Calculate production costs
Visit the project page to view the draft units and provide feedback.
Qualifications, Skill Sets & Units Moving to Finalisation
Thank you to those who provided feedback on the final draft qualifications, skill sets and units related to timber truss and frame design and manufacture. Your comments are being considered to update the final drafts, which will shortly move into the finalisation stage.
Timber trusses and frames are used to build the majority of Australian homes and many other buildings, and as such are integral to the Australian economy and its people. Through a process of industry consultation, the technical skills required for both the design and manufacture of timber trusses and frames have been captured in draft qualifications, skill sets and units.
Timber Merchandising Project
Three additional units have been revised and drafted and are available for feedback. They cover the following skills:
- Assemble products
- Cut materials with a hand-held chainsaw
- Cut panels
Visit the project page to view the draft units and provide feedback.
Qualification & Units Moving to Finalisation
Thank you to those who provided feedback on the final draft qualification and units related to timber merchandising. Your comments are being considered to update the final drafts, which will shortly move into the finalisation stage.
Timber supply employees require specific skills and knowledge to handle timber products and provide customers with appropriate products and services.
The skills needed to support this essential step in the supply chain have been captured in updated units and qualifications.