Operate and Maintain Chainsaws

Non-Award

In Operate and Maintain Chainsaws course, you will learn how to safely use and maintain a chainsaw. This course is suitable for people with or without any experience in the industry. These industries could include conservation, horticulture, and agriculture.

Key details

Degree Type

Non-Award

Course Code

VTP463

Study Mode

In person

About this course

In Operate and Maintain Chainsaws course, you will learn how to safely use and maintain a chainsaw. This course is suitable for people with or without any experience in the industry. These industries could include conservation, horticulture, and agriculture.

This short course covers the following:

Operational maintenance of chainsaws
Chain selection and sharpening
Select and use required PPE
Cutting techniques for felled timber

Entry requirements

You must:

be 16 years or older; and
not be attending secondary school; and
be able to demonstrate appropriate language, literacy, and numeracy skills and knowledge to undertake this course. This is demonstrated if you have completed a qualification deemed equivalent to an Australian Year 11 or higher, Australian Certificate III or higher, or by completing a Language, Literacy, and Numeracy (LLN) assessment.

*If you do not meet the entry requirements and would like to discuss your options, contact Student Central.

Study locations

Casuarina

Katherine

What you will learn

To achieve the vocational training program VTP463 Operate and Maintain Chainsaws a total of three (3) units of competency must be completed as listed below.

Credit for prior study or work

Skills recognition is not applicable to this course. CDU's short courses are highly targeted courses designed to help you improve a specific skill. They will help you improve your career prospects, maintain currency in your field, or allow you to try out something completely new.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Engineering courses at Charles Darwin University (CDU).

67.7%

Overall satisfaction

90.3%

Skill scale

41.9%

Teaching scale

93%

Employed full-time

$66.5k

Average salary

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