FWP20121 Certificate II in Forest Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for FWP20121 ended on 23 January 2023 — 3 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 25 January 2024 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. When enrolments stop, the course page advertising it stops being permitted too — and if ASQA approves a later enrolment date, that moves with it.

Sector-wide: the item 14 cut-off, measured across every live scope · the repealed 12-month rule

Product type
Qualification
Training package
FWP — Forest and Wood Products Training Package
Currency period ends
23 January 2023
Latest release
Release 1 · 28 January 2022
Supersedes
FWP20216, FWP20116
Superseded by
FWP20122 equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. FWP20121Superseded — equivalentCertificate II in Forest Operations
  2. equivalent
  3. FWP20122CurrentCertificate II in Forest Operations

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • FWP20116FWP20121not equivalent27 January 2022

    Qualification merged with FWP20216 Certificate II in Harvesting and Haulage.Title changed. Revised packaging rules and created specialisations to better reflect outcomes. Reduced the number of core units by 1 unit. Revised the structure (groups) of the elective units. Added new units and revised existing units

  • FWP20216FWP20121not equivalent27 January 2022

    Qualification merged with FWP20116 Certificate II in Forest Growing and Management. Title changed. Revised packaging rules and created specialisations to better reflect outcomes. Reduced the number of core units by 1 unit. Revised the structure (groups) of the elective units. Added new units and revised existing units

  • FWP20121FWP20122equivalent24 January 2023

    Added a unit and updated native unit codes that form part of specialisations. New qualification code

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What FWP20121 is made of

training.gov.au lists 68 units for FWP20121: 5 core and 63 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 5 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
FWPCOR2206Work effectively in the forest and wood products industrycurrent
FWPCOR2208Communicate and interact effectively in the forest and wood products industrycurrent
FWPCOR2209Follow environmental protection procedures in forest and wood products operationscurrent
FWPCOR2210Follow workplace health and safety policies and procedures in forest and wood products operationscurrent
FWPCOR2211Develop knowledge of the forest and wood products industrycurrent

Elective units 63 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCARB212Operate and maintain stump grinding machinescurrent
AHCBIO204Follow site biosecurity procedurescurrent
AHCCHM201Apply chemicals under supervisioncurrent
AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicalscurrent
AHCCHM307Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseasescurrent
AHCILM201Maintain cultural placesnot current
AHCINF202Install, maintain and repair farm fencingnot current
AHCMOM202Operate tractorscurrent
AHCMOM216Operate side by side utility vehiclescurrent
AHCPMG201Treat weedscurrent
AHCPMG202Treat plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCSAW203Conduct erosion and sediment control activitiescurrent
AVIY0028Operate remotely piloted aircraft in excluded category sub-2 kg operationscurrent
BSBPEF202Plan and apply time managementcurrent
BSBWHS211Contribute to the health and safety of self and otherscurrent
FBPOPR2074Carry out manual handling taskscurrent
FSKOCM007Interact effectively with others at workcurrent
FSKRDG007Read and respond to simple workplace informationcurrent
FSKWTG006Write simple workplace informationcurrent
FWPCOT2242Segregate and sort logscurrent
FWPCOT2253Fell trees manually (basic)not current
FWPCOT2254Maintain chainsawscurrent
FWPCOT2256Trim and cut felled treesnot current
FWPCOT2264Follow quality and product care procedures in forest and wood products operationscurrent
FWPCOT2265Navigate in forest areascurrent
FWPCOT2266Operate brush cuttercurrent
FWPCOT2267Operate mobile hydraulic log splittercurrent
FWPCOT3270Grade and mark logscurrent
FWPCOT3301Trim trees using a pole sawcurrent
FWPCOT3314Comply with soil and water protectioncurrent
Show the remaining 33 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
FWPCOT3317Use chainsaw within a treecurrent
FWPCOT3324Apply cultural heritage protection requirements in forest operationscurrent
FWPCOT3325Operate four wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roadscurrent
FWPCOT3326Recover four wheel drive vehiclecurrent
FWPFIR2001Follow fire prevention procedurescurrent
FWPFIR2002Detect fire in a native forest or plantationcurrent
FWPHAR2201Hook up felled trees (choker)current
FWPHAR2202Perform landing duties (chaser)current
FWPHAR2208Operate a mobile chipper/mulchercurrent
FWPHAR2209Trim and cut harvested treescurrent
FWPHAR2210Operate a forest machine simulator in a virtual environmentcurrent
FWPNSY2001Collect tree seedscurrent
FWPNSY2002Cut, sort and set cuttingscurrent
FWPNSY2003Follow quality procedures in forest nursery productioncurrent
FWPNSY2004Prick out and transplant tree seedlingscurrent
FWPNSY2005Apply tree seed treatmentcurrent
FWPSIL2001Select and mark trees for tending operationscurrent
FWPSIL2002Plant trees by handcurrent
FWPSIL2003Prune treescurrent
FWPSIL2004Collect forest data or samples for assessment and analysiscurrent
FWPSIL2005Measure treescurrent
HLTAID011Provide First Aidcurrent
PUAEQU001Prepare, maintain and test response equipmentcurrent
PUAFIR017Work safely around aircraftcurrent
PUAFIR201Assist with prescribed burningcurrent
PUAFIR204Respond to wildfirecurrent
PUAFIR210Prevent injurycurrent
PUALAW001Protect and preserve incident scenecurrent
PUAOPE013Operate communications systems and equipmentcurrent
PUATEA001Work in a teamcurrent
TLID0007Operate specialised load shifting equipmentcurrent
TLID0020Shift materials safely using manual handling methodscurrent
TLILIC0003Licence to operate a forklift truckcurrent

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

Source: this product on training.gov.au, Australia's national training register — or go straight to the units it requires. The rule itself is item 14 of F2025L00355, and ASQA publishes the extensions it has granted. Read on 28 August 2026 UTC. Every code, title, date, status and equivalence flag on this page is the register's; nothing here is estimated or inferred, and where the register publishes nothing we say so.

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