FWP20316 Certificate II in Sawmilling and Processing

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for FWP20316 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The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted.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.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
FWP — Forest and Wood Products Training Package
Currency period ends
23 January 2023
Latest release
Release 5 · 12 February 2021 · 5 releases in all
Supersedes
FPI20311
Superseded by
FWP20322 not 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. FWP20316Superseded — not equivalentCertificate II in Sawmilling and Processing
  2. not equivalent
  3. FWP20322CurrentCertificate II in Timber and Wood Products 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.

  • FPI20311FWP20316equivalent12 May 2016

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

  • FWP20316FWP20322not equivalent24 January 2023

    Qualification merged with FWP20516 Certificate II in Timber Manufactured Products. Title changed. Revised packaging rules. Reduced the number of core units. Revised the structure (groups) of the elective units. Imported elective units from other training packages. Added new units and revised existing units

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What FWP20316 is made of

training.gov.au lists 65 units for FWP20316: 5 core and 60 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
FWPCOR2201Work effectively in the forest and forest products industrynot current
FWPCOR2202Communicate and interact effectively in the workplacenot current
FWPCOR2203Follow environmental care proceduresnot current
FWPCOR2205Follow WHS policies and proceduresnot current
FWPCOR2207Maintain quality and product carenot current

Elective units 60 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCCHM201Apply chemicals under supervisioncurrent
AHCMOM207Conduct front-end loader operationscurrent
AHCWRK312Operate in isolated and remote situationsnot current
BSBINS201Process and maintain workplace informationcurrent
BSBTEC201Use business software applicationscurrent
FWPCOT2202Rack materialnot current
FWPCOT2206Stack and bind materialcurrent
FWPCOT2209Produce finger jointed timbernot current
FWPCOT2231Pack productsnot current
FWPCOT2233Navigate in forest areasnot current
FWPCOT2234Dock material to lengthnot current
FWPCOT2240Cut material with a pole sawnot current
FWPCOT2243Tail out timber product and waste materialcurrent
FWPCOT2244Operate and maintain a thicknessercurrent
FWPCOT2245Operate and maintain a table sawnot current
FWPCOT2246Appearance grade hardwood sawn and milled productscurrent
FWPCOT2249Visually stress grade hardwoodcurrent
FWPCOT2250Visually stress grade softwoodcurrent
FWPCOT2251Visually stress grade cypresscurrent
FWPCOT2254Maintain chainsawscurrent
FWPCOT2255Store materialscurrent
FWPCOT2257Use hand-held toolscurrent
FWPCOT2258Assemble productscurrent
FWPCOT2259Cut materials with a hand-held chainsawcurrent
FWPCOT2260Tally materialcurrent
FWPCOT2261Process orders and prepare for despatchcurrent
FWPCOT2263Cross cut materials with a fixed sawcurrent
FWPCOT3203Weigh loadsnot current
FWPCOT3259Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roadsnot current
FWPCOT3263Maintain and contribute to energy efficiencynot current
Show the remaining 30 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
FWPCOT3271Hand sharpen knives and blades for commercial and domestic cutting servicescurrent
FWPCOT3276Sharpen cutters using a straight knife grindercurrent
FWPCOT3290Apply knowledge of timber properties, sawmill operations and sawmilling equipmentcurrent
FWPCOT3302Access and provide timber and wood product informationcurrent
FWPCOT3320Build and maintain timber stackscurrent
FWPSAW2201Grade round poles and debarked logsnot current
FWPSAW2202Sort boards manuallynot current
FWPSAW2204Dock boards with mechanical feednot current
FWPSAW2206De-stack seasoning racksnot current
FWPSAW2209Dismantle, transport and assemble hand portable sawmillnot current
FWPSAW2212Assemble materials using nail platescurrent
FWPSAW3247Replace tungsten tipscurrent
HLTAID011Provide First Aidcurrent
MEM05006Perform brazing and/or silver solderingcurrent
MEM11011Undertake manual handlingcurrent
MEM13015Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineeringcurrent
MEM16006Organise and communicate informationcurrent
MEM18011Shut down and isolate machines/equipmentcurrent
MSS402001Apply competitive systems and practicesnot current
SIRXCEG001Engage the customercurrent
TLIC2002Drive light rigid vehiclecurrent
TLIC3003Drive medium rigid vehiclecurrent
TLID0006Move materials mechanically using automated equipmentcurrent
TLID0007Operate specialised load shifting equipmentcurrent
TLID1001Shift materials safely using manual handling methodsnot current
TLID2004Load and unload goods/cargonot current
TLID2010Operate a forkliftnot current
TLID2047Prepare cargo for transfer with slingscurrent
TLIF1002Conduct housekeeping activitiesnot current
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.

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