ECVET-unit: Mechanized forestry – transport

Place: Värnamo, Sweden

Length of stay: 4 weeks

EQF-level: 4

Prerequisites:

Student must have

- basic skills in tractor driving

- chain saw certificate

- practice from crane operation

- basic knowledge in silviculture

- preparations for working abroad

Learning outcome (LO): The student is able to drive a forwarder in different terrain conditions in a safe and proper way and is able to combine his/her achieved knowledge, skills and competences and use them in new and unforeseen situations.

The student understands his/her role in a harvesting team and can, on his own, make decisions which lead to a good overall result for the whole team.

To reach LO the student must have the following knowledge, skills and competences.

Knowledge

The student can

• Recognize site hazards and interpret instructions

• Identify different timber assortments

• Identify the inspection points on the forwarder and loader and describe maintenance schedules and intervals

• Describe the function of traction aids

• Identify controls and instruments

• Describe the basic operation of the loader

• Describe the basic operation of the machine

• Describe the importance of working in harvesting teams

• Describe risks and health and safety instructions

Skills

The student is able to

• Assort different assortments according to national instructions

• Do the maintenance on a forwarder according to manufacturers´ recommendations

• Decide when and how to use traction aids and to fit traction aids

• Interpret instruments and recognize alarms

• Use the loader in a proper, safe and smooth way

• Drive the machine in different conditions

• Work in harvesting teams

• Identify risks and take precautions

Competence

The student shows responsibility by

• Taking the right action to prevent environmental damage

• Optimizing the transport in consideration of timber assortments and site conditions and plan the landing site and stack the timber assortments that facilitates the further transports

• Recognizing when additional remedial maintenance is required to prevent major failures

• Deciding when traction aids are necessary and select appropriate traction aids for the site

• Taking the right action in the event of an alarm and other incidents

• Positioning the machine and load and unload efficiently

• Operating a forwarder in an efficient and correct way and utilize the possibilities a modern forwarder offers

• Communicating with and support other team members

• Reflect on health and safety activities within the team