HORT408 – Tree Felling
Module code
HORT408
Module title
Tree Felling
Prescription
To develop students' ability to safely and accurately fell and limb trees using a chainsaw, and maintain a chainsaw.
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- Moodle site for this module will contain technical information to backup practical work undertaken
Workbook - Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of and implement safety requirements for felling and limbing trees.
Assess felling areas and trees to be felled.
Use a chainsaw to make felling cuts and limb felled trees.
Demonstrate knowledge of a chainsaw cutting unit.
Check and maintain a chainsaw, and sharpen a chainsaw chain.
Supervise and provide instruction to other team members. - Content
- -Situations requiring felling techniques and the safety requirements for those techniques.
-Felling techniques and the uses of different felling cuts.
-Felling sequences for side, backward, and forward leaning trees.
-Wedges used to assist tree felling in desired direction.
-Safety requirements.
-Chainsaw maintenance and sharpening.
-Supervision of arboricultural crews and other team members.
-Professional practice attributes: sustainable practices; effective communication skills; professional and ethical behaviour; teamwork; accurate record-keeping. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching and learning methods will be face to face delivery including workshops, project based interactive tasks, with group sessions, tutorials, and creation of portfolios of evidence.
- Assessment Criteria
- Portfolio of Evidence 100
The weight of the overall assessment is equally distributed across learning outcomes.
The portfolio of evidence will demonstrate the achievement of the required knowledge, competencies and capabilities across all learning outcomes.
