Don’t miss Arbre’s next 7-day Forestry Operator Pre-Employment Program!

There are no eligibility requirements for this program which has been developed as an entry level training program open to anyone.

The first of this program will commence Monday 26^th October – Friday 30^th October and then Wednesday 4^th November – Thursday 5^th November (due to the public holiday).

The training will be delivered at the Arbre facility 16 Hope Street Invermay by Timber Training Creswick (RTOid4168).

The operate a forest machine simulator in a virtual environment training unit will be conducted on John Deere Forestry Simulators using the Timberskills training package, covering basic machine control skills and IT systems knowledge.

Wednesday 28^th October will be a full day off site and visiting a live logging coupe and then onto a sawmill visit. Transport will be in company vehicles driven by Arbre and Timber Training Creswick staff.

This program is designed to be conducted in small groups and will only run with min of 6 trainees and a max of 10 trainees per course, ensuring that Trainers can give more individual attention to each trainee.

The cost per trainee for this training Program is $1,920.00 gst free.

Trainee Information:

Training Dates: Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October and then Wednesday 4th November to Thursday 5th November (due to the public holiday).

Times: 9am to 4pm – please arrive 10 mins before course commences

Location: Arbre Forest Industries Training & Careers Hub  16 Hope Street, Invermay

Applications are now open and will close on Friday 9^th October 2026 unless the course is fully booked prior to this date.