FITEC was incorporated in Queensland on 25 March 1998 as a private Registered Training Organisation (RTO). FITEC is a not-for-profit association managed by an elected Management Committee. The Management Committee members are voluntary industry personnel representing the Forest and Forest Products Industry in Queensland. FITEC provides training, assessment and associated services to industry personnel throughout the State of Queensland and other States and Territories as required.

We conduct business for members of the four of the six sectors of the industry including: Timber Merchandising, Sawmilling and Processing, Timber Manufactured Products and Forest Harvesting and Haulage. FITEC's key responsibility is to provide training and assessment services to any members of the forest and forest products industry to ensure the level of qualified persons in our industry continues to increase.

FITEC aims to be a dynamic learning organisation recognised for distinctive achievements in training and assessment and having a leading role in supporting industry skills recognition with a national presence.

TO FULFIL THE TRAINING AND/OR ASSESSMENT NEEDS OF THE FOREST AND FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCE OF ITS WORKFORCE.

FITEC is committed to:

• Applying the values of honesty, civility, creativity, teamwork and courage.
• Pursuing the highest standards in training and assessment
• Promoting access and equity with a particular focus on the regional locations
• Contributing to an ethical, enterprising and caring industry
• Ensuring that FITEC graduates have the knowledge and skills to contribute productively to their workplace.
• Pursuing and responding to new challenges with resourcefulness and by expanding our resources flexibility to achieve greater self-reliance.
• Striving for continuous improvement through systematic performance evaluation.

In pursuing our mission, FITEC set itself eleven major priorities. To:

1. Continue to improve the quality of training and assessment from employer, employee, staff and industry feedback mechanisms;
2. Continue availability of learning opportunities for regional students and address regional needs;
3. Promote the image of FITEC and awareness of its programs and achievements;
4. Stimulate greater independence of learning for students as part of lifelong learning, and further develop learning initiatives that are attuned to the needs of our students and enterprise workplaces;
5. Continually monitor activities to ensure compliance with the AQTF Standards;
6. Strategically focus our activities to extend and diversify our income and resource base;
7. Continue to develop strategic alliances with industry related organisations and bodies;
8. Continue to improve the quality of training experiences for our students, the quality of employment for our staff, and quality of our management processes;
9. Provide continued input into technical content and usability of the forest industry the training package for the purpose of review;
10. Streamline amendments to revised training packages and all update all associated documentation.

• Traineeships
  Sawmilling & Processing, Timber Merchandising, Timber Manufactured Products, Forest Harvesting
• Short Courses
  Timber Drying, Timber Preservation, Estimate and Detail - Trusses, Walls, Floors, Tree Felling
  Timber Product Knowledge, Visual Stress Grading, Chainsaw Cross Cutting, Appearance Grading
• Assessments
  Recognition of Prior Learning for over 250 competencies
• Enterprise Training
  In-House product, equipment, procedure specific training
• Statewide Training
  Courses delivered in your locality or your workplace

FITEC currently has access to a variety of State Government funding initiatives, which greatly reduces the overall cost to the customer. We keep abreast of the types of State Government funding available to ensure we have continued access to training funds that will increase the numbers of qualified persons in the forest and forest products.

Traineeships Short Courses RPL Assessments Qualifications

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For more information contact FITEC on 3391 7788