Forestry Operators – Reflecting on Equalising Skills and Training
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Forestry sector in Europe hasn’t identified yet a common educational path to get the qualification of “Forestry Operator”, neither a system of mutual recognition of competences. Like is also outlined in the EC communication “A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector”, 2013, “A strategy for forests and the forest sector is necessary since there is no common EU forest policy or guiding framework for forest-related issues. “project aims to promote the exchange of good practices and techniques with other European countries in order to improve the level of professionalism and competitiveness of forest workers (at cross-border level), raising knowledge and safety standards of workers as well as the quality of their interventions. The objective is to discuss the possibility to create a standard level of competences and skills of forestry workers, valid across national borders and to work together on joint projects aiming at promoting innovation and professionalism. Debates will be channeled into three levels: technical, legislative and in the field of innovation and sustainability. Technical changes concern the contents of training programmes and skills required to forestry operators. Legislative adaptations are needed to harmonize authorizations to emit diploma and certificate. Though 6 transnational meetings partners will be able to define a common strategy to harmonize training systems and recognition of competences, aiming, on the ther side, to foster innovation and the introduction of sustainable tools. The transnationality of the project will lead to exchange practices and experiences related to sustainable and innovative tools and techniques being attended in each country partner, resulting in an enhancement of their capacities. Furthermore, due to the increased mobility of forestry workers, the internationality of partners is very appreciated, on one side for linking VET schools from different countries and potentially increase students’ mobility, on the other side to compare and align competences on crucial topics.
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