About Us

• FOLS is the national skills verification program for the forest industry.
• FOLS is an industry-led system that supports the professionalism and safety of industry through a national electronic system of recording training and verifying currency of worker’s skills.
• FOLS enables a worker to record their training and currency in an online system, which can be shared with employers.
• FOLS offers businesses a streamlined system to manage the skills of employees and improve safety in the workplace. FOLS also assists workers by verifying that a worker has undertaken the nationally recognised training and has kept their skills current through regular practice.
• FOLS is delivered on behalf of industry by Forest Works. Forest Works is an industry owned not-for-profit organisation offering services to support the skills development of the forest, wood, paper, timber and furnishing industries.