Every second guy is running around with a chainsaw and doing work he probably shouldn't be.
There are a number of levels of chainsaw courses available in Qld - most costing from $700 to $1000 per level for a day's instruction.
Depending on your experience there is the possibilty of Recognition of Prior Learning also.
The main one needed for what we do is this:
FPI20105 – CERTIFICATE II IN FOREST GROWING AND MANAGEAGEMENT IN QLD
FPICOT2204A – MAINTAIN CHAINSAWS IN QLD
FPICOT2221A – TRIM AND CROSS CUT FELLED TREES IN QLD
FPIFGM2208A – FALL TREES MANUALLY (BASIC) IN QLD
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