More than 330 people who have lost forestry jobs have contacted ForestWorks, which received federal government funding as part of the forestry intergovernmental agreement, for assistance since September.

Of the 110 people the organisation has helped find work, only 47 have found full-time jobs with the rest relying on part-time, casual or seasonal work to pay the bills.

ForestWorks deputy chief executive Jane Bartier said it was a good outcome when jobs were scarce in Tasmania.

Under the intergovernmental agreement, the federal government will spend between $14 and $25 million to provide immediate employment and training support for redundant forest workers.

Ms Bartier said the additional funding had allowed the organisation to employ an additional 10 co-ordinators.

Those co-ordinators were cold-calling potential employers and working with major companies like Venture Minerals and Hazel Bros, which is building the Musselroe wind farm development in the North-East, to ensure ex-forestry workers were considered for jobs.

``It's really literally talking to anyone in the community and getting to understand that employer's needs,'' Ms Bartier said.

The lucky few to have found full-time work have taken jobs in a range of sectors from reception work to truck driving.

``Employers have described to us that forestry workers are capable and they're very knowledgable about work place safety.''

ForestWorks also assists job-seekers to access training, such as obtaining a white card to work in the construction industry, and computer skills.

Timber Communities Australia state manager Barry Chipman has been forced to find other work after his full-time job was reduced to a one-day a week position.

He now works at a hardware store.

``I'm just so pleased to get some work, but to leave an industry you have been part of for so long is difficult,'' Mr Chipman said.

He praised services like ForestWorks, without which he said many ex-forestry workers would not know where to start.

ForestWorks' funding runs out in June, but Ms Bartier was hopeful it would be continued.