Felling Small Trees up to 380mm refresher CPD (NPTC)
Program Overview
Felling Small Trees up to 380mm refresher CPD (NPTC)
Overview
Demonstrate you have up-to-date knowledge and skills by refreshing your Felling and Processing Small Trees (up to 380mm) qualification. This course is NPTC City & Guilds approved.
Full Description
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommend all chainsaw operators have regular refresher / update training to ensure they work to industry best practice and maintain their levels of competence. The suggested intervals for such training are:
- Occasional users - every 2 to 3 years
- Full time users - every 5 years
City & Guilds have worked together with industry partners in highlighting the importance of maintaining a competent workforce that can demonstrate up-to-date knowledge and skills within their day to day working practices.
Instructor / Student Ratio 1:4
Your Tutor
Steve Woodley is a forester, arborist and green woodworker from Essex with 28 years industry experience specialising in urban and woodland tree management. Steve has been teaching ground and aerial units for us since 2004. His professional qualifications include BSc (Hons) Rural Resource Development, Arb Association Tech Cert, NPTC assessor since 2004. Steve is also passionate about hand crafted timber and keeping the skill of axing alive.
Along with Steve we use many excellent trainers and assessors and are confident our training more than meets NPTC City & Guilds standards.
Who Should Attend?
This course is for people who hold a Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm qualification taken over two years ago.
Dates
We'll add future dates here when confirmed.
Where You'll Study
Your Faculty
At Writtle College, our courses blending classroom learning with hands-on experience in specialised fields such as sport, agriculture, horticulture, animal studies, equine studies, conservation and floristry.
Our Level 2 and Level 3 programmes are designed to prepare you for your future career or higher education pathways.
Study on our beautiful countryside campus, with dedicated resource centres and state-of-the-art facilities – and be a part of our supportive community.
Where Can I Study?
Writtle Campus
Our picturesque 150-hectare campus is situated in the heart of the Essex countryside.
Fees & Funding
Course Fees
Standard Booking
£365
Entry Requirements
This intensive practical course requires a good level of physical fitness and an ability to study written technical information.
You must hold an OFQUAL regulated qualification in Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm (NPTC).
We are governed by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulations therefore you will not be allowed to start the course without the correct personal protective equipment which should conform to CE/EN standards:
- Chainsaw trousers
- Chainsaw gloves – approved pictogram to BS EN 381-7
- Chainsaw boots – BS EN ISO 17249 bearing a shield depicting a chainsaw to show compliance with EN381-3, spats are no longer allowed
- Chainsaw helmet with eye and ear protection.
By making a booking you are declaring yourself medically fit to participate in this course.
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Program Outline
Other:
This course is for people who hold a Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm qualification taken over two years ago.
You must hold an OFQUAL regulated qualification in Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm (NPTC). chainsaw trousers chainsaw gloves – approved pictogram to BS EN 381-7 chainsaw boots – BS EN ISO 17249 bearing a shield depicting a chainsaw to show compliance with EN381-3, spats are no longer allowed chainsaw helmet with eye and ear protection. By making a booking you are declaring yourself medically fit to participate in this course.