2-day Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting course – CS30 260225

Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Course availability

Wednesday 26 Feb – Thursday 27 Feb 2025,  Assess: Friday 28 Feb 2025 TBC

This popular training course runs the candidate through all of the relevant theoretical and practical aspects that are required to pass NPTC Unit 0039-20 (201) –  The first day is workshop-based, covering legislation, risk assessments, basic chainsaw maintenance, chain ID, sharpening and organising site safety.  The second day is off-site in the woods cross-cutting.

To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information.

Course Outline

Course Title: 2-day Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting course + 1-day NPTC Assess – CS30 260225
Start Date:  Wednesday 26 Feb 2025
End Date: Thursday 26 Feb 2025

Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks Kent
Places: 4
Places Remaining: 4 space
Assessment Date:  Friday 28 Feb 2025 TBC
Course Total Price inc. VAT and NPTC Assess: £500.00

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    2-day Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting course – CS30 110225

    Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Chainsaw, Content, Course availability

    Tuesday 11 Feb – Wednesday 12 Feb 2025,  Assess: Thursday 13 Feb 2025 

    This popular training course runs the candidate through all of the relevant theoretical and practical aspects that are required to pass NPTC Unit 0039-20 (201) –  The first day is workshop-based, covering legislation, risk assessments, basic chainsaw maintenance, chain ID, sharpening and organising site safety.  The second day is off-site in the woods cross-cutting.

    To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information.

    Course Outline

    Course Title: 2-day Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting course + 1-day NPTC Assess – CS30 110225
    Start Date:  Tuesday 11 Feb 2025
    End Date: Wednesday 12 Feb 2025

    Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks Kent
    Places: 4
    Places Remaining: 1 space
    Assessment Date:  Thursday 13 Feb 2025 
    Course Total Price inc. VAT and NPTC Assess: £500.00

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      CS41 Aerial Tree Rigging – 280125

      Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Chainsaw, Climbing, Course availability

      Tuesday 28 – Thursday 30 Jan 2025 

      This Aerial Tree Rigging course (formerly CS41) is run over 3 days and is for experienced arborists, this course prepares the candidate for the NPTC assessment (003932). Candidates are expected to remove branches, climb a pole on spikes and remove several sections – some thrown, some pushed off on a hinge, and some roped down.

      Please see the Course Outline link below for further information about this course. 

      To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information.

      Course Outline

      Course Title: CS41 Aerial Tree Rigging – CS41 280125
      Start Date: Tues 28 Jan 2025
      End Date: Thurs 30 Jan 2025
      Location: Kingswood Training Centre
      Places: 4
      Places Remaining: 4 Spaces
      Assessment Date:  Fri 31 Jan and Sat 01 Feb 2025 
      Course Total Price inc. VAT and NPTC Assess: £700.00 per candidate

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        CS31 – 4-day Felling up to 380mm course + Assess – 180225

        Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Chainsaw, Content, Course availability, Machinery

        Tues 18 February 2025 – Fri 21 February 2025

        This popular training course runs the candidate through all of the relevant theoretical and practical aspects that are required to pass NPTC Units CS31 (202) and allows successful candidates to fell trees commercially up to 380mm in diameter. The first day is workshop-based, covering legislation, risk assessments, basic chainsaw maintenance, chain ID, sharpening and organising site safety.

        To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information.

        Course Outline

        Course Title: 4-day Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm course + NPTC Assess – 180225
        Start Date: Tues 18 February 2025
        End Date: Fri 21 February 2025
        Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks Kent
        Places: 4
        Places Remaining: 2 spaces
        Assessment Date:  Sat 22 Feb 2025 TBC
        Course Total Price inc. NPTC Assessment & VAT: £700.00

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          Tree Inspection Improvers Course – 030225

          Written by Michele Holmes on . Posted in Content, Course availability, Tree Inspection

          Monday 03 – Wednesday 05 February 2025

          Pre-requisites:  Ideally attendees will be comfortable with basic plant science and have attended a Basic Tree Survey and Inspection course, but this is not essential.

          Some experience in carrying out tree inspections and surveys helps but is not essential. 

          To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information.

          Course Outline

          Course Title:  Tree Inspection Improvers Course – TIIC 030225
          Start Date: Mon 03 February 2025
          End Date:  Wed 05 February 2025
          Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks, Kent
          Places: 10
          Places Remaining: 10
          Course Total Price inc. VAT: £595.00

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            Use of Woodchipper NPTC – WDC 300125

            Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Course availability

            Thursday 30 January 2025

            Wood chipper NPTC ITA Course – NPTC unit 20-57

            To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information

            Course Outline

            Course Title: Use of Woodchipper NPTC ITA – WDC 300125
            Start Date: Thursday 30 January 2025
            End Date: Thursday 30 January 2025 
            Location: Kingswood Training Centre
            Places: 4
            Places Remaining: 4 spaces
            Course Total Price inc. NPTC Assessment and VAT: £270.00

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              CS39 – Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness – 030225

              Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Chainsaw, Climbing, Content, Course availability

              Mon 03 Feb – Wed 05 Feb 2025 – Assess Thurs 06 Feb 2025 

              Our 3-day training course, plus 1-day NPTC Assessment, covers specialist cutting techniques for using saws up trees. CS39 – NPTC Unit 204 – is accepted by the HSE as evidence of suitable training and competence for a professional arborist who operates chainsaws and performs aerial tree-work operations.

              Prerequisites:

              NPTC Units: 201:Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting (CS30)

              NPTC Unit 202: Tree felling and processing (CS31)

              NPTC Units: 203: Tree climbing and Aerial Rescue Operations (CS38)

              This course is for people who work as Tree surgeons, Arborists. The course provides the knowledge and skill requirements for candidates to be assessed for City & Guilds (NPTC) regulated qualification (QCF). The course lasts 3 consecutive days followed by a 1-day independent City & Guilds NPTC assessment. Candidates are taught in both a workshop and a local woodland environment.

              To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information.

               

              Course Outline

              Course Title: Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness – CS39 030225
              Start Date: Mon 03 Feb 2025
              End Date: Wed 05 Feb 2025
              Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks, Kent
              Places: 4
              Places Remaining:  ***LAST SPACE****
              Assessment Date: Thurs 06 Feb 2025
              Course Total Price inc. VAT: £650.00

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                Lantra Basic Tree Inspection – BTI 191224

                Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Content, Course availability, Tree Inspection

                Thursday 19 December 2025

                Our basic one-day Lantra Basic Tree Inspection Course provides learners with the knowledge to be able to identify a hazardous tree, determine the level of risk and then decide on an appropriate course of action.

                To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information.

                 

                Course Outline

                Course Title: Lantra Basic Tree Inspection – BTI – 191224 
                Start Date: Thurs 19 December 2025
                Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Weald Village, Sevenoaks
                Places: 10
                Places Remaining: 3 spaces
                Course Total Price inc. VAT: £270.00

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                  Emergency First Aid at Work +F (EFAW+F) 250225

                  Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Content, Course availability, First Aid Courses

                  Tuesday 25 February 2025

                  The Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) qualification is the minimum that anyone in a working environment should achieve.

                  Changes to Forestry Commission policy recommends those who work in the forestry industry should attend first aid training that covers additional topics relevant to the risk associated with their work.

                  We are offering a combined EFAW+F course which covers all of the standard syllabus in EFAW and the additional areas recommended by the Forestry Commission for +F.

                  Please see the links below for further information about these courses.

                  To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information.

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                  Course Title: Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) +F 250225
                  Start Date: Tues 25 February 2025
                  End Date: Tues 25 February 2025
                  Location: Kingswood Training Centre
                  Places: 10
                  Places Remaining: 7
                  Course Price inc. VAT: £195.00

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                    Lantra Professional Tree Inspection Course – PTI 240325

                    Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Content, Course availability, Tree Inspection

                    Mon 24 – Wed 26 March 2025

                    This is a 3-day Professional Tree Inspection Training Course including Integrated Lantra Assessment. 

                    Prospective learners should be experienced and qualified arboriculturists with an in-depth knowledge of plant and arboricultural science, including thorough knowledge of wood-decaying fungi, identification and interpretation of signs and symptoms of ill health, and structural failure across a wide range of tree species and circumstances.

                    They should be thoroughly experienced in carrying out tree inspections and surveys. People professionally involved in arboriculture – specifically tree inspection.

                    To book one of our courses we require a completed booking form, and a deposit to secure the place.  The balance of the course is due 1 week prior to the course start date.  Please complete the online enquiry form below to start this process or call the office for further information.

                    Course Outline

                    Course Title: Lantra Professional Tree Inspection – PTI 240325
                    Start Date: Mon 24 March 2025
                    End Date:  Wed 26 Marc 2025
                    Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks, Kent
                    Places: 12
                    Places Remaining: 4 Spaces
                    Course Total Price inc. VAT: £650.00

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