Ground Based Chainsaw Courses – Assessed

CS30/31 Basic Chainsaw 5 Days £695.00
  Maintenance, safety and felling tree up to guidebar length (380mm/15″). Covers snedding, crosscutting and hand takedown techniques for dealing with hung up trees. Training and assessment for NPTC Units CS 30 and 31.    
 
  • Training: 27th Feb – 2nd March 2012
  • Assessed: 5th OR 6th March 2012 (FULLY BOOKED)
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  • Training: 16th – 20th April 2012
  • Assessed: 23rd OR 24th April 2012
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  • Training: 21st – 25th May 2012
  • Assessed: 29th OR 30th May 2012 (28th is bank holiday)
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  • Training: 25th – 29th June 2012
  • Assessed: 2nd OR 3rd July 2012
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CS30 Maintenance and Crosscutting 2 Days £395.00
  Maintenance of the chainsaw and crosscutting of timber. Training and assessment for NPTC Unit CS 30. This unit will allow you to progress through the NPTC range once it is successfully completed.    
 
  • Training:14th – 15th February 2012
  • Assessed:16th OR 17th February 2012 (FULLY BOOKED)
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CS31 Felling Small Trees 3 Days £425.00
  Telling tree up to guidebar length (380mm/15�). Covers snedding, crosscutting and hand takedown techniques for dealing with hung up trees. Training and assessment for NPTC Unit CS 31. Candidates must already hold NPTC units 30.    
 
  • Training:19th – 21st March 2012
  • Assessed:22nd March 2012
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CS32 Felling Medium Sized Trees 3 Days £475.00
  Felling of trees up to twice guidebar length (760mm/30�) in diameter. The course requires the pre-requisite units CS 30 and CS31. The course covers felling, snedding, takedown of hung up trees with hand winches. The training takes 3 days with a further day for the NPTC assessment.    
 
  • Training:30th January – 1st February 2012
  • Assessed:2nd OR 3rd February 2012 (FULLY BOOKED)
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  • Training: 30th April – 2nd May 2012
  • Assessed: 3rd OR 4th May 2012
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CS33 Felling Large Trees 2 Days £395.00
  Currently unavailable assessment; though likley to return. CS32, at this time has no upper diameter limit, meaning this unit isn’t required.     
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CS34 Sever Individual Windblown Trees 1 Day £245.00
  Training and assessment in the clearing of individual wind thrown trees, which still have the root plates attached. This is an advanced course and applicants must already hold CS 32 (Felling Medium Size Trees) Price includes assessment for NPTC unit CS 34 Process individual windblown Trees (on second day).    
 
  • Training: 9th February 2012
  • Assessed:10th February 2012 (FULLY BOOKED)
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  • Training: 22nd February 2012
  • Assessed: 23rd February 2012
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  • Training: 4th June 2012
  • Assessed: 5th June 2012
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  • Other dates available on request.
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CS48 Powered Pole Pruners (Experienced Chainsaw Operatives) 1 Day £225.00
  Covers maintenance, starting procedures, pruning cuts, PPE and safety considerations. Includes assessment for NPTC Unit CS 48. Candidates must already hold Unit CS30 as this is a shortened course/assessment. Third day can be arranged (potentially) for inexperienced operatives that don’t hold CS30 (increases cost to £325); call to discuss.    
 
  • Training: 10th November 2011
  • Assessed: 11th November 2011
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  • Training: 20th February 2012
  • Assessed: 21st February 2012 (FULLY BOOKED)
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  • Training: 7th June 2012
  • Assessed: 8th June 2012                                               
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CS50 Techniques for dealing with storm damaged trees 2 Days £375.00
  New fast-track route to dealing with blown trees. Essentially the old CS34 module (but limited to trees under 18″ dia), where candidates must sever blown trees, restrain rootplates with winches, fell leaning trees and trees with broken crowns. Includes NPTC assessment for CS50. Candidates must already hold CS31. (NOTE: no need to hold CS32)    
 
  • Training:12th – 13th March 2012
  • Assessed:14th OR 15th March 2012
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