CS39 – Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness – 180226

Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on 17th January 2025. Posted in Chainsaw, Climbing, Content, Course availability

Tues 18 Feb – Thurs 20 Feb 2026 – Assess Fri 21 Feb 2026 

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 180226
Start Date: Tues 18 Feb 2026
End Date: Thurs 20 Feb 2026
Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks, Kent
Places: 4
Places Remaining: 4 spaces
Assessment Date: Fri 21 Feb 2026
Course Total Price inc. VAT: £700.00

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Lantra Professional Tree Inspection Course – PTI 020226

Written by Michele Holmes on 1st August 2024. Posted in Content, Course availability, Tree Inspection

Monday 02 – Wednesday 04 February 2026

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 020226
Start Date: Mon 02 February 2026
End Date:  Wed 04 February 2026
Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks, Kent
Places: 10
Places Remaining: 9 spaces
Course Total Price inc. VAT: £650.00

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CS39 – Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness – 070126

Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on 17th January 2024. Posted in Chainsaw, Climbing, Content, Course availability

Wed 07 January – Fri 09 January 2026 – Assess Mon 12 January 2026 

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 070126
Start Date: Wed 07 January 2026
End Date: Fri 09 January 2026
Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks, Kent
Places: 4
Places Remaining:  ***LAST SPACE***
Assessment Date: Monday 12 January 2026
Course Price inc. VAT: £550.00 + NPTC Assessment £180

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Emergency First Aid at Work +F (EFAW+F) 151225

Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on 16th November 2023. Posted in Content, Course availability, First Aid Courses

Monday 15 Dec 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.

EFAW

EFAW+F

Course Title: Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) +F 151225
Start Date: Mon 15 Dec 2025
End Date: Mon 15 Dec 2025
Location: Kingswood Training Centre
Places: 10
Places Remaining: 6
Course Price inc. VAT: £195.00

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