CS30 – 2-day Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting course – 140126

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Wednesday 14 Jan – Thursday 15 Jan 2026,  Assess: Friday 16 Jan 2026 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 140126
Start Date:  Wednesday 14 Jan 2026
End Date: Thursday 15 Jan 2026

Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks Kent
Places: 4
Places Remaining: 4 Spaces
Assessment Date:  Friday 16 Jan 2026  TBC
Course Total Price inc. VAT and NPTC Assess: £500.00

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    CS38 Tree Climbing & Aerial Rescue – CS38 260126

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

    Mon 26 Jan – Fri 30 Jan 2026 

    This popular CS38 5-day Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue Operations course runs the candidate through all of the relevant theoretical and practical aspects that are required to pass NPTC Units 203.

    Theoretical subjects include equipment selection and inspection, the law relating to tree climbing, tree safety inspections, knots, rescues and first aid. The practical aspects of climber training include basic climbing techniques, choice of anchor points, moving around the canopy, branch walking, rescues

    Course Outline

    Course Title: CS38 Tree Climbing & Aerial Rescue – CS38 260126
    Start Date: Mon 26 Jan 2026
    End Date: Fri 30 Jan 2026
    Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Sevenoaks Kent
    Places: 4
    Places Remaining: 4 spaces
    Assessment Date:  Sat 31 Oct 2025 
    Course Total Price inc. VAT: £900.00

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      CS30/31 – 5-day Combined Chainsaw Maint, Cross Cutting and Felling up to 380mm course + Assess – 230226

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

      Mon 23 Feb  – Fri 27 Feb 2026 Assess Sat 28 Feb 2026

      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: 5-day Chainsaw maintenance, cross-cutting and Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm course + 1-day NPTC Assess – 230226
      Start Date: Mon 23 Feb 2026
      End Date: Fri 27 Feb 2026
      Location: Kingswood Training Centre
      Places: 4
      Places Remaining: 4 Spaces 
      Assessment Date:  Sat 28 Feb 2026 
      Course Price inc. VAT: £700.00 + NPTC Assessment £360

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        CS31 – 4-day Felling up to 380mm course + Assess – 160226

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

        Mon 16 Feb – Thurs 19 Feb  Assessment Fri 20 Feb 2026 

        This popular training course runs the candidate through all of the relevant theoretical and practical aspects that are required to pass NPTC Unit 202/39-21 (CS31) and allows successful candidates to fell trees commercially up to 380mm in diameter. The morning of day 1 is workshop-based, covering legislation, risk assessments, basic chainsaw maintenance, the various felling cuts and organising site safety.

        **The NPTC pre-requisite for the felling course is NPTC unit 0039-20 – Chainsaw Maint & Cross cutting (also known as CS30 or unit 201) 

        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 – 160226
        Start Date: Mon 16 February 2026 
        End Date: Thurs 19 February 2026
        Location: Kingswood Training Centre
        Places: 4
        Places Remaining: 4 spaces
        Assessment Date:  Fri 20 February 2026
        Course Total Price inc. NPTC Assessment & VAT: £700.00

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

          Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . 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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            Emergency First Aid at Work +F (EFAW+F) 191125

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

            Wednesday 19 Nov 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 191125
            Start Date: Wed 19 Nov 2025
            End Date: Wed 19 Nov 2025
            Location: Kingswood Training Centre
            Places: 10
            Places Remaining: 5
            Course Price inc. VAT: £195.00

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              NPTC Safe Use of Brush-cutters and Trimmers -041225

              Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . Posted in Course availability

              Thursday 04 Dec  – Friday 05 Dec 2025

              001421 – City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Brush-cutters and Trimmers

              Qualification Overview: This covers the use of Brush-cutters or Trimmers, covering pre-use checks and maintenance, identification of controls and instruments and operating the machine to cut or trim to the capacity of the machine.

              Day 1 is training and Day 2 is the NPTC Assessment.

              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: NPTC Safe Use of  Brush-cutters and Trimmers  – BRU041225
              Start Date: Thursday 04 Dec 2025
              End Date: Friday 05 Dec 2025
              Location: Kingswood Training Centre
              Places: 4
              Places Remaining: 4 spaces 
              Assessment Date: NPTC ITA 
              Course Total Price inc. VAT: £380.00

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                Lantra Professional Tree Inspection Course – PTI 020226

                Written by Michele Holmes on . 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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                  Lantra Basic Tree Inspection – BTI 050126

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

                  Monday 05 January 2026

                  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 – 050126 
                  Start Date:  05 January 2026
                  End Date:  05 January 2026
                  Location: Kingswood Training Centre – Weald Village, Sevenoaks
                  Places: 10
                  Places Remaining: 3
                  Course Total Price inc. VAT: £270.00

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

                    Written by Michele Holmes Fryett on . 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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