Tree surgery & forestry training

Courses and Qualifications

Training courses run regularly by demand, so please enquire for more details via email info@woodlifetraining.co.uk

Courses and qualifications offered include:

Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting

Qualification: 003920 NPTC City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence

3 days – £518 per person

Upcoming courses 2024 – 2025: 7 – 9 Aug, 4 – 6 Sept, 11 – 13 Sept, 9 – 11 Oct (FULL), 6 – 8 Nov, 4 – 6 Dec, 18 – 20 Dec, 8 – 10 Jan, 22 – 24 Jan, 5 – 7 Feb, 5 – 7 Mar

Felling Small Trees up to 380mm

Qualification: 003921 NPTC City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence

4 days – £650 per person

Upcoming courses: 3 – 6 Sept, 8 – 11 Oct, 5 – 8 Nov (FULL), 3 – 6 Dec, 7 – 10 Jan, 4 – 7 Feb, 4 – 7 Mar

Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue

Qualification: 003922 NPTC City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence

6 days – £970 per person

Upcoming courses: 16 – 20 & 23 Sept, 18 – 22 & 25 Nov, 17 – 21 & 24 Feb

Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness

Qualification: 003923 NPTC City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence

3 days – £542 per person

Upcoming courses: 7 – 9 Oct, 16 – 18 Dec, 19 – 21 Mar

Powered Pole Pruner Maintenance and Operation

Qualification: 003926 NPTC City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence

3 days – £504

Upcoming Courses: 30 – 1 Oct, 15 – 17 Jan

Assisted Felling

Qualification: 003930 NPTC City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate of Competence

2 days – Price on application

Felling and Processing Medium Trees over 380mm and upto 760mm

Qualification: 003933 NPTC City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate of Competence

3 days – £634 per person

Upcoming courses: 4 – 6 Nov, 3 – 5 Feb

Aerial Tree Rigging

Qualification: 003932 NPTC City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate of Competence

4 days – £650 per person

Upcoming courses: 15 – 18 Oct, 10 – 13 Feb

Windblown

003937 or 003935 NPTC City & Guilds Level 3

Only by special arrangement

Wood-Chipper

Qualification: 002058 NPTC City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Safe Use of Manually Fed Wood-chipper

2 days – £471

Upcoming courses: 11 – 12 Nov, 27 – 28 Feb

Brush-cutters and Trimmers

Qualification: 001426 NPTC City & Guilds Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Brush-cutters and Trimmers

3 days – £478

Upcoming courses: 21 – 23 Aug (FULL), 9 – 11 Dec

Tailored Courses

We offer 1-1 Chainsaw Safety Days for personal use at £295, £390 for 2 or £495 for 3 people as well as a range of Refresher Courses and other tree surgery related training.

Please contact us if you would like to book on a course or require further information.

City & Guild NPTC

Click here to find out more details about the qualifications.

City & Guild NPTC