Venues

Ayr Campus

Content

This course is highly specialised, very physical and - due to the potentially hazardous nature of the work - extremely disciplined, so you’ll need to be able to follow instructions easily.

The course includes: carrying out a full risk assessment; cross-cutting, felling and pruning; how to use and maintain your key piece of equipment; how to cross-cut trees at ground level; felling coniferous and broadleaved trees; pruning trees using pole mounted, long reach pruning equipment.

This is a mainly practically based course which has been designed to offer an introduction to work externally within a woodland environment. This course also includes the NPTC certificate of competence in the safe use of a manually fed woodchipper and its relative use, thereby giving you a license to operate a woodchipper within the industry.

Entry Requirements

4 subjects at National 5, or relevant national qualifications at SCQF Level 5. Entry subject to interview.

You must be 17 years or over, capable of working in an outdoor environment and be able to demonstrate an awareness of a health and safety culture.

Progression Routes

Employment with a Land Based Employer.