Lantra Chainsaw Courses and NPTC Chainsaw Proficiency

Lantra 2 day -  Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting Integrated Training and Assessment (ITA) Course (valid for 5 years) Domestic Users: Requires no prior experience. Perfect for chopping firewood or starting chainsaw sculpture.  Learn how to use a chainsaw safely.  (Not tree felling) Professional Users: Foundation course everyone must do.  Full preparation for CS30 assessment.  Stand-alone qualification for ground workers, hedgers and carvers. Our price: £200 + VAT per person for a 2 day course (full equipment hire available)	Course Content   NPTC Assessment Process   NPTC CS30 Assessment Schedule     Funding
Lantra 4 day - Chainsaw Maintenance, Cross-cutting and Felling Trees up to 8" in Diameter Integrated Training and Assessment (ITA) Course (valid for 5 years) Domestic: Learn the basics of felling small trees safely.  Ideal for gardeners. Professional: Stand-alone qualification for coppice-workers, garden contractors and hedgers who only need to fell small trees and don't wish to go through the NPTC process.  8" tree diameter limit.  (Not recommended in preparation for CS30/CS31 - see 5 day course). Our price: £390 + VAT per person for a 4 day course (full equipment hire available)	Course Content       Funding
Lantra 5 day - Chainsaw Maintenance, Cross-cutting and Felling Trees up to 15" in Diameter Professional: This course combines the 2 day maintenance course with 3 days of felling instruction. Full preparation for CS30 and CS31 assessments.  These are the essential core qualifications to allow you to work for the Forestry Commission, and to allow you to take the more advanced chainsaw units. Everyone in professional tree work has to start here. Training Only Course (Certificate of Attendance only.  Must be followed by an NPTC assessment). Our price: £460 + VAT per person for a 5 day course (full equipment hire available) NPTC Assessments take one extra day and cost approx £250 per candidate (assessment fees vary slightly with different Assessment Centres)	Course Content     NPTC Assessment Process   NPTC CS30 NPTC CS31 Assessment Schedules     Funding

Chainsaw Carving Courses (click here for details)

The next levels are:

Felling Medium trees (15" to 30" diameter), includes use of felling wedges and winches

Felling Individual Windblown trees

Felling Multiple Windblown trees

Pruning using a Pole Saw

Tree climbing and aerial rescue using ropes (basic tree-surgery unit)

Use of chainsaw in a tree (basic tree-surgery unit)

Each of these more advanced units requires its own NPTC assessment.  Please call us on 0800 118 55 11 to discuss exactly what you need in your work situation.

All chainsaw courses offered by Environment Skills Training are accredited by Lantra Awards.

Call us on Freephone 0800 118 55 11

Note: There are several possible sources of funding for your course.  Please check the Funding page on the website, or call us to see if you are eligible for financial assistance for your course.

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