Chainsaw Felling (CS30 and CS31)

Category: Forestry

Course Type: Short Course

Qualification: NPTC Certificate of Competence in units CS30 and CS31

Course Details:

This five day Chainsaw Felling training course will take place  at the Barony College campus in Dumfries & Galloway and on a local forestry site and will cover chainsaw maintenance, cross-cutting, stacking and felling techniques. It will be delivered by one of the Barony's qualified forestry instructors and leads to assessment in NPTC CS30/31.

Course Content:

• Workshop safety awareness
• Guide bar, saw chain and power unit maintenance
• Re-assembly
• Health and safety features
• Lubrication and fuelling
• Personal protective equipment
• Starting and pre-cutting checks
• Site safety awareness
• Cross-cutting and stacking timber
• Preparation (basic felling)
• Felling
• Sned conifers and/or de-limb broad-leaved trees
• De-limbing
• Takedown of hung up trees using hand tools

Certification:

NPTC Assessments take place on a separate day, usually a couple of weeks after training, depending on assessor availability and candidate ability.  Successful candidates will be awarded with NPTC Certificates of competence in units CS30 and CS31.

Next Available Dates:

20th February, 19th March, 23rd April, 21st May, 25th June, 23rd July

Course Fee:  £850.00 (2012) per person

Please note this includes 5 days training, assessment and registration with NPTC.  There is no VAT on our training.

Course Duration:  5 days (plus 1 day for assessment)

Start & Finish Times:  9am - 4.30pm approx

To open our chainsaw felling training (NPTC CS30/31)  please click this link

Within this you will find course details and a booking form which you can use to make a booking.  Alternatively, you should contact the Short Course Coordinator on 01387 242918 or shortcourses@barony.ac.uk

 

Entry Requirements:

There are no formal entry requirements.

Additional Information:

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

PPE and Chainsaws are available for hire for a small charge for the duration of your training.  For further details on the appropriate PPE for the chainsaw felling training please click here

NPTC Assessment Schedule:

Should you wish to review the assessment criteria for the NPTC CS30 and CS31 assessment, the guidance notes are available to download.  CS30 Assessment Schedule and CS31 Assessment Schedule

Funding:  You may be eligible for part funding to support the cost of this course.

ILA:  For information on ILA (Indivdual Learning Account)  funding please click here

FTO:  For information on Flexible Learning Opportunities please click here