Chainsaw Felling - Sever Individually Uprooted Trees (CS34)

Category: Forestry

Course Type: Short Course

Qualification: NPTC Certificate of Competence in unit CS34

Course Details:

This one day course takes place on-site and covers felling individual windblown trees. It will be delivered by one of Barony's qualified forestry instructors and leads to assessment in NPTC CS34.

Course Content:

• Sever windblown or otherwise uprooted trees, both under and over effective guide bar.
• Restrain overhanging (forward weight) root plate prior to severing stem.
• Use of hand/powered winches in wind blow situations

Certification:

Assessment will take place on a separate day, usually about two weeks after the course takes place, depending on assessor availability and candidate ability.  Successful candidates will be awarded with NPTC Certificate of competence in unit CS34.

Next Available Dates:  9th February, 3rd May, 22nd June

Course Fee:  £350.00 per person

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

Duration:  1 day (plus 1 day for assessment)

Start & Finish Times:  9am to 4.30pm approx

To open our chainsaw felling training for severing individually uprooted trees (NPTC CS34) leaflet please click here

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:

To complete this training candidates are required to hold their NPTC units CS30 and CS31 for Chainsaw Maintenance, Crosscutting and Felling Small Trees and also CS32, Fell and Process Trees over 380mm.

For information on how to complete this training, please review the information on the above courses that are also on offer through Barony Forestry Training.

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 this training please contact the Short Course Coordinator (details are shown above).

NPTC Assessment Schedule:

Should you wish to review the assessment criteria for the NPTC CS34 assessment, the guidance notes are available to download.  CS34 Assessment Schedule

Funding:

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

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

For information on Flexible Learning Opportunities please click here