Tree Surgery - 10 Week (Level 3) - Suffolk Rural (Otley)

Course Overview

This course is based at our Suffolk Rural (Otley) campus.

Our course is run by a group of experienced tutors who are LANTRA approved instructors and NPTC assessors.

The practical elements of the course are taught offsite in realistic working environments. We will prepare you with the requisite skills for immediate entry into industry to do jobs such as:

• A self-employed arboricultural contractor
• An arborist for national parks and gardens
• An arborist for local authorities
• Woodland Management

The main component of the course is a BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Arboriculture.

Course Highlights

The Qualification is made up of the following units:

• Chainsaw use and maintenance.
• Tree Felling.
• Tree climbing and aerial chainsaw use.
• Ground-based arboriculture operations.
• Tree identification
• Tree planting pruning and aftercare

The course will prepare you for the following NPTC units:

• 2003 Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting (Previously CS30)
• 2004 Felling and processing trees up to 380mm (Previously CS31)
• 2013 Climb trees and rescue (Previously CS38)
• 2108 Aerial cutting of trees with a chainsaw (Previously CS39)
• 2057 Operation of a manually fed wood chipper

You will also have the opportunity to do:

• Emergency First Aid certificate.
• LANTRA Basic Tree inspection.

Next Steps

After the course you will be able to continue onto other courses or work in the arboriculture industry. Many students who enrol on one of these courses go on to set up their own businesses, based on the training that they have received.

Tuition Costs

No tuition fees are payable for students aged 16 – 18 on 31 August 2020.

For all students aged 19+ fees will be published at a later date.

For details regarding fee remission, please visit our Tuition Fees page.

Additional Costs

Cost for NPTC Registrations:
- All students will pay £500 for NPTC registration for the competency tickets.