10th July Announcement – OPENING IN THE COMING WEEKS
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Free practical forestry training courses made available.
A range of forestry courses have been funded by the government to teach skills like chainsaw maintenance, coppicing, woodland management, and marketing and selling timber to those already working in the forestry or those wishing to start their career in the industry.
Lynher Training have been approved to provide training for the scheme.
Contact us to discuss and reserve your place on a course. Apply and find further details about the funding here:
https://www.forestryandarbtrainingfund.co.uk
Lynher Training (Oakleigh House, Hoopers Lane, Gunnislake. PL18 9NN)
(We are NOT VAT registered = NO VAT to pay)
If the dates below don’t suit then do get in touch as soon as your grant has been approved.
(Candidates should have their own equipment/machinery and PPE)
(For training on large machinery such as MEWP or Forestry machinery; the candidate should have access to the machinery and a suitable site for training)
We can offer the following scheduled courses:
(Please contact us to book your place before applying):
Do get in touch for further dates and details – 01822 832232 – admin@lynher.com
| Course | Date | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| CHAINSAW | ||
| Lantra Technical Awards – Chainsaw | ||
| Lantra Chainsaw Maintenance and Crosscutting (2 day) | 23rd-14th July | £395 |
| Lantra Chainsaw Maintenance and Crosscutting (2 day) | 12th-13th August | £395 |
| Lantra Chainsaw Maintenance and Crosscutting (2 day) | 23rd-24th September | £395 |
| Lantra Maintenance, Crosscutting and Felling to 200mm (4 day) | 20th-23rd August | £625 |
| Lantra Felling over 380mm (2 days) (prerequisite felling up to 380mm) | 16th-17th Sept | £395 |
| NPTC Certificate of Competence – Chainsaw | ||
| NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance and Crosscutting (2 day + assessment) | contact us to book | £525 |
| NPTC Chainsaw Felling up to 380mm (3 days + Assessment) | Jul 31st – 2nd Aug + ass 6th Aug | £625 |
| NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance, Crosscutting and Felling to 380mm (5 day + assessment) | 29th July-2nd Aug + ass 7th or 8th | £1040 |
| NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance, Crosscutting and Felling to 380mm (5 day + assessment) | 12th-16thAug + ass 19th or 20th | £1040 |
| NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance, Crosscutting and Felling to 380mm (5 day + assessment) | 2nd-6th Sept + ass 9th or 10th | £1040 |
| NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance, Crosscutting and Felling to 380mm (5 day + assessment) | 7th-11th Oct + ass 15th or 16th | £1040 |
| NPTC Individual Windblown Trees (1 day plus assessment) | 8th Nov + ass 11th | £495 |
| NPTC Felling and Processing Medium Trees over 380mm and up to 760mm (3 days plus assessment) | 4th-6th Sept + ass 9th or 10th | £770 |
| NPTC Felling and Processing Medium Trees over 380mm and up to 760mm (3 days plus assessment) | 5th-7th Feb 2025 + ass 11th or 12th | £770 |
| NPTC Interwoven Stems and Part Blown Trees (2 days plus assessment) | 19th-20th Sept + ass 28th or 30th | £670 |
| NPTC Interwoven Stems and Part Blown Trees (2 days plus assessment) | 13th-14th Feb 2025 + ass 17th or 18th Feb | £670 |
| NPTC Assisted Felling (1 day plus assessment) | 7th Nov + ass 12th Nov | £495 |
| AERIAL | ||
| NPTC Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue (5 days plus assessment) | 15th-19th July + ass Sat 20th July | £800 |
| NPTC Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue (5 days plus assessment) | 9th-13th September + ass 17th September | £800 |
| NPTC Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue (5 days plus assessment) | 21st—25thOct + ass 28th Oct | £800 |
| NPTC Using a chainsaw from a Rope and Harness (2 days plus assessment) | 29th-30th August + ass 2nd Sept | £550 |
| NPTC Using a chainsaw from a Rope and Harness (2 days plus assessment) | 1st -2nd Oct + ass 3rd Oct | £550 |
| NPTC Aerial Pruning (2 days plus assessment) | 14th-15th Oct + ass 23rd Oct | £650 |
| NPTC Aerial Rigging (3 days plus assessment) | 16th-18th Oct + ass 24th or 25th Oct | £805 |
| NPTC Chainsaw from a MEWP (2 days plus assessment) (own machine + site required) (prerequisite = Chainsaw felling to 380mm and regulated MEWP qualification) | Contact us to book | Contact us |
| CHAINSAW REFRESHER | ||
| Chainsaw Maintenance and Crosscutting (2 day) | 16th-17th Sept | £395 |
| Felling up to 380mm Refresher (2 days) | 5th-6th Sept | £395 |
| Felling over 380mm Refresher (2 days) | 5th-6th Sept | £395 |
| LANDBASED MACHINERY (if you require NPTC then get in touch with us) (own machinery and ppe required) | ||
| Lantra Brushcutter/Trimmer | 9th July | £220 |
| Lantra Brushcutter/Trimmer | 30th July | £220 |
| Lantra Brushcutter/Trimmer | 27th August | £220 |
| Lantra Hedgetrimmer | 2nd Sept | £220 |
| Lantra Powered Pole Pruner | 29th July | £250 |
| Lantra Powered Pole Pruner | 3rd Sept | £250 |
| Lantra Stumpgrinder | Contact to book | £220 |
| Lantra Woodchipper (machine provided) | 10th July | £220 |
| Lantra Woodchipper (machine provided) | 28th Aug | £220 |
| Lantra Ride on Mower | Contact to book | £255 |
| Lantra Pedestrian Mower | Contact to book | £255 |
| Lantra General Winching Theory and Practice | Contact to book | £325 |
| Lantra All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) | Contact us | Contact us |
| LARGE LANDBASED MACHINERY (own site and machine required) | ||
| Forestry Machine Operations – per machine/unit (own machine + site required) (price and dates dependent on experience) | Contact to book | Contact us to book |
| NPTC MEWP (1 day) | Contact us | Contact us |
| FORESTRY AND ARBORICULTURE KNOWLEDGE | ||
| Lantra Basic Tree Inspection (1 day) | 19th Sept | £275 |
| Lantra Basic Tree Inspection (1 day) | 29th Oct | £275 |
| Intermediate Tree Survey – (2 days) (C&G Level 3 F&A Unit 314 – Tree Survey and Inspection) | 29th-30th Oct | £495 |
| Intermediate Tree Survey – (2 days) (C&G Level 3 F&A Unit 314 – Tree Survey and Inspection) | 11th-12th March 2025 | £495 |
| Lantra Professional Tree Inspection (3 days) | Sept 30th 2024 | £695 |
| Lantra Professional Tree Inspection (3 days) | Sept 30th 2024 | £695 |
| Successful Tree Establishment OR Tree Planting (Operatives) – Tree ID, planting and aftercare (3 days) (C&G Level 3 F&A Unit 305 & 306) | 14-16th Oct 2024 | £795 |
| Successful Tree Establishment OR Tree Planting (Operatives) – Tree ID, planting and aftercare (3 days) (C&G Level 3 F&A Unit 305 & 306) | 24th-26th Feb 2025 | £795 |
| Plant and Establish Woodlands – Tree ID, planting and aftercare (3 days) (C&G Level 3 F&A Unit 305 & 306) + Woodland Management (2 days) (C&G Level 3 F&A Unit 309) | 14-16th Oct 2024 + 31st Oct – 1st Nov 2024 | £1350 |
| Plant and Establish Woodlands – Tree ID, planting and aftercare (3 days) (C&G Level 3 F&A Unit 305 & 306) + Woodland Management (2 days) (C&G Level 3 F&A Unit 309) | 24th-26thFeb 2025 + 13th-14thMarch 2025 | £1350 |
| HEALTH & SAFETY | ||
| Qualsafe Emergency First aid at Work including + F module (1 day) | Jul 31st | £145 |
| Qualsafe +F module only (1 day) (prerequisite = valid and regulated Emergency First Aid at Work Qualification) | Jul 31st | £95 |
| Qualsafe Emergency First aid at Work including + F module (1 day) | 12th Sept | £145 |
| Qualsafe +F module only (1 day) (prerequisite = valid and regulated Emergency First Aid at Work Qualification) | 12th Sept | £95 |
| PESTICIDES (Contact us if you have specific unit requirements not listed) | ||
| Lantra Level 2 Safe Use of Pesticides (equivalent to PA1) (1 day) | 6th Aug | £280 |
| Lantra Level 2 Safe Use of Pesticides (equivalent to PA1) (1 day) | 28th Aug | £280 |
| NPTC Safe Application of Pesticides using a handheld sprayer on land (1 day + PA6a assessment) (prerequisite PA1/Safe use of pesticides qualification) | Aug 7th + ass 15th or 16th Aug | £300 |
| NPTC Safe Application of Pesticides using a handheld sprayer on land (1 day + PA6a assessment) (prerequisite PA1/Safe use of pesticides qualification) | Aug 29th + ass 5th Sept | £300 |
| NPTC Safe Application of Pesticides using a handheld sprayer on land and near water (1 day + PA6a + PA6aw assessment) (prerequisite PA1/Safe use of pesticides qualification) | 7th Aug | £360 |
| NPTC Safe Application of Pesticides using a handheld sprayer on land and injection (1 day + PA6a + PA6inj assessment) (prerequisite PA1/Safe use of pesticides qualification) | Contact us to book | £525 |
| FENCING | ||
| Lantra Fencing and Gate Installation – Post and Strained Wire (1 day) | 7th Oct | £325 |
| Lantra Fencing and Gate Installation – Post and Rail (1 day) | 8th Oct | £325 |
All information, pricing and dates may be subject to change at any time.
Contact us to discuss and reserve your place on a course. Apply and find further details about the funding here:
https://www.forestryandarbtrainingfund.co.uk