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Introduction to Basic Crosscutting Book Now »
Location: Broomfield Hall
Years: 1
Weeks: 1
Hours: 8.00
Start: Various Dates (Please press the Book Now Button to View Dates)
Days / Times: Contact Us
Tuition (£): 75.00*
Interview: N
Course Summary
This one-day course gives the learner basic instruction in safe chainsaw use.
Entry requirements
You need to be physically fit.
Course Content
- Legislation: what you need to know.
- FISA handouts
- PPE: what you need to wear
- Safety parts of a modern chainsaw: basic maintenance, fuel, filling and how to keep a chainsaw serviceable
- Fuelling and safe start
- Cross cutting tension and compression
How will I be assessed?
There are practical assessments.
Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required?
PPE and chainsaws are supplied.
What can I do after this course?
You could enrol on the Level 2 College Certificate and have the opportunity to gain recognised NPTC units.
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* Tuition - This figure is the fee to be paid if you are not entitled to any concessions.
*** Co-Tuition - This figure is the fee to be paid if you are entitled to any partial concessions.
Andrew Fretwell
Award-winner Andrew hails lecturers as career change takes root
An award-winning mature student says he felt a sense of "privilege" to be trained by lecturers at Broomfield Hall. Andrew Fretwell, 39, took redundancy from his supervisor's job at Tesco in Alfreton and decided to relaunch his career in arboriculture. He completed his one year Level 2 Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture as the only student to gain a Distinction* – and was named Arboriculture Student of the Year.
Andrew said he felt proud to gain the accolade and gave particular praise to lecturer Simon Hunt, who he said had contributed hugely to his achievements. Now Andrew has set up Green Line Tree Services with his friend Mark Hall, who also took taking redundancy from Tesco. Mark joined Andrew in retraining at Broomfield where he gained a Distinction. Andrew said:
I loved the course from start to finish. Every aspect of each section had somebody knowledgeable. It felt like a privilege having the chance to get trained by them, and especially by Simon Hunt who gave us a lot of attention. Simon is trained to a really high level and he'd come in once a week to help with practical training.
