Chris Hill Tree Services Ltd are able to offer a range of training and assessment in Arboriculture.

                                     

Please see below for the courses that we offer:

City & Guilds NPTC level 2 Awards:

• Chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting

• Felling and processing small trees up to 380mm

• Tree climbing and Aerial Rescue

• Using a chainsaw from a rope and harness

• Chainsaw maintenance

• Chainsaw maintenance and operations – occasional user

• Ground based chainsaw operations

• Branch removal and crown reduction

• Safe use of manually fed wood chipper

• Safe use of using a mobile elevated platform (MEWP)

City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Awards:

• Felling and processing medium trees over 380mm and under 760mm

• Dealing with interwoven stems and part blown trees

• Individual windblown trees

• Aerial tree rescue operations

• Aerial tree pruning

• Aerial cutting of trees with a chainsaw using free fall techniques

• Aerial tree rigging

• Safe use of a chainsaw from a mobile elevated platform (MEWP)

Utility Arboriculture Level 3 awards

• Basic electrical knowledge

• Tree species recognition, growth characteristics, and associated hazards

• Ground based pruning

• Aerial pruning

• Assisted tree felling

Other awards

• Certificate of competence in thorough examination of arboricultural equipment (LOLER)