Chainsaw Maintenance & Crosscutting NPTC Level 2 Award (CS30)

Entry requirements

There are no requirements for beginning this course.

Course content

You will study the following topics:

• Understanding operator safety during chainsaw maintenance
• Carrying out routine and periodic maintenance to a chainsaw
• Starting and checking a chainsaw
• Understanding operator safety during chainsaw use
• Safely crosscutting timber that is less than guidebar length in diameter
• Stacking crosscut timber.

Assessment methods

The assessment for this NPTC course normally takes place within 14 days of the initial training and is a full day.  The assessment cost is included in the course fee. You will receive an NPTC Certificate of Competence.

Qualifications

Further study and career options

Gaining this qualification will be beneficial if you are working in the horticultural or arboricultural industries, or if you are working self-employed as, for example, a tree surgeon.

Additional information

To take part in this course you must bring PPE (personal protective equipment) and other tools and equipment as listed on the joining instructions. You can also view the PPE and tools list here. These will be emailed to you a few weeks before the course is due to start – please contact us to confirm you have the required items.

Pay by instalments

The College offers an instalment plan for Further Education and Higher Education courses to students where the total amount payable at the point of enrolment is £200 or more. Within the scheme there is an ability to pay up to 6 instalments, depending on the length of the courses and the final payment must be paid at least a month before the end of the course.