Valid qualification or not?

[AHPP]

On 17/08/2023 at 21:09, Albion435 said:

Hi yes, that is what I think and it has been backed up by the NPTC however I got this from a training provider. 

Anyway they are the only ones that are saying this so will just go elsewhere.

I also attach an email from the NPTC.w code numbers 201/202/203.

The current qualifications only allow candidates to fell up to 380ml diameter

 

I bet you could fell trees of at least a pint on your old cert.

[Dan Maynard]

14 hours ago, 5thelement said:

Where are you based?

Not far from Cambridge, near the border with Northamptonshire.

 

There's a newish centre near Kettering called VMT, it's very tempting to do the course near enough to not stay away.

[5thelement]

48 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

Not far from Cambridge, near the border with Northamptonshire.

 

There's a newish centre near Kettering called VMT, it's very tempting to do the course near enough to not stay away.

I don’t know anything about them, it all looks shiney and new, and very Arb biased.

It depends on what kind of training you require for your job.

If you want to dig a bit deeper into the timber harvesting side, I would source a Forestry instructor rather than Arb based, I don’t know anyone to recommend in your area off the top of my head.

[Suffolk Dave]

You could try Andy Campbell(chainsaw training uk) ,  has training site at Elveden, South of Thetford. 

Trains to Forestry standards

Edited August 20, 2023 by Suffolk Dave

[Dan Maynard]

8 hours ago, Suffolk Dave said:

You could try Andy Campbell(chainsaw training uk) ,  has training site at Elveden, South of Thetford. 

Trains to Forestry standards

Thanks for the tip, I'll have a chat and see what's what.

[Dan Maynard]

8 hours ago, 5thelement said:

I don’t know anything about them, it all looks shiney and new, and very Arb biased.

This is what I thought, I'm sure all boxes ticked but ideally we should also learn a lot from the tales and chat that happen in between the essential training, and I'm less sure about that.

[5thelement]

55 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

This is what I thought, I'm sure all boxes ticked but ideally we should also learn a lot from the tales and chat that happen in between the essential training, and I'm less sure about that.

I think it’s still worth a phone call  as they are so convenient to you.
The website seems to indicate  access to good sites, see what you can pick up about the course, who is running it at what their background is, they may hire freelance instructors in specifically to run them.

Interesting  that they aren’t showing dates for CS32’s in the pipeline though.