This course is designed for people who operate brushwood chippers in a work-based environment. The course focuses on  health & safety procedures, maintain and use your chipper effectively via various techniques. Brushwood Chipper Operations Total Cost £450 (course fee £280, NPTC registration and assessment fee £135, equipment hire fee £35) A security deposit is required for the use of college... 

This core unit covers the routine maintenance required for petrol driven chainsaws in workshop and field conditions including safe starting procedures and pre-work checks, on site preparation and also the cross-cutting and stacking of timber produce. Two consecutive days training to NPTC standard, followed by a one day NPTC assessment (to be arranged). The module requires reading and interpreting of... 

A short video showing apprentices using a stump grinder at Capel Manor College Enfield. Images showing apprentices using a stump grinder can be found here. swfobject.embedSWF('http://fpdownload.adobe.com/strobe/FlashMediaPlayback.swf', 'flashcontent7976', '610', '342', '10.0.0', 'http://www.employerservices.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/FMP-embed/expressinstall.swf', {src:'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.employerservices.org.uk%2Fvideos%2Fapprentices-using-stump-grinder.flv',... 

Qualifications Offered Pesticides Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Pesticides This is a legally required qualification by the Control of Pesticide Regulations for anyone applying pesticides on a commercial basis. It is divided into 13 units. Unit PA1 is the foundation unit covering legislation through the approved code of practice. It is a computer based multiple choice assessments. Candidates... 

CSG Ushers who are part of the City Suburban group are looking to take on between 4 and 6 Trees and Timber Apprentices to start their training with Capel Manor College in September 2011. The posts would be in North and South London and the apprentices would attend blocks of training at the college which is then re-enforced within the workplace. Ushers have 2 trees and timber apprentices on the current... 

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Capel Manor College has been successfully delivering apprenticeships in horticulture and trees and timber for a considerable number of years. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality training and our success rates have improved steadily over the years.  For 2009/2010 the college achieved an overall success rate of 77% for the apprenticeship programmes against a national minimum performance requirement... 

Capel Manor College attended a careers event at Winchmore Hill Secondary school last Tuesday 8th February to promote apprenticeships as an alternative career pathway for their students. Capel have been offering apprenticeships in horticulture and trees and timber for many years and are now able to offer apprenticeships in environmental conservation. Overall the college saw the event as a great success... 

<< >> May 2012 MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 30CS30 and CS31 Chainsaw Maintenance, Crosscutting and Felling of Small Trees 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8CS30 Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross-Cutting 9Pesticide Application PA1/PA6 10CS39 Operate a chainsaw from a rope and harness 11 12 13 14CS38 Basic tree climbing and perform aerial rescue (5 days)CS38 Basic tree climbing and perform aerial rescue...