Forestry & Arboriculture

Course list

Level 3 Award in Aerial Tree Pruning and Level 3 Award in Aerial Tree Rigging (CS40/41)
C&G Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture
C&G Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture
NPTC Award in Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross Cutting & Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm (formally CS30 & CS31) Combined Full Course
NPTC Award in Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm Full Course (formally CS31)
NPTC in Basic Tree Climbing & Aerial Rescue (CS38)
NPTC Award in Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross Cutting (formally CS30) Full Course
NPTC Level 3 Award in Safe Use of a Chainsaw from a Mobile Elevated Work Platform (CS47)
Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross Cutting & Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm College Certificate (formally CS30 & CS31) Combined Refresher
College Certificate in Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm (CS31 Refresher)
College Certificate in Safe Use of a Chainsaw from a Rope & Harness (CS39 Refresher)
College Certificate in Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross Cut (CS30 Refresher)
NPTC Certificate of Competence in Manually Fed Wood Chipper Operations
NPTC Award in Use and Maintain Pedestrian Controlled Powered Equipment (Full Cost)
NPTC Award Chainsaw Related Operations Fell & Process Trees Over 380mm (CS32)
College Certificate in Chainsaw Related Operations Fell & Process Trees Over 380mm (CS32 Refresher)
College Certificate Flowers for your Home
NPTC Award in the Safe Use of Powered Pole Pruners (CS48)
NPTC Level 3 Award in Emergency Treework Operations (CS50)
NPTC Level 3 Award in Aerial Cutting of Trees with a Chainsaw Using Free-Fall Techniques (CS39)
College Certificate in the Introduction to the use of a Brushwood Chipper

Course Levels

Entry 2 3

Forestry & Arboriculture at East Durham College, Houghall Campus website

Forestry & Arboriculture at East Durham College, Houghall Campus

Our arboriculture and forestry management courses prepare you for a range of exciting careers in the ‘arb’ and forestry industry. All courses offer a clear progression route, enabling you to gain further academic qualifications and ultimately improve your career opportunities.
Put simply arboriculture is the science and art of caring for trees. It covers the cultivation, management and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines and other perennial woody plants. It is both a practical and science-based discipline.

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