Chainsaw, Climbing & Equipment Training
Delivered by City and Guilds qualified assessors with real site experience. We train your team to the standard your clients and insurers expect.
Training price list
Prices are per candidate, excluding VAT. Priced courses include training and the arranged assessment. Assessment appointments are scheduled separately where required.
Chainsaw, climbing & equipment
Core courses and qualification pathways
Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting
0039-20£550.00 ex VATFelling Small Trees up to 380mm
0039-21£705.00 ex VATFelling and Processing Medium Trees over 380mm and up to 760mm
0039-33£865.00 ex VATIndividual Windblown Trees
0039-37£640.00 ex VATClimbing Trees and Aerial Rescue
0039-22£975.00 ex VATUsing a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness
0039-23£620.00 ex VATPowered Pole Pruner Maintenance and Operation
0039-26£420.00 ex VATSafe Use of Manually Fed Wood-chipper
0020-61£300.00 ex VATSafe Use of Mobile Elevated Work Platform
0017-03£375.00 ex VATUse of a Chainsaw from a Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP)
0039-38POAPOA means price on application. Dates, course availability, entry requirements, venue and equipment arrangements are confirmed with your booking.
Further training options
Advanced treework, grounds maintenance and pesticides. Please enquire about delivery arrangements for these courses. Availability is subject to suitable trainers, assessors, equipment and training sites.
Advanced treework, grounds maintenance & pesticides
Dealing with Interwoven Stems and Part Blown Trees
0039-35£840.00 ex VATAerial Tree Pruning
0039-31£770.00 ex VATAerial Tree Rigging
0039-32£865.00 ex VATEmergency Treework Planning
0039-36POASafe Use of Brush-cutters and Trimmers
0014-41£300.00 ex VATSafe Use of Hand-held Hedge Cutters
0014-34£300.00 ex VATSafe Use of Stump Grinders
0020-59POAPrinciples of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides
0216-73£290.00 ex VATSafe Application of Pesticides using Hand Held Equipment: on-land knapsack route
0216-78£310.00 ex VATSafe Application of Pesticides using Self Propelled, Mounted, Trailed Horizontal Boom Sprayers
0216-74POAIndicative prices are subject to written confirmation before booking. Tell us your candidate numbers, location, existing qualifications and preferred dates so we can confirm a suitable programme.
Progression packages
Book both courses together and save 10%. The discount applies to the total of the two individual course prices, including their assessment costs, for the same candidate. All figures exclude VAT.
Ground chainsaw pathway
Maintenance & Cross-Cutting + Felling Small Trees up to 380mm
NPTC codes: 0039-20 + 0039-21
Individual course total: £1,255.00
You save £125.50
£1,129.50 + VAT
Progression to small-tree felling depends on achieving the required maintenance and cross-cutting qualification.
Aerial chainsaw pathway
Climbing Trees & Aerial Rescue + Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness
NPTC codes: 0039-22 + 0039-23
Individual course total: £1,595.00
You save £159.50
£1,435.50 + VAT
Required ground chainsaw qualifications must already be held. Progression to aerial chainsaw use depends on achieving climbing and aerial rescue.
MEWP + Chainsaw from a MEWP
NPTC codes: 0017-03 + 0039-38
Price on application. Your quote will show the combined individual-course total and the 10% progression discount. Required ground chainsaw and MEWP competence must be met.
Progression offer: booking conditions
- 1.The two courses must be for the same named candidate and booked together. Full payment for both courses is due at the time of booking.
- 2.The second course date may be moved once free of charge. We must receive the request in writing at least 14 calendar days before its scheduled start date.
- 3.The replacement date is subject to availability and written confirmation by Green Horizon. Any later or further change is outside this free date-change allowance, so please contact us for the applicable arrangements.
- 4.The courses lead to separate qualifications. Entry requirements and successful completion of the first qualification must be met before progressing where required.
Date-change requests go to [email protected].
Refresher & CPD
One-day chainsaw refresher / CPD: £275 + VAT
For qualified operators. Group course dates and units covered are agreed at booking. Formal NPTC CPD modules include evaluation by an approved assessor.
Formal CPD modules
Assessment only, excluding refresher training
Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting
0041-01£225.00 ex VATFelling Small Trees up to 380mm
0041-02£225.00 ex VATClimbing Trees and Aerial Rescue
0041-03£225.00 ex VATUsing a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness
0041-04£225.00 ex VATAerial Tree Rigging
0041-05£225.00 ex VATFelling and Processing Medium Trees over 380mm and up to 760mm
0041-14POAFelling and Processing Large Trees over 760mm
0041-15POADealing with Interwoven Stems and Part Blown Trees
0041-16POAIndividual Windblown Trees
0041-17POAAssessment-only fees exclude refresher training. Ask for a complete training and CPD evaluation quote. Total package prices are POA, and advanced-module assessment fees are also POA.
Refresher training options
Chainsaw refresher / CPD (group course)
1 day£275.00 ex VATCustomised one-to-one refresher
1 day£660.00 ex VATPA1 refresher
1 day£165.00 ex VATPesticide practical-unit refresher
By agreement£165.00 ex VATEquipment refresher: pole pruner, woodchipper, MEWP or chainsaw from MEWP
By agreementPOAThe £275 rate is for the one-day group chainsaw refresher and CPD course. Formal NPTC CPD badges are quoted separately. Attendance refreshers do not award a new NPTC qualification or automatically renew one. Scope and prerequisites are agreed before booking.
What to expect
On your site or ours
Training can be delivered at your location or at our training site. Venue and equipment arrangements are confirmed with your booking.
NPTC certification
Successful candidates receive their NPTC certificate, recognised across the industry by clients, contractors, and insurers.
Real assessors, real experience
Our assessors hold City and Guilds qualifications and have worked across arboriculture, forestry, and highways. They train for the real world, not just the test.
All prices on this page are indicative and subject to written confirmation before booking. All training bookings are subject to our Training Booking Terms. Please read these before confirming a booking.
Plan your training
Tell us your candidate numbers, location, existing qualifications and preferred dates. We will come back to you with availability and a confirmed quote.
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