Assessments
For courses leading to NPTC qualifications where independent assessment is required at the end of the course Arbortec works with qualified freelance NPTC trainers and assessors to be able to offer the client the complete training and assessment package.
Arbortec is also able to offer an independent assessment service for other training centres.
There are two routes to training and certification for chainsaws and aerial tree work. Each suite of courses follows a logical, pre-requisite, progression:
- Integrated Training and Assessment (ITA) courses, leading to a Lantra Awards Certificate of Training.
Suitable for someone who intends to use the chainsaw for business, domestic or leisure activities, but does not intend to work in forestry or arboricultural activities or work on Forestry Commission land. - Non-assessed courses, providing a Lantra Awards attendance certificate and leading to assessment for an NPTC certificate of competence (CS units).
Intended for those seeking contractual work in professional forestry, amenity or arboricultural activities which is likely, immediately or at some future date, to involve felling trees over 200mm in diameter, and/or aerial tree work.
