Forestry & Arboriculture

If you are using a Chainsaw or any mechanical arboricultural equipment for professional use you must hold a Certificate of Competence under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). Or, you may be a domestic user and would like reassurance that you are using the equipment safely and competently.

Please note, not all available qualifications are shown, our Price List details the full range

Pre-requisites: Each qualification listed states if a pre-requisite/s are required before assessment can take place. These can be a City & Guilds Certificate of Competence (CoC) or the equivalent through another awarding body - please note training attendance certificates are not qualifications.

Chainsaw & Related Qualifications

0039-20 - City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting
Replaced: 0020-01/ 0020-02/ 0020-03/ CS30/ CS36/ CS20,21/ CS10,16

0039-21 - City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Felling Small Trees up to 380mm
Replaced: 0020-04/ CS31/ CS21/ CS11,14.01,16

0039-22 - City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue
Replaced: 0020-13/ 0021-06/ 0020-07/ CS38

0039-23 - City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness
Replaced: 0021-08/ CS39/ CS22

0039-24 - City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence for Arboricultural Ground Worker
Replaced: 0020-08/ 0020-11/ CS45

0039-25 - City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Branch Removal and Crown Breakdown
Replaced: 0020-05/ CS48

0039-26 City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Powered Pole Pruner Maintenance and Operation
Replaced: 0020-06/ 0020-10/ CS48

0039-27 - City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Felling Utility Poles
Replaced: CSO971

0039-30 - City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Assisted Felling
Replaced: 0021-03

0039-31 - City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Aerial Tree Pruning
Replaced: 0021-07/ CS40

0039-32 - City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Aerial Tree Rigging
Replaced: 0021-09/ CS41

0039-33 - City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Felling and Processing Medium Trees over 380mm and up to 760mm
Replaced: 0021-01 / 0021-11/ CS32/ CS13

We also offer:

0039-34 Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Felling and Processing Large Trees over 760mm

0039-35 Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Dealing with Interwoven Stems and Part Blown Trees

0039-36 Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Emergency Treework Planning

0039-37 Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Individual Windblown Trees

0039-38 Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Use of a Chainsaw from a Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP)

Forestry & Arboriculture Level 2

0020-61 - City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of a Manually Fed Wood-chipper
Replaced: 0020-57 / 0020-58 / 0305-09

We offer a wide range of Forest Machine Operations qualifications, Stump Grinder and Clearing Saw. See our Price List for details or Get In Touch

Utility Arboriculture

See our Price List for the full range or Get In Touch

Thorough Examination of Arboriculture Equipment (LOLER)

Continuous Professional Development Modules

We offer 17 City & Guilds CPD/Refresher qualifications across Chainsaw, Forestry & Arboriculture and Utility Arboriculture. See our Price List for the full range or Get In Touch

Please note that candidates must have achieved the original qualification before they can take a CPD qualification. Utility Arboriculture candidates must have achieved the 0038 equivalent qualification previously, the AUA10 (UA1,2..) suite are not acceptable pre-requisites. Page 4 of the Centre/Candidate Assessment Packs lists the pre-requisites required.

Forestry & Arboriculture CPD - Centre/Candidate Assessment Packs

Utility Arboriculture CPD - Centre/Candidate Assessment Packs