Below is a listing of WTD courses in
Lincolnshire, followed by LILI woodland courses delivered in Buckinghamshire and
Sheffield.
The WTD course Prospectus can be
found after these course updates
WTD Autumn 2008 Course Update
Date
Course
Days Assessment
Status
16-17th
July
Timber Framing Module
3
2
n/a
full
15th
Sept.
Basic Chainsaw
CS30/31 5
22/23rd Sept.
26th-27th
Sept. Chainsaw
Carving
2
n/a
22nd-25th Sept.
Climbing & Aerial Rescue CS38
4
26th Sept.
2nd
October MEWP
1 3rd October
13th-17th
Oct. Basic Chainsaw
CS30/31
5
20/21st Oct
17-18th
Oct.
Chainsaw
Carving
2
n/a
October
Felling windblown Trees
CS34 3
November Basic
Forestry
1
n/a
13th November BWC
Brushwood
Chipper
1
14th November
November
Coppice
Skills
2
n/a
December
Harvesting &
Marketing
1
n/a
LILI Woodland Courses 2008
Low Impact Living Initiative. Courses
are at Redfield Community Winslow, Buckinghamshire unless otherwise stated. Other course
details at www.lowimpact.org
Date Course
27th September Heating with Wood [Sheffield]
The Heating with Wood book,
written by the instructor , Andy Reynolds , will be available free with this
course. The book is also obtainable dire t from LILI
28-30th
March Sustainable Woodland Management
24-26th
October Building
with Timber [Sheffield]
21-23rd
November Building with
Timber
Click here to link to www.lowimpact.org
WTD Course Prospectus
A
wide range of courses is available, depending on trainee needs. Experts
in the field deliver the courses.
Site visits
and workshops play a key role in the majority of the courses. These will be arranged to
demonstrate and emphasise any points raised during a course. They may be
re-scheduled in some cases depending on the operations being carried out by the
contractors etc. at that time.
Note
~ CS
Courses are independently assessed by National Proficiency
Training Council [ NPTC ] assessors.
~ Courses labelled VTS are available to farmers and foresters in East Midlands
and are supported by EMDA/EU trainee funding
Click
on the Titles below to take you to the range of courses and further details
WWT
Chainsaw Training
WWT
Woodland Courses
WWT
Chainsaw Training
National Proficiency Training Council
[NPTC] Courses
Courses are provided to NPTC
standard and are independently assessed to gain a recognized qualification that
is required by insurance companies and the Forestry Commission. All NPTC Courses
are 'CS 'coded. Courses include:
-
Chainsaw
- Crosscut & Maintenance CS30
-
Chainsaw
- Small Trees CS31
-
Chainsaw - Medium Trees
CS32
-
Chainsaw -
Big Trees CS33
-
Chainsaw -
Individual Wind blow CS34
-
Climbing
& Aerial Rescue CS38
-
Chainsaw
from a Rope & Harness CS39
-
Chainsaw-
Dismantling CS41
-
Powered
Pole Pruning CS48 
LANTRA/NPTC
Courses
Please enquire for further
details of costs and timetables.
NB All Courses require a
minimum of 6 trainees except some NPTC courses [4 trainees]. So if you're
interested in a course please contact:
Andy
Reynolds Tel: 01205 871396
or email andyreynolds@internationalbusinessschool.net
Beginners
Guide to Chainsaw
A two day course.
This is a LANTRA attendance course which is independently instructed and can be
used as an access course to the Chainsaw Carving course. Trainees should have
their own chainsaw and protective clothing kit.
Fee
£255 +
VAT 2 Day
course
Chainsaw
Carving
A two day course
giving a choice of projects, operation and planning cuts. Includes: Several step
by step demonstrations to carve specific pieces; explanation of the various
cutting techniques, followed by plenty of carving practice. This is a LANTRA
recognised course with two very experienced instructors. Previous Chainsaw
training an entry requirement
[See Beginners
guide to Chainsaw above]
Fee
£285 + VAT 2 Day Course
Contact:
Andy
Reynolds Tel: 01205
870062
Email: andyreynolds@internationalbusinessschool.net
or
Email chainsawmick@btopenworld.com
or check out http://www.chainsawsculpture.co.uk
Basic
Forestry
A two day
course covering many basic forestry skills. What to plant?
Where to plant it? How do I
look after it? What do I get out of
it? Tree Identification. Type of
Woodland Management. Woodland Design and conservation. Tree Establishment &
Protection. Management for timber quality. Measuring Trees and log volume.
The Course includes site
visits, practical demonstrations and materials. Discussions of coppice
management and its various products.
Fee
£134 + VAT 2 Day Course
Tree
Establishment and Maintenance
A
one day course covering species choice, ground preparation, planting methods, protection,
maintenance etc.
Includes practical session
Fee
£116 + VAT 1 Day Course
Risk
Management for Rural Enterprises
A
one day workshop to provide farmers, foresters and other land-based rural enterprises with
a knowledge of risk awareness and management; benefits of planning, forecasting
and cash flow; alternative sources of income -including grants and
diversification opportunities. To include discussion and case studies and
practical application to current problems.
Fee
£116 + VAT 1 Day Course
Selling
Timber - Forestry
Harvesting & Marketing
A one day course that covers
marketing planning and operations for woodland raw materials and forest produce.
Topics include : Harvesting operations, grading
materials for appropriate markets. Current market trends, competitors, buyers and consumers.
Business & consumer market differences. Materials specification and
preparation
Fee
£96 + VAT 1
Day course
Timber
Conversion
 Timber
quality, air & kiln drying, quality control , storage. Ways
of cutting timber for processing. . Processing options for raw timber :wood fuel
,building materials, flooring etc. Includes site visit
Fee
£124.00 + VAT 1 Day course
Traditional
Timber Frame Building
A series of 2
day courses that develop traditional woodworking and building skills
required to complete the building of a traditional 'hewn wood' timber
framed building. 5 courses starting Autumn 2007 will
cover:-
¤ Hewing
timber posts from
trees
¤ Setting out and making joints, mortise
and tenons
¤ Building
construction
¤Roofing
¤ Walls - mud & stud; wattle & daub.
Timber
Framing - Module 1
This is the
first in a series of 5 modules of 2days each. This module covers the use of a
side axe, used in hewing raw timber for the production of square beams and
posts from the round. This process is at the heart of traditional timber
framing. Tools and timber are provided to support the trainees. A practical
course for trainees who are fit and familiar with the use of hand tools. The
training takes place in a traditional woodland site. B+B list available on
request
Fee £210 +
VAT 2 Day
course
Neglected Woodland
[Management choices for]
 A
one day course which gives an
overview of the potential management choices for those dealing with under-managed
or neglected woodlands.
Subjects covered include: types of woodlands, ecology,
design, assessment of trees and potential timber value, silvicultural methods,
mammalian pest damage, long term plans, objectives.
Fee
£96 + VAT 1
Day Course
Coppice Skills
A two day course packed
with the opportunity to learn and practice some of the traditional coppice
skills. Includes making charcoal, tool making and
sharpening, coppice management and the various coppice products. There is ample opportunity to
discuss with the instructors different techniques and individual projects
Fee £223 +
VAT 2 Day
Course
Hedge
laying
A one day
course that provides trainees with the practical and traditional skills to lay
overgrown and neglected hedges. Knowledge about maturity and types of hedges and
methods of traditional hedge laying. To include tools, cuts, binders and stakes.
Fee £116 +
VAT 1 Day
Course
Improving Woodland Income - Woodland
diversification
A one day
course that analyses woodland characteristics and opportunities for developing,
maintaining and improving income from wood, woodland, produce, woodland services
and leisure activities. A number of case studies will be used to demonstrate how
farmers and foresters are meeting the challenge of diversification.
Development issues and support will be discussed. Participants should
leave with a plan for developing their potential or actual woodland resources.
Fee
£96.00+VAT 1Day Course
Cancellation
Policy: Repayment for a paid place is available if cancelled before
21days of the course commencement minus the administration fee. All
courses book must be paid for on receipt of invoice.
NB All Courses require a
minimum of 6 trainees except some NPTC courses [4 trainees]. So if you're
interested in a course please contact
Andy
Reynolds Tel: 01205 870062 email andyreynolds@internationalbusinessschool.net or
a_reynolds@onetel .com
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