Safe Use Of Brushcutters and Trimmers City & Guilds Award

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LOCATION & START DATE
Bicton College - 6 December 2023
Bicton College - 26 March 2024
LEVEL
Level 2 Levels Explained
DURATION
1 day training + 1 day assessment
LEARNING AREA
Horticulture, Floristry & Arboriculture Find out more
ATTENDANCE
Part-time

Safe Use Of Brushcutters and Trimmers City & Guilds Award

The qualification is aimed at anyone of 16 years or over, who use brush-cutters or trimmers as part of their work either in horticulture, arboriculture or forestry.

What you will learn

Day 1 of the course covers the use of of brush-cutters and trimmers, covering:
- Health & safety
- PPE
- Pre-use checks and maintenance
- Identification of controls and instruments
- Operating the machine to cut or trim to the capacity of the machine

Day 2 is an assessment which normally takes around 2 hours.

Bicton College

Bicton College

Bicton College is based in East Devon, near Exeter, and set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just two miles from the Jurassic Coast. The historic Georgian mansion, commercial farm, animal husbandry school, modern veterinary nursing building, world-class engineering and heavy plant machinery workshop, walled garden and arboretum are all set in over 200 hectares of historic parkland.


Day 1 of the course covers the use of of brush-cutters and trimmers, covering:
- Health & safety
- PPE
- Pre-use checks and maintenance
- Identification of controls and instruments
- Operating the machine to cut or trim to the capacity of the machine

Day 2 is an assessment which normally takes around 2 hours.

Bicton College

Bicton College

Bicton College is based in East Devon, near Exeter, and set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just two miles from the Jurassic Coast. The historic Georgian mansion, commercial farm, animal husbandry school, modern veterinary nursing building, world-class engineering and heavy plant machinery workshop, walled garden and arboretum are all set in over 200 hectares of historic parkland.


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Course Code 13818-BIC-23, 13819-BIC-23

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