Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting C&G – Certificate of Competence – Level 2

What will I learn?

The City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting is the updated version of the industry recognised CS30 certificate of competence. This course covers chainsaw safety, maintenance, chain sharpening, safe starting and cross-cutting of timber. It is a prerequisite to the tree felling courses.

Entry Requirements

Please note this is a physically demanding course. Students must be physically fit and comfortable in bending and operating a heavy power tool for extended periods in a low stance.

Pre-requisite to the tree-felling courses.

Entry Requirements Age

Applicants must be 19+ on 31/8 in the academic year of the course start date in order to apply/enrol on the course.

Further Information

Students will require a strong belt to support safety trousers and gloves suitable for handling the bar and chain.
All other tools and safety equipment are provided free for the duration of the course.

Previous Fee

Courses that start before 01/08/2025 will be available at the previous fee of £574

Fee Details 2

Due to funding restrictions, anyone who doesn’t live in England, isn’t a UK resident^ or who lives in the local authority areas^ of:

Cambridge and Peterborough (CPCA)
Greater London (London)
Greater Manchester (GMCA)
Liverpool City Region (LCRCA)
North of Tyne (NTCA)
North East (NEMCA)
South Yorkshire (Sheffield City Region Combined Authority (SCRCA)
Tees Valley (TVCA)
West of England (WECA)
West Midlands (WMCA)
West Yorkshire (WYCA)

Note: for all courses with a start date on or after 1/8/25, the following local authority areas are being added to the list above however, these areas may not yet appear in the devolved area postcode list so please contact Admissions for further information on your funding status if you live in one of these local authority areas:

Cornwall (new for 25/26)
East Midlands (new for 25/26)
York and North Yorkshire (new for 25/26)

Will be unable to apply for fee remission and may be subject to higher course fees than those published.
^go to this page on our website to check if your postcode is in a Devolved Funding Area or to check eligibility if you are a non-UK resident https://www.andover.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/ or https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/the-college/fees-and-funding/

If you don’t live in England or are not a UK resident or live in any of the above local authority areas and wish to enrol on the course, please contact us for information on tuition fees.

Fee Code

C

Fee Remission

Free if aged 19+ and unemployed or have a gross salary income (excl benefits) below £25,000*

*19+ on 31/8 in academic year course starts. Includes those who are employed or self-employed.

Please contact the College for further information on gross salary income (excl benefits) below £25,000 funding eligibility.

For further information on fee remission details linked to the above Fee Code – refer to our PT Application form on our website.

All fee remission is subject to availability of Government funding at the start date of a course and eligibility criteria.

Please Note

All fees are correct at the current time and may be subject to change.

Any fee remission information quoted is correct at the current time but is dependent on government legislation and is subject to change.

Due to funding restrictions this course is not available to existing full time Sparsholt College/Andover College students aged 16, 17 or 18 (or 19-24 with an EHCP) on the 31/8 in the year they started/start their course.