What will I learn?
Candidates will learn how to maintain and safely operate a manually fed wood chipper. This course includes assessment for the NPTC Certificate of Competence in Manually Fed Wood chippers.
Entry Requirements
Applicants need to be over 17 years of age.
Further Information
All tools and safety equipment provided free for the duration of the course.
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
Greater London Authority
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
North of Tyne Combined Authority
North East
South Yorkshire
Tees Valley
West Midlands
West Yorkshire
West of England
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.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*
*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.
Qualification:
Level 2Fees:
£409Level of Study:
Part-TimeDates:
- 14/03/2025 - (AWL2MFW/PG02)