Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting C&G – Certificate of Competence – Level 2
Course Status
Please Note, for courses with a start date on or before 31/7/26 the Fee will be £594.
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.
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)
Cornwall (Cornwall)
East Midlands (EMCCA)
Greater London (London)
Greater Manchester (GMCA)
Liverpool City Region (LCRCA)
North East (Combined Authority)(NEMCA &NTCA)
South Yorkshire (SYMCA)
Tees Valley (TVCA)
York and North Yorkshire (YNCA)
West Midlands (WMCA)
West Yorkshire (WYCA)
West of England (WECA)
Note: for all courses with a start date on or after 1/8/26, the following local authority areas have been added to the list above.
Buckinghamshire (new for 26/27)* (abbreviation to be confirmed)
Greater Devon (new for 26/27)* (abbreviation to be confirmed)
Greater Lincolnshire (new for 26/27)* (abbreviation to be confirmed)
Hull and East Yorkshire (new for 26/27)* (abbreviation to be confirmed)
Lancashire (new for 26/27)* (abbreviation to be confirmed)
Surrey (new for 26/27)* (abbreviation to be confirmed)
Warwickshire (new for 26/27)* (abbreviation to be confirmed)
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 Money Matters – Sparsholt College Hampshire
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.
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Fee Remission
Please Note Fee Remission for courses on or after 1/8/26 have not been confirmed by the DfE and may be subject to change
Free if aged 19+ and unemployed or have a gross salary income (excl benefits) below £25,750*
*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 £25,750 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.
Due to funding restrictions, this course is not eligible for:
16-19 funding which includes those aged 19-24 with an EHCP. Applies to all applicants including 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.
Anyone undertaking an Apprenticeship