Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue C&G – Certificate of Competence – Level 2

What will I learn?

The City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Award in Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue is the updated version of the now superseded CS38 certificate.
Course duration excludes weekends.

Entry Requirements

This course is a prerequisite for Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness. Applicants must be physically fit and not afraid of heights – this is a physically demanding course.

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

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 (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