We love to keep up to date with new practices, courses, assessment news and much more in the arboriculture industry. Over the years that Scott Fraser Training, we have been documenting activities that have been taking place daily. Have a read through some of our blog posts below and let us know what you think; we'd love to hear from you.
First Aid Course - Is It Needed?
Take the First Aid challenge
We often get asked ‘Do I have to have had...
Bushwood Chipper Maintenance
On a recent Lantra Awards brushwood chipper course, the anvil or counter knife was maintained on our...
Tree Surgery Contracting Project in Mayfield, East Sussex – links to rigging & chainsaw training.
Whilst at a higher technical level than the many courses we typically deliver, a complex...
Tree Climbing Competition
As Inventor of the Rope Wrench and rope runner, what Kevin Bingham has to say about SRT is obviously of great interest so when I heard he was...
City & Guilds NPTC Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment regulations (LOLER) Update and Standard Set, November 2016
City & Guilds have recently reviewed their LOLER qualification, to bring it...
Assessment Centre Update
In November, we headed up to Writtle College for our...
Grants or Funding Available?
We often have people ask us if there are any grants available for training…
We have recently been working with The Princes Trust, who help...
Domestic woodland owner
We had an interesting enquiry in March 2016 from a couple who had recently bought a small 10 ½ acre woodland in...
City & Guilds NPTC - where did it all begin?
C&G NPTC is a nationally recognised awarding body for land based qualifications.
Where it all started:
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