Tractors / Plant Machinery 

The tractor is an essential piece of machinery for so many businesses and operating it safely and efficiently is absolutely vital.

Whether you're an experienced hand, or just starting out, our instructors will steer you through the entire tractor-driving process.

The finer details

This is an integrated training and assessment course.

You'll receive a certificate of training once it is complete.

We'll guide you through the theory behind tractor driving, with sessions on key health and safety issues.

You'll also receive plenty of hands-on experience behind the wheel.

Basic operations and manoeuvring will be covered, as will using attachments, trailers and the power take-off (PTO) shaft.

Course sessions:

• Health and safety legislation

• Controls and pre-start checks

• Operating the tractor

• Manoeuvring

• Mounted implements and trailed machines

• PTOs

• Tractor mounted front-end loader.

Worth noting: Our course is designed for both novices and more seasoned tractor users. As a result, it can last from two to four days depending on the experience of those taking part.

This course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to operate the machine safely, protecting both you and those around you.

This course offers a range of certificate options depending on your needs:

• Below ten tonnes

• Above ten tonnes

• Excavators used as cranes.

The finer details

This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a 360˚ tracked excavator safely.

The amount of instruction you will require will depend largely upon your previous experience and sessions will be adapted to meet your needs. Course duration will depend on experience and will be from one to four days.

The training course will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment. Course sessions include:

• Plant Safety and the Law

• Machine Knowledge and Preparation for Work

• Travelling and Manoeuvring the Machine

• Machine Operation

• Excavators used as cranes (optional)

• Theory Assessment

• Practical Assessment.

If successful in meeting the required standards assessed, you will be awarded a certificate of competence and a Lantra skills ID card for your chosen certificate option.

Attachments such as the arm-mounted cutter give tractors an unrivalled versatility when it comes to rural work.

But without proper training, incorrect use of cutting equipment can lead to accidents.

Our course will teach you how to operate this useful tool safely and competently.

Novices will be able to develop their skills, while more experienced users can hone their techniques.

The finer details

This is a two-day integrated training and assessment course.

You'll receive a certificate of training upon completion.

Our experienced instructors will ensure you can use both the tractor and the cutting equipment with confidence.

You'll learn the theory behind the equipment and its safe use.

And once you've been taught the pre-operational checks, you'll gain vital practical experience.

Course sessions:

• Health and safety legislation

• Controls

• Pre-start checks

• Operating the tractor

• Manoeuvring

• Mounted implements

• Trailed machines

• Power Take Off Shafts - (PTOs)

• Tractor mounted front-end loader

• General safety when using an arm-mounted cutter

• The cutter

• Pre-use checks

• Roadside working

Forward tipping dumpers are considered to have one of the highest rates of accidents, causing serious injuries and even fatalities. This course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to operate the machine safely, protecting both you and those around you.

This course offers two certificate options: operating either a tracked or wheeled machine depending on your needs.

The finer details

This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a forward tipping dumper safely.

The amount of instruction you will require will depend largely upon your previous experience and sessions will be adapted to meet your needs. Course duration will depend on experience and will be from one to four days.

The training course will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment. Course sessions include:

• Plant Safety and the Law

• Machine Knowledge and Preparation for Work

• Travelling and Manoeuvring the Machine

• Machine Operation

• Securing Loads and Safe Transportation

• Theory Assessment

• Practical Assessment.

If successful in meeting the required standards assessed, you will be awarded a certificate of competence and a Lantra skills ID card for your chosen certificate option.

Becoming proficient in operating this equipment is an essential skill for everyone required to operate a hand or powered winch.

This course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to operate a winch safely, protecting both you and those around you.

The course offers the following range of certificate options:

• General winching theory and practice (mandatory)

• + Aquaculture (optional).

The finer details

This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a winch safely.

The amount of instruction you will require will depend largely upon your previous experience and sessions will be adapted to meet your needs. Course duration will depend on experience and will be from one to four days.

The training course will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment. Course sessions include:

• Winching Safety and the Law

• Controlling the Operation

• Winch Types

• Winch Cables/Ropes

• Winching Accessories

• Basic Winching Systems

• Mechanical Advantage

• Winching Systems - Additional Points to Consider

• Concluding the Task

• Practical Assessment.

If successful in meeting the required standards assessed, you will be awarded a certificate of competence and a Lantra skills ID card for your chosen certificate option(s).

Becoming proficient in operating this machinery is an essential and valued operator’s skill for any contract, large or small.

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This course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to operate the machine safely, protecting both you and those around you.

This course offers two certificate options depending on your needs:

• J4 - up to 9m lift

• J5 - over 9m lift.

The finer details

This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate an industrial telescopic lift truck safely.

The amount of instruction you will require will depend largely upon your previous experience and sessions will be adapted to meet your needs. Course duration will depend on experience and will be from one to four days.

The training course will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment. Course sessions include:

• Lift Truck Safety and the Law

• Common Areas of Maintenance and Pre-start Checks

• Start, Stop and Basic Manoeuvring

• Operating with Pallets and Loads

• Appendices (as relevant)

• Theory Assessment

• Practical Assessment.

If successful in meeting the required standards assessed, you will be awarded a certificate of competence and a Lantra skills ID card for your chosen certificate option.

This course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to operate the machine safely, protecting both you and those around you.

This course offers a range of certificate options depending on your needs:

• Mobile boom

• Mobile vertical

• Push around vertical

• Static boom

• Static vertical

The finer details

This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a MEWP safely.

The amount of instruction you will require will depend largely upon your previous experience and sessions will be adapted to meet your needs. Course duration will depend on experience and will be from one to four days.

The training course will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment. Course sessions include:

• Plant Safety and the Law

• Machine Knowledge and Preparation for Work

• Travelling and Manoeuvring the Machine

• Machine Operation

• Theory Assessment

• Practical Assessment.

If successful in meeting the required standards assessed, you will be awarded a certificate of competence and a Lantra skills ID card for your chosen certificate option.

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