New member courses

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New Courses for members

Pitchcare have teamed up with Mark Foley, a Training, Health and Safety Consultant to provide

courses on all of the subjects below. We are also able to provide analysis, safety audits,

safety policies, risk assessments, training and development for all members of staff.

The courses are certificated and prices will depend on numbers attending each course. For further

details please contact David Saltman on +44 (0) 1902 824392 or e-mail enquiries@pitchcare,com

Pitchcare management/supervisory development courses

Train the Trainer 3 days

Presentation Skills (for Groundsmen etc.) 2 days

Managing Stress within the Workplace 1 day

Interviewing Skills for Groundsmen 1 day

Effective Communication Skills 1 day

Stepping Up to Supervision 2 days

Interpersonal Skills for Team Leaders, Charge hands 2 days

Team Building Techniques 1 day

Grounds Maintenance Health and Safety Awareness 1 day

Manual Handling Awareness Session (for Groundsmen etc.) 4 hours

Health and Safety for Supervisors 2 days

Hazard and Risk Assessment Techniques 1 day

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 4 hours

Pitchcare Grounds Maintenance Training and Development

PA1 PA2 PA6 Pesticide Training (testing provided) on site 2 days per module

Test 1 hour per delegate

Abrasive Wheel training and assessment 4 hours

Test 45 minutes per module

Using Ladders Safely in the Workplace 4 hours

Scaffold (tower) 1 day

Certificated, Safe and Effective Use of:

Ride On Machinery, Cylinder/Rotary Units 1 day

Pedestrian Cylinder Mower Training and Assessment 4 hours

Test 45 minutes per module

Pedestrian Rotary Mower Training and Assessment 4 hours

Test 45 minutes per module

Chainsaw LANTRA/NPTC Units

Maintenance

Crosscutting

Stacking

Felling Small, Medium and Large Trees

Aerial Rescue

1 day

2 days

3 days

3 days

4 days

Safe and Effective Use of:

Woodchipper Training and Assessment 4 hrs + 45mins assessment

Strimmer Training and Assessment 4 hrs + 45mins assessment

Hedgetrimmer Training and Assessment 4 hrs + 45mins assessment

Forklift Training/Testing - novice/experienced operators 3 days max 3 delegates/day

Dumper Truck 1 day

Excavators 360° - 180° 1-3 days test

Tractor Maintenance

Tractor Driving Skills - novice/experienced operators 1-2 days

Tractor Implements

Tractor Trailers - Safer Operation Techniques 4 hours

Turf Management Courses

Turf Diseases, Identification and Control. 1 day

Environmental Turf Management 1 day

Bowling Green

Spring Maintenance 1 day

Summer Maintenance 1 day

Winter Maintenance 1 day

Cricket Square

Spring Maintenance 1 day

Summer Maintenance 1 day

Winter Maintenance 1 day

Football, Rugby, Hockey Pitch; Marking Out 1 day

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