1. business and industrial
2. agriculture and forestry
3. forestry

Plumpton College at Flimwell Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry 8th January 2015
Plumpton College Centre for Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry
The Woodland Enterprise Centre,
Flimwell TN5 7PR
Telephone 01580 879547
Email: info@foodfarmingforestry.co.uk
www.foodfarmingforestry.co.uk
TRAINING DATES FOR OUR HANDS-ON PRACTICAL, INTERESTING & RELEVANT COURSES.
FUNDED TRAINING NOW AVAILABLE - PLEASE ASK FOR DETAILS
Courses take place at Plumpton main campus BN7 3AE, Flimwell TN5 7PR and Netherfield Near Battle TN33 9QB
Timber Framing “Excellent Course, brilliant, inspirational.” “The best training course I have ever been on”
“It was a pleasure to come to Flimwell each day”
Managing A Pig Herd “Informative and worthwhile course.”
“Being in a small group really helped.”
Pork Butchery “When I struggled with technical areas I was clearly shown how to overcome
these obstacles. Superb and understanding tutor.”
Micro Training Mornings in woodland management new dates in March 2015
All courses have limited participants to ensure close tutor pupil ratio and maximum learning experience
RDPE Training  RDPE Business
Skills  Livestock  Butchery  Land
Management  Grants  Latest
News 
Livestock  Butchery  Land Management  Legislative  Woodland Management
To book courses, telephone 01580 879547 or e-mail gammonc@plumpton.ac.uk
January 2015
Courses
Venue
Full Cost
Friday 16th
Plan and Plant an Orchard FULL
Iden, Rye
£95
Saturday 17th
Fruit Tree Pruning and Orchard Management FULL
Iden, Rye
£95
Monday 19th- 23rd
Professional Chainsaw User CS30/CS31 plus assessment date
FULL
Winter Woodland Tree Identification and Protected Species
Flimwell
Flimwell
£695 plus £242
assessment fee
£95
Introduction to Woodland Management and Applying for
Felling Licences
Flimwell
£95
Saturday 24th
Thursday 29th
RDPE
Grant
Available
February 2015
Monday 2nd
Brush-cutter Operation Level 2 plus assessment date
Thursday 5th
Domestic Chainsaw use: Maintenance and cross cutting
Flimwell
Friday 6th
Woven Willow Hurdles
Flimwell
£95
Tuesday 10th
Shingle Making for Roofs
Flimwell
£216.66
Wednesday 11th
Trug Making
Flimwell
£95
Wednesday 11th
Battle
£120
Flimwell
£695
Thursday 19th
WATOK Poultry Welfare at time of killing this will help you get
the required licence
NPTC Award Level 2 Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue plus
assessment date (£128.50 Reg&Assessment fee)
Cleft Wood Hurdle Gate Making
Flimwell
£95
Friday 20th
Hedge-Laying
Hawkhurst
£162.48
Monday 24th - Wednesday 26th
NPTC Award Level 3 Aerial Cutting of Trees and using Freefall
techniques plus assessment date. (£113.50 Reg&Assessment
fee)
Flimwell
£570
Flimwell
£175
Thursday 5th
NPTC Level 2 Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Manually
Fed Woodchipper Operations (£99 Reg &Assessment fee)
Micro Training - Intro to Woodland Management
Flimwell
£25
Friday 6th
Micro Training – Planning Timber Felling and Woodfuel
Flimwell
£25
Monday 16th – Friday 20th
Flimwell
£150 plus £106
assessment fee
£150
March 2015
Monday 2nd
Wednesday 11th
Venison Butchery
Battle
£200
Thursday 12th
Sausage Making
Battle
£200
Thursday 12th
Domestic Chain Saw use Maintenance and Cross Cutting
Flimwell
£150
RDPE £78
Grant
Available
RDPE
£58.50
Grant
Available
Plumpton College at Flimwell Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry 8th January 2015
Friday 13th
Domestic Chain Saw use Felling Small Trees – up to 15 cm
Flimwell
£150
Monday 16th
Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
Flimwell
£95
Thursday 19th
Plumpton
£95
Thursday 19th
Livestock Transport Certificate cost includes 1 exam - £55 per
extra
Micro Training – Timber Conversion
Flimwell
£25
Friday 20th
Equipment Care and Maintenance
Flimwell
£25
Friday 27th
Micro Training – Optimising the Value of Wood
Flimwell
£25
Friday 27th
Stock Fencing
Crowhurst
£120
Thursday 16th
Brush-cutter Operation Level 2 plus assessment date
Flimwell
Thursday 16th
Food Smoking
Flimwell
£150 plus £106
assessment fee
£150
Monday 27th April, 11th May, 18th CIEH Level 3 Lifetime Food Safety – 3 day course
May
Monday 30th
Willow Plant Supports
Flimwell
£260
Flimwell
£95
April 2015
Livestock -Butchery - Land Management - Legislative - Woodland Management To book courses, telephone 01580 879547 or e-mail
Claire.gammon@plumpton.ac.uk www.foodfarmingforestry.co.uk
Oak Timber Frame Building - participants will work
together to construct a frame 8ft by 10ft and the roof
structure. This will provide the opportunity to learn the
main techniques and skills in laying out the frame,
marking and cutting the joints, constructing the roof,
making oak pegs and erecting the frame. This is a
practical course using hand tools and also demonstrating
the use of power tools. The course will cover traditional
and modern framing techniques. There will be an
introductory session on planning and managing a timber
frame project and general discussion/ demonstration
sessions but the emphasis will be on practical hands-on
working. The course will be based in and around the
workshop.
NEW DATE 1st – 5th June
Plumpton College at Flimwell Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry 8th January 2015
RDPE funding
RDPE funded courses delivered in partnership with LANTRA. Eligible trainees will be able to attend our
course at the reduced rate shown in red on the course list. There are a number of courses targeted at rural
businesses to provide specific or complementary skills for rurally located businesses which includes rural
tourism and diversifying farm businesses.
This project is supported by the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) for which Defra is the
Managing Authority, part funded (or financed) by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; Europe
investing in rural areas.
Legislative
It sometimes seems as if there is legislation in place for almost everything we do! At the Centre for
Sustainable Food Farming and forestry, we want to try and make obtaining the necessary training and
certificates, a less stressful task. We offer a wide range of courses but we are always open to ideas about
new topics that we might cover. We can also arrange training courses just for you and your business.
These can be tailor made and we will be happy to discuss costs, dates and locations for delivery.
Lifetime Certificate in Food Safety CIEH Level 3
It is a legal requirement for food businesses to be registered with their local authority and it is then the
responsibility of the local Environmental Health Officer (EHO) to visit these businesses to ensure they are
able to demonstrate good food hygiene practices. Failure to do so could lead to your business being closed
down or a court fine. To demonstrate your due diligence you may choose to attend a food hygiene course.
Most businesses opt for the one day, level 2 certificate, but this needs renewing every 3 years to be of any
merit. Business owners and managers might want to consider getting a lifetime certificate for themselves
and their most senior staff. This course is particularly relevant for those who have to develop or monitor
food safety management procedures and systems. Duration: Three-day programme 27th April – 11th May
and 18th May 2015.
Livestock Transport Certificates
Short Journeys (under 8 hours). An essential requirement, if you transport animals, including horses,
game birds and poultry for more than a 40 mile round trip for any financial reward. We run short one hour
training session prior to the NPTC (National Proficiency Testing Committee) test. The training includes some
example questions. More information is available on the NPTC and Defra websites. It is not a requirement
that you undertake the training and you can apply to just sit the test.
Dates: 19th March 2015
Contact: 01580 879547 Email: Claire.gammon@plumpton.ac.uk
Plumpton College at Flimwell Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry 8th January 2015
Five Micro Training Mornings
£25 per session
Woodland Management • Planning Timber Felling and Wood Fuel Processing
• Equipment Care and Maintenance • Timber Conversion
• Optimising the Value of Wood
1. Introduction to Woodland Management
felling licences, mapping, trees, wildlife, conservation and
invasive species management .
5th March
2. Planning Timber Felling and Wood Fuel Processing
timing the fell, extraction and routes, customer requirements, legislation,
waste and coppicing.
6th March
3. Equipment Care and Maintenance chainsaw safety, sharpening, fitting, hand tools, the right tool and clothing for the job,
pre-use checks, health and safety, what certification do I need?
19th March
4. Timber Conversion
posts, peelers, pointers, charcoal, chipping waste wood,
mobile sawmills, logging, green woodworking.
20th March
5. Optimising the Value of Wood
full details to be confirmed
27th March
Booking
Email: claire.gammon@plumpton.ac.uk telephone 01580 879547
www.foodfarmingforestry.co.uk
Training centres at Plumpton BN7 3AE or Flimwell TN5 7PR