City & Guilds
Level 2
QN: 600/7616/1
Curriculum Active
City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma In Work-based Trees and Timber
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2078 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
City & Guilds
Syllabus Units
80 Units
Guided Hours
2078 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Access a tree using a rope and harness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to access a tree using a rope and harness
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to access a tree using a rope and harness
2
Build and maintain tools and devices to process coppice and greenwood products
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to build and maintain tools and devices to process coppice and greenwood products
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to build and maintain tools and devices to process coppice and greenwood products
3
Carry out aerial pruning of a tree
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote health and safety and industry good practice
- Be able to carry out aerial pruning of a tree
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Understand how to carry out aerial pruning of a tree
4
Carry out aerial rescue operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote health and safety and industry good practice
- Be able to carry out aerial rescue operations
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Understand how to carry out aerial rescue operations
5
Carry out maintenance of chainsaw and cutting system
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to carry out maintenance of chainsaw and cutting system
- Be able to carry out operational chainsaw checks
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to carry out maintenance of chainsaw and cutting system
6
Carry out non chemical post-planting protection and maintenance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to carry out non chemical post planting protection
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to carry out non chemical plant protection
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
7
Carry out vegetation management in proximity of underground utilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to carry out vegetation management
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to carry out vegetation management
8
Carry out vegetation management in proximity to above ground utilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to carry out vegetation management in proximity to above ground utilities
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to carry out vegetation management in proximity to above ground utilities
9
Choker timber for extraction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to prepare to choker timber
- Be able to choker timber to cable
- Know how to choker timber to cable
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
10
Clear sites for planting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to clear sites for planting
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to clear sites for planting
11
Communicate with the public and others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to communicate with the public and others.
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to communicate with the public and others
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
- Understand the values of the organisation
12
Construct a greenwood product to client specification
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote health and safety and industry good practice
- Be able to construct a greenwood product to client specification
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Understand the principles of constructing greenwood products
13
Construct, maintain and repair access gates
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- maintain and repair access gates
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for the construction, maintenance and repair of access gates
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to construct
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
14
Construct, maintain and repair aggregate paths
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair aggregate paths
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know the different types of path
- Know how to construct
- maintain and repair paths
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
15
Construct, maintain and repair banks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- maintain and repair banks
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for the construction, maintenance and repair of banks
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to construct
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
16
Construct, maintain and repair bark paths
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair bark paths
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to construct
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
17
Construct, maintain and repair boardwalks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair boardwalks
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to construct
- Know the difference between boardwalk paths and other types of path
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
18
Construct, maintain and repair flag paths
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair flag paths
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to construct
- Know the difference between flag paths and other types of path
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
19
Construct, maintain and repair fords
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair fords
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to construct
- maintain and repair fords, Distinguish between different types of access structure
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
20
Construct, maintain and repair post and rail boundaries
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- maintain and repair post and rail boundaries
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for the construction, maintenance and repair of post and rail fence boundaries
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to construct
- maintain and repair post and rail fence boundaries
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
21
Construct, maintain and repair post and wire fence boundaries
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- maintain and repair post and wire fence boundaries
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for the construction, maintenance and repair of post and wire fence boundaries
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to construct
- maintain and repair pot and wire fence boundaries
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
22
Construct, maintain and repair reinforced paths
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair reinforced paths
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to construct
- Know the difference between reinforced paths and other types of path
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
23
Construct, maintain and repair signs/way markers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair signs/way markers
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to construct
- maintain and repair signs/way markers, Distinguish between different types of access structure
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
24
Construct, maintain and repair simple bridges
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair simple bridge
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to construct
- maintain and repair simple bridges, Distinguish between different types of access structure
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
25
Construct, maintain and repair steps
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair steps
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to construct
- maintain and repair steps, Distinguish between different types of access structure
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
26
Construct, maintain and repair stiles
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- maintain and repair stiles
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for the construction, maintenance and repair of stiles
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to construct
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
27
Construct, maintain and repair stone pitched paths
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct
- maintain and repair stone pitched paths
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to construct
- Know the difference between stone pitched paths and other types of path
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
28
Construct, maintain and repair stone wall boundaries
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- maintain and repair stone wall boundaries
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for the construction, maintenance and repair of stone wall boundaries
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to construct
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
29
Control pollution incidents
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to control pollution incidents
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to control pollution incidents
30
Control pests, diseases and disorders
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to control pests, diseases and disorders
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to control pests, diseases and disorders
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
31
Control unwanted vegetation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to control unwanted vegetation
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to control unwanted vegetation
32
Control vertebrate pest populations using chemical means
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to determine the need for vertebrate pest control
- Be able to control vertebrate pest populations using chemical means
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to maintain accurate records
- Know how to determine the need for vertebrate pest control.
- Know how to control vertebrate pest populations using chemical means
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know how to maintain accurate records
33
Control vertebrate pests and predators by shooting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to determine the need for vertebrate pests and predator control.
- Be able to shoot vertebrate pests and predators.
- Be able to handle firearms and ammunition according to legal requirements
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to maintain accurate records
- Know how to determine the need for vertebrate pests and predator control
- Know how to shoot vertebrate pests and predators.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know how to maintain accurate records
34
Control vertebrate pests and predators using traps
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to determine the need for vertebrate pests and predator control
- Be able to trap vertebrate pests and predators
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to maintain accurate records
- Know how to determine the need for vertebrate pests and predator control.
- Know how to trap vertebrate pests and predators
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know how to maintain accurate records
35
Create an open drainage system
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to create and open drainage system
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to create open drainage systems
36
Cross-cut timber using a chainsaw
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to cross-cut timber using a chainsaw
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to cross-cut timber using a chainsaw
37
Cut, process and extract coppice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to cut, process and extract coppice
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to cut, process and extract coppice
38
Dispose of stumps and roots
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1Be able to dispose of stumps and roots
- Be able to work safely and minimise nvironmental damage
- Be able to select
- prepare use and maintain equipment
- Know how to treat and dispose of stumps and roots
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
39
Extract timber using a horse
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote health and safety and industry good practice
- Be able to extract timber using a horse
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Understand the extraction of timber using a horse
40
Extract wood and wood products using small motorised equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to extract wood and wood products
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to extract wood and wood products
41
Fell and process trees up to 380mm
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to fell and process trees up to 380mm
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to fell and process trees up to 380mm
- Know how to remove branches from felled trees using a chainsaw
- Know how to take down hung up trees
42
Identify and report the presence of pests, diseases and disorders
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify and report the presence of pests, diseases and disorders
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to identify and report the presence of pests, diseases and disorders
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
43
Identify tree species and their properties
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify tree species and their properties
- Understand the principals of tree identification
- Understand the planting of trees
- Understand the attributes of trees
44
Lay a hedge
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote health and safety and industry good practice
- Be able to plan to lay a hedge
- Be able to lay a hedge
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to lay a hedge
45
Maintain and repair site furniture and structures
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Maintain and repair site furniture and structures
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to maintain and/or repair site furniture and structures
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
46
Maintain coppice health and productivity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to achieve optimum coppice density and health
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to maintain coppice health and productivity
47
Maintain open drainage systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to maintain open drainage systems
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to maintain open drainage systems
48
Maintaining plants outdoors
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to select
- use tools and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to maintain the health of plants outdoors
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to maintain the health of plants outdoors
- Know relevant health and safety and animal welfare legislation and environmental good practice
49
Monitoring and maintaining health and safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to maintain health, safety and security in the workplace
- be able to use equipment and materials safely
- know the systems and procedures for maintaining health, safety and security.
- Understand why equipment is transported and stored safely
- Know the reason for following manufacturers’ guidance
- maintain good standards of heath and safety for self and for others
- understand how to maintain the health and safety of self and others
- Know the safe lifting techniques
- Know how to maintain health and safety
50
Operate a grapple loader
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to operate a grapple loader
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to operate a grapple loader
51
Plant trees
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to plant trees
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to plant trees
52
Prepare a safe working area for tree work operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to Prepare and maintain a safe working area
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to Prepare and maintain a safe working area
53
Prepare and operate hand fed machinery to process timber on site
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to prepare machine for processing
- Be able to process timber on site
- Know how to prepare machine for processing on site
- Know how to process timber on site
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
54
Prepare and operate machinery to fell trees
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to select and prepare machinery
- Be able to drive and manoeuvre machinery
- Be able to fell trees
- Know how to prepare, drive and manoeuvre machinery
- Know how to fell trees
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
55
Prepare and operate machinery to process trees
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to select and prepare machinery
- Be able to drive and manoeuvre machinery
- Be able to process felled trees
- Know how to prepare machinery
- Know how to process trees
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
56
Prepare and produce charcoal
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare wood for charcoal production
- Be able to produce charcoal
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare cord wood and make charcoal
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
57
Prepare deer for human consumption
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to transport and store dead deer, Be to able prepare and inspect dead deer
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Be able to maintain accurate records
- Understand how to transport and store dead deer.
- Understand how to prepare and inspect dead deer in preparation for human consumption.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know how to maintain accurate records
58
Prepare for and agree emergency treework operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote health and safety and industry good practice
- Be able to prepare for and agree emergency tree
- work operations
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Understand how to prepare for and agree emergency tree
59
Prepare horse for timber work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to prepare horse for timber work
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to prepare horse for timber work
60
Prepare sites for planting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to prepare sites for planting
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to prepare sites for planting
61
Prepare, drive and manoeuvre forwarder
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to prepare, drive and manoeuvre forwarder
- Be able to operate grapple
- Know how to prepare forwarder
- Know how to drive and manoeuvre forwarder
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
62
Prepare, drive and operate a skidder
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to drive and manoeuvre a skidder
- Be able to attach and detach timber on skidder
- Know how to prepare, drive and manoeuvre machinery
- Know how to attach and detach timber on skidder
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
63
Principles of forest and moorland fire fighting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the principles of forest and moorland fire fighting
- Know how to support forest and moorland fire fighting
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
64
Process arising from tree work operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to process arising from tree work operations
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to process arising from tree work operations
65
Process coppice materials and greenwood products
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to process coppice materials and green wood products
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to process coppice materials and green wood products
66
Produce wood fuel in a woodland or forest
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to produce wood fuel from a woodland or forest
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to produce wood fuel in a woodland or forest
67
Promote responsible public use of the environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to safeguard members of the public and others
- Be able to safeguard the environment
- Know how to safeguard members of the public and the environment
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
68
Remove branches and breakdown crowns using a chainsaw
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to remove branches and breakdown crowns using a chainsaw
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to remove branches and breakdown crowns using a chainsaw
69
Resolve customer service problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- spot customer service problems, pick the best solution to re
- solve customer service problems, take action to re
- solve customer service problems
- know how to re
70
Safe use of a mobile elevated work platform
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare a mobile elevated work platform for operation
- Be able to operate a mobile elevated work platform
- Be able to prepare the mobile elevated work platform for transport
71
Sever uprooted or windblown trees using a chainsaw
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote health and safety and industry good practice
- Be able to sever uprooted and windblown trees using a chainsaw
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Understand how to sever uprooted or windblown trees using a chainsaw
72
Sharpen and maintain edged hand tools
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to sharpen and maintain edged hand tools
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to sharpen and maintain edged hand tools
73
Site and install site furniture and structures
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to site and install site furniture and structures
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Understand the need to site and install site furniture and structures
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
74
Soil amelioration for tree health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to ameliorate soil for tree health
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to ameliorate soil for tree health
75
Support colleagues undertaking off ground tree related operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to support colleagues undertaking off ground tree related operations
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to support colleagues undertaking off ground tree related operations
76
Take delivery of and store plants and materials
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to take delivery and store plants and materials
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to take delivery or and store plants and materials
77
Treat and dispose of stumps and roots
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to treat and dispose of stumps and roots
- Be able to work safely and minimise nvironmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment
- Know how to treat and dispose of stumps
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
78
Use a powered pole pruner
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to use a powered pole pruner
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
- Know how to use a powered pole pruner
79
Use of machine powered winches in timber work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely
- Be able to prepare for winch operation
- Be able to lay out cable and choker timber
- Be able to operate winch to pull in timber
- Understand how to prepare for winch operation
- Understand how to lay out cable and choker timber
- Understand how to operate winch to pull in timber
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice
80
Work with and consult the local community
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Work with and consult the local community
- Understand the importance of working with and consulting the local community
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/7616/1
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- City & Guilds
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2013
- Operational End
- Dec 2026