CPCS Training (A33) - Agricultural Tractor Course - Foundation/Novice

Who Should Attend

The Novice course is suitable for operatives who have basic or no experience operating a Agricultural Tractor.

Pre-requisites

Candidates must have successfully passed the CSCS Health, Safety and Environment touchscreen test for Operatives within the past two years.

Course content:

- Describe the nature of the sector of industry and their role and responsibilities as a plant operator
- Name and explain the purpose of principal components, the basic construction, controls and terminology
- Conform with manufacturer’s requirements as per the operator’s handbook, other types of information source and relevant regulations and legislation
- Undertake all pre-use checks
- Configure and ready for site and highway travel
- Travel over rough, undulating ground, substantial inclines and level surfaces with mounted and trailed implements
- Manoeuvre in confined spaces with trailed and mounted implements
- Attach and set trailed implements ready for work
- Attach and set mounted implements ready for work
- Attach and set power take-off drives ready for work
- Explain actions required for hazards, underground and overhead services
- Operate a mounted or power-driven implement
- Remove and store trailed and mounted implements
- Carry out shut down and securing procedures
- Explain the loading and unloading procedures for machine transporting

Teaching and assessment:

- 2 days learning through a mix of classroom-based teaching and practical exercises
- 1 day assessment - CPCS technical tests theory & practical

Certification:

CPCS Trained Operator Card (red card) on passing the CPCS technical tests valid for two years.