Course overview
What You Will Study
Develop your tractor driving abilities to the level required for the National Proficiency Test Council with our NPTC Novice Tractor Driver course.
This course is for individuals who operate tractors and ancillary machinery as part of their work in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, landscaping or other industries. It will provide the individual with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to prepare and operate a tractor and attachments safely and to industry standards inline with current legislation.
You must have experience in operating tractors/some experience with attachments to enrol on this course, please get in touch if you would like to check your suitability before booking.
This is a specialist qualification demonstrating that you can safely operate a tractor to a recognised level of competency. It covers the following:
Safe driving of a tractor
Pre-use maintenance
Safety checks
Recognition of controls and instruments
(This course does not include the optional unit that covers the use of a tractor fitted with a front-end loader)
The assessment is carried out independently from the course and will involve verbal questioning and practical tasks. The test covers the use of the tractor in a range of situations:
Driving safely and correctly around a suitable course, including reversing with a trailer
Attaching 3point linkage and Power Take Off (PTO) driven attachments
Trailer hitching
Safe operational skills are key to efficient use, good work practice and preventing accidents this is beneficial to business as it helps prevent less machinery damage or downtime.
The course runs for two days.
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