Lantra to kick off three-day event by championing training and qualifications in the land-based and environmental industries

Lantra is set to kick-off a major national showcase event for land-based industries by championing the future of training and qualifications in the sector.

Representatives from the training and qualifications awarding organisation will be attending the forthcoming Arb Show 2022 which will feature at the prestigious APF Exhibition 2022 - the UK's largest forestry, woodland, arboriculture, fencing and biomass show which takes place at Ragley Estate in Warwickshire, from September 22 until September 24.

Stephen Roberts, Head of Instructor Network at Lantra, is scheduled to be the first speaker at the event at 10am on September 22, and during his speech he is planning to highlight the work of Lantra which is the UK's leading awarding organisation offering training courses and qualifications in forestry and arboriculture.

Mandy Maynard, Lantra's National Development Manager, and Sean Duffy - Head of Industry Partnerships (Forestry & Arb), will also be attending the event which is set to attract around 22,000 visitors and more than 300 exhibitors.

Lantra will have its own stand at the event and will deliver demonstrations of two-rope working in light of recent legislation changes in that field.

In the demonstrations' area, Lantra will have two of their Verifiers available to demonstrate and advise on safe working practices which are compliant with HSE and are now used in the revised Lantra tree climbing training courses.

Lantra worked with the Arboricultural Association and HSE to ensure all its training and qualifications were updated to reflect these changes and that they were clearly explained within the materials.

For those who are still unsure about the revised two-rope requirements, Lantra has a range of Aerial refresher courses available, and these have had 'TG1 2020' added to the course title to ensure climbers and employers are up-to-date with additional requirements.

The courses available are:

• Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue (TG1 Update 2020) Refresher;
• Tree Climbing, Aerial Rescue and Use of a Chainsaw from a Rope & Harness (TG1 Update 2020) Refresher;
• Use of a Chainsaw from a Rope & Harness (TG1 Update 2020) Refresher;
• Tree Pruning (TG1 Update 2020) Refresher;
• Aerial Tree Rigging (TG1 Update 2020) Refresher.

To find out more about these courses and where they are delivered, please visit the Lantra website