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We offer a range of short courses, from certified training for health and social care professionals, to craft and hobby courses, and accredited programmes that support technical skills. Disover the benefits of studying with ARU.

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Available as:: Short course
Course features: Get the knowledge, understanding and skills required to fell medium trees up to 760mm safely, to industry standards, in line with current legislation. This Level 3 Certificate of Competence is NPTC City & Guilds approved.

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Course features: Demonstrate you have up-to-date knowledge and skills by refreshing your Felling and Processing Small Trees (up to 380mm) qualification. This course is NPTC City & Guilds approved.

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Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn how to safely use and maintain garden machinery such as line trimmers, brushcutters, hedgecutters, blowers and rotary mowers in this one day course.

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Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn to administer emergency treatment to dogs. Our one-day course at ARU Writtle covers injury, wound-dressing, allergic reactions and stings, poisoning, choking, seizures, CPR and more.

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Course features: Learn how to prepare pesticides with our one-day course at Writtle College, accredited by NPTC. It's a Foundation Module that prepares you for further courses, which focus on pesticide use and application.

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Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn about using a knapsack sprayer with hydraulic nozzles or rotary atomisers to apply pesticides to land, with our accredited one-day course at Writtle College.

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Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn more about the safe use and maintenance of tractors. Our two-day training and assessment course at Writtle College is accredited by Lantra Awards.

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Course features: Learn to identify common signs and symptoms that may lead to tree or limb failure, and how to report issues. Our short course at Writtle College is accredited by Lantra Awards.

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Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn about the three major welding processes with our four-day Welding course at Writtle College. The introductory course includes demos and hands-on, practical work.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn to prepare, use and maintain a woodchipper safely in this one day City & Guilds NPTC integrated training and assessment programme.