This Lantra accredited course ensures that learners can use a tractor safely and with confidence, and that the key fundamentals of driving, loading and Health & Safety are covered. It enables them to develop and expand where necessary on the skills and knowledge required in order to operate the tractor safely and competently.
They receive plenty of hands-on experience behind the wheel. Basic operations and maneuvering are covered. The course modules can include 3-point linkage, power take-off (PTO), trailers and front end loaders.
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Perform a risk assessment
- Mount and dismount safely
- Understand the purpose and meaning of the instrumentation
- Understand the function of all controls
- Understand the hazards associated with using controls
- Understand the reasons for daily checks
- Start and stop the engine in a safe manner
- Be competent in driving a tractor in a forward and reverse direction
- Leave the tractor in a safe state
- Competently perform checking of the lubrication, cooling and air intake of the engine, perform basic lubrication of the tractor and ensure it is in a safe road going state
- Attach a mounted implement and manoeuvre in a forward and reverse direction
- Attach a trailed implement and manoeuvre in a forward and reverse direction
- Leave unattached implements in a safe state
- Correctly attach a PTO shaft between tractor and implement
- Attach the PTO shaft guards correctly
- Assess the minimum turning circle of the machine and the angle of the PTO shaft
- Carry out basic operations using a tractor mounted loader
Upon completion learners receive a Certificate of Competence. Additional Certificate of Competence training options include:
- Arm Mounted Flail Cutter
- Combi Tractor Mower
- Tractor Driving on Slopes
- Combi Slope Tractor
- Tractor Driving for 13-15 year olds
