Safe Use of Pesticides
“I feel the course was very useful and delivered well by instructor.”
George Furey, Together housing
PA1/PA6A
“Very good. Good location, and not too much information to take in. Good clear content and good instructor.”
Nick Durkin, Derby County Football Club
PA1/PA6A/PA2
“Perfectly performed. Very knowledgeable instructor.”
Andy Otter, Chesterfield Borough Council
PA2 Mounted Sprayers
“Great! Went very well. I have learned a lot over the 3 days.”
Joshua Neary, CBRE/BP
PA1/PA6A/PA6AW
“Really enjoyable and very good knowledge gained. Both trainer and assessor great and very thorough.”
Engie Ltd, May 2019
PA1/PA6A
“Good. Covered all aspects on Japanese Knotweed injecting. Applied real life examples which helped learning.”
Neil Gallagher, PHS Greenleaf
PA6INJ – Stem Injection
“I thought the course went well and was at a good tempo. I learnt a lot from doing this course.”
Thomas Malins, Together housing
PA1/PA6A
Basic Turf Maintenance
“Excellent. Explained the issues facing our green clearly but most importantly outlined a plan (in season) to maintain. Given a detailed plan for post season renovation. Budgets also covered. Fantastic!”
Frank England, Basingstoke Bowls Club
Bowls Green Maintenance
“Very informative. Instructor explained things extraordinarily well.”
Rebecca Desson, Walsall MBC
Bowls Green Maintenance
“Good clear course. Helped me get a good understanding of the preparation of the square.”
Daniel Mason, John O’Conner Grounds Maintenance
Cricket Pitch Maintenance (Spring & Summer)
“Being a novice have learned enough to be able to assist at my club.”
Peter Higginbotham, Rushton Cricket Club
Cricket Pitch Maintenance (Spring & Summer)
“Good course instructor who gave clear information about the general aspect of pitch care.”
George Wood, Homewood House School
Winter Sports Pitch Maintenance (Rugby & Football)
Bespoke courses
“Chris Parry is an excellent tutor with a wide and varied knowledge base.”
Alex Booth, Worcester City Council
Initial Sports Line Marking
“I came away with a better understanding and found it very interesting”
Keith James, Hemyock Bowls club
Bowls Green Maintenance
“Really good, instructor was very knowledgeable and patient. good hands-on training.”
Samuel Plant, Rugby School
Compact Tractors
“Very interesting mainly due to the trainer’s extensive knowledge around the subject.”
Jessica Evans, Lytes Carey (National Trust)
Turf Management Basics
“Good background information as well as tool introduction. Very pleasant tutor.”
Sara Tschersich, Christchurch and East Dorset Council
Induction Training for Seasonal Staff