Course dates April to end July 2024

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Course Dates 2024                                                                                                 

Jimmy Hughes Services is a Lantra training provider and can organise City and Guilds Land based Services/ NPTC assessments plus many other training programmes on request.

These are our most popular courses; we will be slotting in other dates when we know demand. But if clients want to know what we have planned, you will have an idea. If we can be of any help, please do not hesitate to get in contact. Please also remember, that we are happy to travel across Wales, should there be enough people. We need 3 people for each course to travel (4 for Rodents).  Especially for Rodent Management, ATV, Health and Safety, Environmental Awareness, Mole trapping, Telehandler, Vet and Med, if we possibly can.

Just contact us on 01597 850 080 (not manned full time) Or 07766 539 389  - text if it is easier.   jhsltd@btinternet.com

Saturday 13th April Transport of animals – Short journey

Monday 15th April Transport of animals – Long journey

Monday 29th April and Wednesday 1st May Tractor and Arm Mount Flail

Tuesday 30th April Pesticides - Pa1

Thursday 2nd May Pesticides - Pa6

Friday 3rd May Pesticides - Pa2

Monday 6th May Better Livestock Handling for Increased Profitability

Tuesday 7th May Safe Use of Sheep Dips (training) Friday 10th May (assessment)

Wednesday 8th May Working at height

8th and 9th May Tractor driving

Wednesday 8th May Rabbit and Mole Control - Trapping Techniques

Monday 13th May ATV Sit-Astride

Tuesday 14th May Transport of animals (Long journey)

Friday 17th May Rodent Management

Friday 17th May Transport of Animals (Short and Long Journey)

Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st May Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting

Thursday 23rd May Better Livestock Handling for Increased Profitability

Friday 24th May Brush cutter

Monday 20th May Book keeping VAT and MTD

Wednesday 21st May Understanding your accounts

Thursday 28th May Mole trapping

Tuesday 27th May Woodchipper

Tuesday 28th May Safe Use of Vet and Med (training) Friday 31st May (assessment)

Tuesday 4th June Pesticides - Pa1 – Safe use of pesticides

Thursday 6th June Pesticides PA2 – Boom sprayer and weed wiper if required

Tues 11th June Pesticides PA6 – Pedestrian Controlled handheld applicators

Wed 19th June ATV

Thursday 20th June Environmental awareness

Wed 26th and Thursday 27th June Telehandler

Tuesday 25th June Safe Use of Sheep Dips (training)Friday 28th June (assessment)

Tuesday 9th July Rodent Management

Thursday 11th July Health and Safety

Friday 12th July Manual Handling

Farming Connect, Farm Safety Foundation - Yellow Wellies, Farm Diogelwch Fferm Cymru - Farm Safety Wales, Lantra, Lantra Wales, Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales, CFfI Cymru Wales YFC, City & Guilds, The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, Radnor YFC

Spotlight on ....Safe Application of Granular or Pelleted Pesticides Using Mounted or Trailed Applicators (PA4)

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Spotlight on ....Safe Application of Granular or Pelleted Pesticides Using Mounted or Trailed Applicators (PA4)

Next Training date: 7th May 2024, This will be our only date in 2024!

Awarding Body: Lantra training and City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 assessment

Target audience:

Farmers, Sprayer operatives. Anyone who works in or wants to work in commercial pesticide application

Description:

This qualification is designed specifically for those who wish to use either a pelleted or granular applicator (slugs) which can be mounted or trailed as part of their daily role. The course looks at how to prepare your equipment, the maintenance of it and its safe operation and calibration. The training is ideal for farmers and sprayer operatives.

Course sessions:

§ Legislative and safety requirements relating to the application of granular/pelleted pesticides

§ Assessment of the environmental factors relating to the application site

§ Reading and interpreting product information

§ Preparation and calibration of the application equipment

§ Operation of the application equipment

§ Post-operational procedures

Duration: 1 day course plus 2 hour assessment on a different day

Equipment Required:

§ Spray suit and gloves

§ Work clothes

§ Wellies

§ Lunch

Prerequisites: Safe Use of Pesticides (PA1)

Funding Available: Yes in Wales - Farming Connect

For more details or to enquire about costs and availability please contact Jimmy Hughes Services on 01597 850080 or jhsltd@btinternet.com

Farming Connect PDP session 4th March

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We are holding a Farming Connect PDP help session on Monday 4th March in Penybont. Please get in touch if you want help creating or updating your PDP and applying for funding for training.
Apply now, get approved funding in April and you have nine months to complete your training.
Course dates with current availability include:
Sunday 3rd March Telescopic Handler
Thursday 7th March Woodchipper
Friday 8th March Environmental Awareness
Saturday 9th March ATV
Monday 11th March Health and Safety - Working at Height
Tuesday 12th March Health and Safety
Wednesday 13th March Manual Handling
Wednesday 13th March 4x4 Off Road Vehicle driving
Monday 25th March Brushcutter
Wenesday 27th and Thursday 28th March Tractor driving
Friday 12th April 4x4 Off road vehicle driving
Monday 29th April and Wednesday 1st May Tractor and Arm Mount Flail
Tuesday 30th April Pesticides - Pa1 Training
Thursday 2nd May Pesticides - Pa6 Training
Friday 3rd May Pesticides - Pa2 Training Assessment dates to follow
Monday 6th May Better Livestock Handling for Increased Profitability
Tuesday 7th May PA4 Pellets and Granules
Tuesday 7th May Safe use of sheep dips Training
Friday 10th May Safe Use of Sheep Dips (assessment)
Wednesday 8th May Rabbit and Mole Control - Trapping Techniques
Monday 13th May ATV Sit-Astride
Friday 17th May Rodent Management
Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st May Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting

Don't see what you need? we will have more dates planned soon and can arrange dates for groups across Wales.

Farming Connect, Farm Safety Foundation - Yellow Wellies, Farm Diogelwch Fferm Cymru - Farm Safety Wales, Lantra, Lantra Wales, Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales, CFfI Cymru Wales YFC, City & Guilds, The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, Radnor YFC

Course dates to the end of May

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Please get in touch if you would like further details - jhsltd@btinternet.com or 01597850080. If you don’t see what you need, please get in touch, we can arrange other training …..

Wednesday 7th February - Training
Friday 9th February Safe Use of Sheep Dips (assessment)

Monday 12th February - Training
Saturday 17th February Safe Use of Vet and Med (assessment)

Tuesday 13th February Transport of Animals (Long Journey)

Thursday 15th February Transport of Animals (Short Journey)

Thursday 15th February Financial Recording, VAT and MTD

Monday 19th February Pesticides - Pa1

Thursday 22nd February Rabbit and Mole Control - Trapping Techniques

Tuesday 27th February Pesticides - Pa6

Thursday 29th February Pesticides - Pa2 and f

Thursday 7th March Woodchipper

Friday 8th March Environmental Awareness

Monday 11th March Health and Safety - Working at Height

Tuesday 12th March Health and Safety

Wednesday 13th March Manual Handling

Monday 29th April and Wednesday 1st May Tractor and Arm Mount Flail

Tuesday 30th April Pesticides - Pa1

Thursday 2nd May Pesticides - Pa6

Friday 3rd May Pesticides - Pa2

Monday 6th May Better Livestock Handling for Increased Profitability

Tuesday 7th May Training
Friday 10th May Safe Use of Sheep Dips (assessment)

Wednesday 8th May Rabbit and Mole Control - Trapping Techniques

Monday 13th May ATV Sit-Astride

Friday 17th May Rodent Management

Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st May Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting

Whats in the training pipeline?

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We have been a bit rubbish at promoting our courses lately as its been so crackers busy! What do we have in the pipeline you ask?

Our November dates are all now full.

- 1st December City and Guilds Transport of Animals - Long Distance (Over 8 hours)

-5th December City and Guilds safe and responsible use of Veterinary Medicines

- 6th December Off Road Vehicle Driving (4x4)

- 6th and 7th December Lantra Safe use of Pesticides and Pedestrian Controlled Hand Held Applicators with City and Guilds NPTC assessments

- 8th December City and Guilds Safe of of Sheep Dips

- 8th December Lantra Brush Wood chipper

- 11th and 12th December Lantra Tractor and Arm mounted cutting equipment

- 14th December Lantra Rodent Management

- 15th December Lantra Transport of animals - Short distance (Over 45 miles)

January 2024

- 10th Lantra ATV (sit astride)

- 11th Lantratra Environmental Awareness, audit and management for your business

- 19th Emergency First Aid

February 2024

- 5th and 6th Lantra Chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting

More dates coming soon, but if you don't see what you need, just ask and we will see what we can do to help you......

Course dates 2023

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Please see below our set course dates for 2023. We will be adding more and for other courses depending on demand and upon request, so if you dot see what you are looking for, please get in contact and we will help you as much as we can.

Date       Course

Monday 8th May              PA1 Safe Use of Pesticides

Tuesday 9th May PA6 Safe Application of Pesticides using Hand Held Equipment

Tuesday 9th May              Safe use of Sheep Dip

Thursday 11th May          Safe Use of Vet and Med

Thursday 18th May          Transport of Animals (Short Distance)

Friday 19th May                Transport of Animals (Long Distance)

Tuesday 23rd May            Rabbit and Mole Control – Trapping Techniques

Wednesday 14th June    Health and Safety

Tuesday 20th June           Rodent Control on Farms

Tuesday 20th June Training with assessments Thursday 22nd June        Safe Use of Sheep Dips

Tuesday 27th June PA1 Safe Use of Pesticides

Wednesday 28th June PA6 Safe Application of Pesticides using Hand Held Equipment

Thursday 29th June PA2 Safe Application of Pesticides using Vehicle Mounted Boom Sprayer Equipment

Friday 30th June Assessments

Friday 30th June Rough Terrain Telescopic Lift Truck

Monday 10th July             Environmental Awareness

Tuesday 11th July             Grey Squirrel Control

Tuesday 11th to Wednesday 12th July Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting

Thursday 13th July           Manual Handling

Friday 14th July ATV (Sit-Astride)

Friday 14th July                 Emergency First Aid at Work

Wednesday 9th August Tractor Driving

Wednesday 9th August to Thursday 10th August    Tractor Driving and Arm Mounted Cutting Equipment

Monday 14th to Tuesday 15th August Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting

Wednesday 16th August               ATV (Sit-In)

Thursday 17th August    Rodent Management

Monday 21st August Training and Assessment Wednesday 23rd August               Safe Use of Sheep Dip

Thursday 24th August    Health and Safety

Tuesday 29th August PA1 Safe Use of Pesticides

Thursday 31st August PA2 Safe Application of Pesticides using Vehicle Mounted Boom Sprayer Equipment

Monday 4th September PA6 Safe Application of Pesticides using Hand Held Equipment

Friday 1st September      Better Livestock Handling

Tuesday 5th September Rabbit and Mole Control - Trapping Techniques

Wednesday 6th to Thursday 7th September Rough Terrain Telescopic Lift Truck

Friday 8th September     Working at Height

Monday 11th to Friday 15th September

Monday 18th September Chainsaw Maintenance, Cross Cutting and Felling trees up to 380mm

Tuesday 19th September               Rodent Management

Wednesday 20th September       Transport of Animals (Short Distance)

Thursday 21st September             Transport of Animals (Long Distance)

Thursday 21st September             Environmental Awareness

Tuesday 26th September

Thursday 28th September             Safe Use of Vet and Med

Wednesday 27th September   ATV (Sit-Astride)

Friday 29th September   Emergency First Aid at Work

Monday 9th October and

Thursday 12th October Safe Use of Sheep Dip

Monday 9th October PA1 Safe Use of Pesticides

Tuesday 10th October PA2 Safe Application of Pesticides using Vehicle Mounted Boom Sprayer Equipment

Wednesday 11th October PA6 Safe Application of Pesticides using Hand Held Equipment

Wednesday 18th October             Woodchippers

Thursday 19th October Better Livestock Handling

Friday 20th and Monday 23rd October   Rough Terrain Telescopic Lift Truck

Tuesday 24th to Wednesday 25th October            Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting

Monday 6th to Friday 10th November and Monday 13th November    Chainsaw Maintenance, Cross Cutting and Felling trees up to 380mm

Tuesday 14th November                Basic Tree Inspection

Wednesday 15th November        Rabbit and Mole Control - Trapping Techniques 

Thursday 16th November             Grey Squirrel Control

Saturday 18th November              Woodchippers

Monday 20th November               Health and Safety

Tuesday 21st November                ATV (Sit-In)

Thursday 7th December                Transport of Animals (Short Distance)

Friday 8th December      Transport of Animals (Long Distance)

Monday 11th to Tuesday 12th December               Rough Terrain Telescopic Lift Truck

We love Quads!

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Most people who know us, know we love Quads here and loved watching the professional stunt team at the Royal Welsh Show last week.

Talking of Quads - we have one place left on a Lantra sit astride ATV course on Saturday 6th August at LD1 5UB - please get in touch if you would like more information. Please note - no stunts included, we will leave that to the professional stunt teams!

The Farming Connect funding for skills development window is now open.

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The Farming Connect funding for skills development window is now open. Please note that this window closes at the end of July.

Please make sure you add as much detail to your Personal Development Plan and Application as possible.

If you would like help to complete your PDP or application, please get in contact 01597 850 080 or jhsltd@btinternet.com, we are happy to help we will be holding PDP events during the evenings throughout May - get in touch to book a place.

There are many courses on offer - take advantage while you can…..

For a complete list of the available courses https://bit.ly/3vtHjut

For more information about how to apply for the skills funding https://bit.ly/3kwXUap

The Farming Connect funding for skills development window is now open.

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The Farming Connect funding for skills development window is now open. Please note that this window closes on the 27th May.

Please make sure you add as much detail to your Personal Development Plan and Application as possible.

If you would like help to complete your PDP or application, please get in contact 01597 850 080 or jhsltd@btinternet.com, we are happy to help we will be holding PDP events during the evenings throughout May - get in touch to book a place.

There are many courses on offer - take advantage while you can…..

For a complete list of the available courses https://bit.ly/3vtHjut

For more information about how to apply for the skills funding https://bit.ly/3kwXUap

Storm's Arwen and Barra

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This week has mostly been about Windblown trees, clearing up after storms Arwen and Barra…..

Thank goodness for our cracking team, the Wacker and tree shears/ grab!

Rachels Telehandler training course

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Back in June, Rachel went on her own Telehandler training course. Everyone thought she was mad, but she stuck to and after two days of training and the instructor pulling his hair out, he confirmed that she was a safe operator and had passed. Here’s the proof!

Rachel was lucky enough to get 40% funding towards the cost of this course from Farming Connect.

If you would like Telehandler training, please just get in touch