About the course
This one day training programme generally costs �85 however specific funding information is available further down this facstheet.
Courses currently available:
8th July 2025
8th September 2025
29th September 2025
20th Oct 2025
24th November 2025
This training and assessment programme only covers Unit 151 of the Award, Operating Pedestrian Hand Held Applicators Fitted With Hydraulic Nozzles or Rotary Atomisers to Apply Pesticides to Land
Course Coverage
Applicator set-up Nozzles
Read and interpret labels
Calibration and calculation
Equipment
Environmental Risk Assessment
Application of pesticide to area
Cleaning sprayer and PPE Application Records
Key Information
Location: Preston Campus or Preston Campus or Preston Campus or Preston Campus
Course length: One Year (one week)
Available course dates: Please select the appropriate campus and start date to apply online.
Preston Campus
September 2025
Preston Campus
September 2025
Preston Campus
October 2025
Preston Campus
November 2025
Entry requirements & additional information
Candidates must have achieved the L2 Award in the Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides (PA1). To be able to access the course material, candidates who have not completed the qualifiations within the last 3-5 years, must have evidence of a refersher completed by a reputable trainer. We reccomend refresher training every 3 years to stay abreast of legistartion updates.
The qualification covers callibration calculations for chemicals and so candidates must have basic maths skills.
Assessments are completed with an external assessor, generally the week
after the course. The assessment is a combination of theory and calibration
knowledge plus a practical task and generally lasts approximately 1 hour.
Progression
Other units of the L2 Award in the Safe Application of Pesticides Using Pedestrian Hand Held Equipment (QCF) (PA6a)
L2 Award in the Safe Application of Pesticides Using Pedestrian Hand Held Equipment (QCF) - Near Water (PA6aw)
Candidates are expected to provide their own PPE for both the training and assessments. A list will be provided up on confirmation of the course - please contact us on [email protected] if you require this sooner.
Sprayers are provided for both the training and assessment.
NPTC rules require candidates to bring photo ID to both the training and assessment.