City & Guilds NPTC L2 Award in the Safe Application of Pesticides Using Pedestrian Hand Held Equipment (PA6a) Preston

About the course

This one day training programme costs £320 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

Course length: One Year (one week)

Available course dates: Please select the appropriate campus and start date to apply online.

Preston Campus
Monday 8th June 2026
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Preston Campus
Monday 6th July 2026
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Preston Campus
Monday 20th July 2026
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Preston Campus
Tuesday 26th May 2026
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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 adultskills@myerscough.ac.uk 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.