Part-time & Short Courses

This is a practical course held during school holidays for young people who want to learn safe ways to operate a range of modern tractors. It usually runs in the first week of the summer holidays, but can be organised earlier in the year if there is sufficient demand. Please contact Sam Oldfield on 01395 562347 or email shortcourses@bicton.ac.uk for further details.

Course includes:
Health and safety, driver and passenger safety, tractor controls, daily maintenance, hitching/unhitching trailed equipment, manoeuvring with and without trailers, operating hydraulics and hitching/unhitching mounted implements.

Entry Requirements:
Applicants should be at least 13 years of age