Lantra Awards Forestry and Arboriculture - Learning Outcomes Mapped to BTEC Level 3 National

Oct 20, 2026

Lantra Awards learning outcomes for Forestry and Arboriculture are mapped to BTEC Level 3 National units. The content links safe working responsibilities, hazard identification, risk assessment, environmental protection, and compliant waste disposal to Unit 1: Professional Working Responsibilities. It also connects chainsaw maintenance and operation skills—checking safety features, selecting maintenance tools, maintaining power units and cutting systems, reassembly to operational standards, and maintaining tidy workplaces—to Unit 9: Tree-felling Activities and Unit 10: Forestry and Arboricultural Machinery Operations.

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Learning outcomes mapped to BTEC Level 3 National units

Health, safety, and environmental responsibilities (Unit 1)

Chainsaw maintenance and cutting system maintenance (Unit 9)

Forestry and arboricultural machinery operations (Unit 10)

􀁘 Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance (600/5699/X) 􀁘 Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Cross-cut Timber Using a Chainsaw (600/5700/2) 􀁘 Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm 􀁘 Lantra Awards Technical Award in Health and Safety for Agriculture and Horticulture 􀁘 Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Accessing a Tree using a Rope and Harness 􀁘 Lantra Awards Level 3 Award in Aerial Tree Rescue Operations [quals.pearson.com/BTECL3Nationals](quals.pearson.com/BTECL3Nationals) Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance (600/5699/X) Learning Outcomes mapped to BTEC Level 3 National in Forestry and Arboriculture Units | Lantra Learning Outcomes | Lantra Assessment Criteria | BTEC Unit Title | BTEC Learning Aim | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. Be able to work safely. | 1.1. Identify the hazards and risks associated with the working area and the proposed work | Unit 1: Professional Working Responsibilities | A: Professional responsibilities associated with the workplace
A1: Characteristics of professional working responsibilities and sources of relevant information
A2: Characteristics and scope of personal responsibilities in the workplace
B: Health and safety responsibilities
B1: Introduction to health and safety and associated legislation
B2: Safe working practice
B3: Risk assessment
B4: Schematics and maps
B5: Purpose of risk assessment | | | 1.2. Use appropriate tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) | | | | | 1.3. Work in a way which maintains health and safety and is consistent with relevant legislation and industry good practice | | | | | 1.4. Carry out work to minimise environmental damage | | | | | 1.5. Dispose of waste safely inline with legislation | Unit 1: Professional Working Responsibilities | C: Managing waste responsibly and safely
C1: Animal, plant and non-organic waste
C2: Legal responsibilities for waste management C3 Environmental and waste management policies, plans and audits | | 2. Be able to carry out maintenance of chainsaw and cutting system | 2.1. Check all safety features on the chainsaw are present and not damaged | Unit 9: Tree-felling Activities | A: Develop tree-felling cross-cutting techniques through the safe use and maintenance of chainsaws
A1: Chainsaws and their safe use
A2: Maintaining the engine and saw
A3: Cross-cutting techniques | | | 2.2. Select appropriate maintenance tools for the power unit and cutting systems in accordance with operator's handbook | Unit 9: Tree-felling Activities | B: Plan activities for chainsaw felling of small-diameter trees
B1: Assessing needs
B2: Planning activities
C: Carry out planned felling and clearing activities for small diameter trees
C1: Working professionally
C2: Evaluating tree-felling activities | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | Unit 10: Forestry and Arboricultural Machinery Operations | A: Investigate the types and purposes of specialised machinery for use in forestry or arboriculture
A1: Machine types and purposes
A2: Criteria for selecting machines and selecting for a specified purpose | | | 2.3. Maintain power unit in accordance with operator's handbook using appropriate tools | Unit 9: Tree-felling Activities | A: Develop tree-felling cross-cutting techniques through the safe use and maintenance of chainsaws
A1: Chainsaws and their safe use
A2: Maintaining the engine and saw | | | | Unit 10: Forestry and Arboricultural Machinery Operations | A: Investigate the types and purposes of specialised machinery for use in forestry or arboriculture
A1: Machine types and purposes
A2: Criteria for selecting machines and selecting for a specified purpose
B: Carry out routine maintenance of specialised forestry or arboricultural machinery to sustain its effectiveness
B1: Machinery components and maintenance requirements
B2: Maintenance methods and equipment B3 Fault-finding and cor

FAQs

What does the mapping cover for health and safety in the working area?

It covers identifying hazards and risks, using appropriate tools and PPE, working safely in line with legislation and industry good practice, and minimising environmental damage while disposing of waste safely according to legislation.

Which skills relate to chainsaw and cutting system maintenance?

It includes checking chainsaw safety features, selecting suitable maintenance tools, maintaining the power unit and cutting system to operator’s handbook requirements, and reassembling to a functional/operational standard.

How are forestry and arboricultural machinery operations addressed?

It focuses on investigating specialised machinery types and purposes, selecting machines for specified purposes, performing routine maintenance to sustain effectiveness, and handling fault-finding and correction, along with operating machinery safely for routine tasks.

Oct 20, 2026

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