Training Courses

by Tri-Grain Ltd


Tri Grain Ltd, which is a collaborative company set up between Tynegrain, North East Grains and Coastal Grains conducts training days for our farmers throughout the year.

There has been a lot of interest in the many courses we provide, and subsequently this service has been growing in popularity. The courses run throughout the year and we aim to cater to our farmers' specific training requirements.

We understand that many of these courses are now legal requirements. Current legislation dictates that all operators of a telescopic handler forklift truck should have attended a full training course, earning a certificate once successfully completed which certifies the driver for 5 years. A refresher course must be completed, which compromises only of a practical driving test, after this time has elapsed.

Our qualified instructor has been holding these training days for both full and refresher courses since the service was started. He is also qualified to train and certify counter balance fork lift trucks, loading shovels and mobile elevated work platforms along with both pivot steer and rigid telescopic handlers.

Tri-Grain Ltd has a full range of courses in its portfolio, all are detailed here.

Driving Skills


  • Basic Forklift
  • Forklift Refresher
  • Novice Moving Elevated Work Platform
  • Refresher Moving Elevated Work Platform
  • ATV Novice
  • ATV Refresher
  • Young tractor driving (age 13-16 years)

Environmental Skills


  • PA1: Safe Use of Pesticides
  • PA2: Use of boom Sprayer
  • PA4S: Use of slug pellet applicator
  • PA6: Use of knapsack Sprayer
  • PA9: Fogging, Misting & Smoking

Grandfather Rights Course


Available to those born before 31st Dec 1964 and only applying pesticide to their own/employers land

  • Units 1 & 2
  • Units 1 & 3

Forestry Skills


  • Introduction to Chainsaw
  • Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross Cutting Timber
  • Felling and Processing Small trees

General Health & Safety


  • Emergency First Aid at Work
  • First Aid at Work
  • First Aid at Work Requalification
  • Manual Handling

How to Book

If you have any questions or would like to book you or a colleague onto any of these training days please call the Tynegrain/GrainCo office on 0191 428 7700 and ask for Tom Carmichael.