COURSE DETAILS

Training Course Type

  • On-site training and assessment

Novice Training Course Duration

1-2 days dependant on any previous experience

Novice Candidate Numbers

3

Experience Worker Tests per day

3

Variations

Card Options

  • 5-year LANTRA Awards traditional card & certificate

Minimum Age

16

Instructor

Bertie Tupper & Tuppco Instructors

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FURTHER
INFORMATION

  • What is Trailer Handling?

    Trailer handling involves safely coupling, towing, manoeuvring, reversing, braking, and uncoupling a trailer from a suitable towing vehicle.

    Trailers are commonly used across a wide range of industries and applications, including agriculture, landscaping, grounds maintenance, construction, estates, land-based operations, commercial transport, and leisure activities such as towing caravans, boats, and horse boxes.

    Correct trailer handling requires an understanding of towing weights, nose weight, vehicle and trailer combinations, coupling systems, braking, maintenance, legal requirements, and safe manoeuvring techniques.

  • What does the Tuppco training course include?

    The Lantra Trailer Handling course combines essential theory with practical, hands-on training and assessment.

    Learners will develop the knowledge and skills required to:

    • Understand the legal requirements for towing a trailer on and off road

    • Understand the main principles of safe towing

    • Identify common causes of trailer-related accidents and how to avoid them

    • Understand different hitch types and towing combinations

    • Identify the maximum towing weights of specific vehicle and trailer combinations

    • Understand how towing weights apply to different types of use

    • Measure trailer nose weight correctly

    • Correctly set up a vehicle and trailer combination

    • Safely couple and uncouple a trailer

    • Carry out full pre-driving and pre-use checks

    • Understand the importance of trailer maintenance

    • Identify suitable towing and trailer combinations

    • Operate a towing vehicle and trailer safely

    • Manoeuvre through a series of turns

    • Carry out controlled braking exercises

    • Reverse a vehicle and trailer into a restricted area

    • Demonstrate safe trailer handling techniques

    • Complete the required practical assessment

  • Venue and Equipment Requirements:

    raining can be carried out using a suitable towing vehicle and trailer.

    Suitable towing vehicles may include:

    • Tractors

    • 4×4 vehicles

    • All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

    • Other suitable towing vehicles

    The trailer should generally have a Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) between 750kg and 3,500kg, in accordance with the Lantra course requirements.

    Learners may use their own workplace vehicles and trailers, subject to inspection by the instructor to ensure that they are legal, safe, fit for purpose, and have the required plating and loading information.

    Nose weight measuring equipment is also required for the practical training.

  • Practical assessment criteria

    The course includes a combination of theory, practical instruction, and assessment.

    Learners will be required to demonstrate their ability to safely prepare and operate a vehicle and trailer combination.

    Practical activities can include:

    • Vehicle and trailer pre-use checks

    • Coupling and uncoupling

    • Checking towing and trailer weights

    • Measuring nose weight

    • Setting up the vehicle and trailer

    • Safe forward driving

    • Tight turns

    • Controlled braking

    • Trailer manoeuvring

    • Reversing into a restricted area

    • Safe completion of the towing operation

    • Post-use procedures

    Successful completion requires the learner to meet the required assessment standards.

  • Where can Tuppco deliver onsite training courses?

    Tuppco proudly delivers on-site training courses across a wide region of the South and Central UK. From Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire to Reading, Oxford, and Swindon, our team provides expert, accredited instruction at your workplace using your own equipment. We specialise in NPORS plant training, Lantra land-based and machinery courses, and Qualsafe first aid and health & safety training. Businesses across Berkshire, the Cotswolds, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Buckinghamshire, Cheltenham, and Northamptonshire rely on Tuppco for flexible, professional training solutions that minimise downtime and maximise compliance.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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Objective Of The Course

The aim of the Lantra Trailer Handling Training course with TUPPCO Training is to provide learners with the practical competence, operational skills, and safety knowledge needed to tow and handle trailers safely and responsibly.

The course combines classroom-based theory with practical training, allowing learners to develop the skills required to prepare, couple, operate, manoeuvre, reverse, brake, and uncouple a trailer safely.

Training is adapted to the learner’s existing experience and can be delivered for both work-related and recreational trailer use.

What Will Be Awarded?

Upon successful completion of the assessment, learners will receive a Lantra certificate of competence and a Lantra Skills ID Card for the relevant certificate option.

The award demonstrates that the learner has successfully achieved the required standard of knowledge and practical competence in trailer handling.

  • Lantra Awards certification covering the relevant trailer handling training

  • Evidence of competence in safe trailer operation and handling

  • Understanding of towing legislation and safe towing principles

  • Knowledge of vehicle and trailer weights and combinations

  • Practical demonstration of coupling and uncoupling

  • Nose weight measurement and correct trailer setup

  • Pre-driving and safety checks

  • Practical trailer manoeuvring and reversing

  • Braking exercises

  • Safe operation and handling techniques

  • Nationally recognised certification suitable for workplace competency and compliance purposes

How Long The Course Can Take?

The Lantra Trailer Handling course is typically delivered over 1 day, although the duration can be adapted according to the learner’s previous experience, the equipment being used, the modules selected, and the instructor-to-learner ratio.

Expert Training On Your Business Site

TUPPCO Training can provide Lantra Trailer Handling training directly at your workplace, allowing learners to develop their skills using the vehicles and trailers they are required to operate in their normal working environment.

Where possible, learners should be trained using the same make and model of towing vehicle and trailer that they use within their workplace. This allows training to be directly relevant to their day-to-day responsibilities.

Our on-site approach enables training to be adapted to your specific working environment, equipment, site layout, and operational requirements.

Training can cover practical situations such as coupling and uncoupling, pre-use inspections, nose weight checks, forward manoeuvring, tight turns, controlled braking, and reversing into restricted areas.

What Equipment Is Required?

Training can be carried out using a suitable towing vehicle and trailer.

Suitable towing vehicles may include:

  • Tractors

  • 4×4 vehicles

  • All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

  • Other suitable towing vehicles

The trailer should generally have a Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) between 750kg and 3,500kg, in accordance with the Lantra course requirements.

Learners may use their own workplace vehicles and trailers, subject to inspection by the instructor to ensure that they are legal, safe, fit for purpose, and have the required plating and loading information.

Nose weight measuring equipment is also required for the practical training.

FAQs

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  • Do I receive a certificate & skills card?

    Yes! Upon successful completion of your course, you’ll receive an official certificate and skills card accredited by Lantra, NPORS or Qualsafe recognising your achievement and qualification.

  • What areas do we cover?
    Tuppco delivers NPORS, LANTRA and Qualsafe on-site training across a variety of locations to meet the needs of businesses in the Southwest, Midlands and Southeast areas of the UK. The areas include Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Sussex, Kent.
  • Where Do We Deliver Training?

    Tuppco delivers professional training across a wide range of industries, including construction, land-based, manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, engineering, and office-based businesses. Training can be provided at various venues to suit client needs, including on-site at company premises. This flexible approach allows Tuppco to tailor training delivery to different working environments and operational requirements.

  • Who delivers the training?

    Our training is delivered by Bertie Tupper and a team of fully qualified instructors who are accredited by Lantra, NPORS or Qualsafe. Each trainer brings real industry experience and a passion for helping learners build practical skills and confidence.

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