Becoming an Arb Instructor

[wjotner]

I've been climbing 9 years, and still love it. But am tired now of having to pick up sticks for a living and mess about with chippers. Plus I'm getting old. So i want to start moving my career away from day to day tree work, but still use the skills I've developed as a climber. So I would like to find out more about how one goes about becoming an arb instructor and assessor. 

 

Can anyone out there point me in the right direction? I'm based in the East Midlands and struggling to find nearby training providers who i can speak to.

 

Thanks

[5thelement]

7 minutes ago, wjotner said:

I've been climbing 9 years, and still love it. But am tired now of having to pick up sticks for a living and mess about with chippers. Plus I'm getting old. So i want to start moving my career away from day to day tree work, but still use the skills I've developed as a climber. So I would like to find out more about how one goes about becoming an arb instructor and assessor. 

 

Can anyone out there point me in the right direction? I'm based in the East Midlands and struggling to find nearby training providers who i can speak to.

 

Thanks

Contact LANTRA direct, they are  always looking for Instructors and have lowered the bar so much that you need to be a professional limbo dancer to get under it.
Jump through a few hoops and yer in!

Edited February 28, 2023 by 5thelement

[slack ma girdle]

You will have a days verification to see if you have the required knowledge and skills. You need a teaching qualification (PTLLS), H&S qualification (IOSH), and then a week long standard setting course.

I think it took me about 18 months.

It costs a lot!

[wjotner]

Thanks for the replies. I'll get in touch with Lantra and see what they say. 

 

 

[wjotner]

9 hours ago, slack ma girdle said:

You will have a days verification to see if you have the required knowledge and skills. You need a teaching qualification (PTLLS), H&S qualification (IOSH), and then a week long standard setting course.

I think it took me about 18 months.

It costs a lot!

Would you say it was worth the effort and money for you? Do you get enough work from it, and does it pay ok?

 

[slack ma girdle]

I generate my own work, and use MWMAC to register the courses. At the moment I run 4-6 courses a year,  because i am so busy. Once i get abit more decrepit i will increase the amount of training.

I could probably generate enough training work to keep me busy full time, but i am enjoying felling and climbing, and i enjoy the variety. 

Yes it is worth pursuing,  but not many are cut out to be trainers.

Give me a tinkle if you want 07966792798

[wjotner]

On 01/03/2023 at 20:09, slack ma girdle said:

I generate my own work, and use MWMAC to register the courses. At the moment I run 4-6 courses a year,  because i am so busy. Once i get abit more decrepit i will increase the amount of training.

I could probably generate enough training work to keep me busy full time, but i am enjoying felling and climbing, and i enjoy the variety. 

Yes it is worth pursuing,  but not many are cut out to be trainers.

Give me a tinkle if you want 07966792798

 

[wjotner]

Thanks Slack. That's interesting, not sure I'd want the responsibility of running my own courses. But worth thinking about as an option. I'll see what the Lantra people say when they get back to me.