Seeking work placement

[ClaireLich]

Just started Arboriculture and Forestry BTEC level 3 and need to find 300 hours of work placement over the next two years. Have emailed several arborists and so far getting nowhere. Has anyone got any tips?! 

[Pete Mctree]

Where are you based? Someone reading who is local to you might be able to help.

[Steven P]

A little more information here might help as well - sell yourself.

I can't comment much on what you have e-mailed the local arborists but a few details such as your location, the type of work you want on your placement, ability to get to site (driving), if you have any tickets so far or when you are expected to get some qualifications (makes you more useful the more you have), is your placement a day a week (any restrictions) or can you do two 5 week blocks of work and so on.... remember that on a forum like this consider your posts as a part of your application process to get a placement