Hello! and a few questions if i may?

[ging]

patmanscoop, If i can put my tuppence worth in. I'm coming to the end of doing my HND and as it draws near i feel i made the wrong decision. If you want to break into the industry it may be worth going in for short courses and getting CS 30 31, chippers and a first aid ticket. with these find yourself some labouring work, show interest in all aspects of the job you can encounter. As you progress, maybe with a company supporting you through tickets and become a competent arborist then think about going to college. Read the book Trees; thier use management and cultivation (i think it is) by bob watson, this covers most of what we were taught in the first year. plant biology etc... hope this is of some use to you. Also set up a side line in tweaking saws if you know 2 strokes!?

[patmanscoop]

Thanks for the advice ging, that sounds sensible and thats the way i plan to go about it.i already hold a ticket for first aid at work but ill definatly look in to the chipper course too.

i already service the chainsaws and strimmers,hedge trimmers ETC for a farmign estate in east grinsted its good work and also helps me too as i get a bit more familiar with the saws.