Work Experience :)

[Sam Thompson]

Hello All,

 

I’m currently doing my National Diploma in Forestry and I'm trying to find a work placement for a few months over the winter. The college time table states that I should be on placement 29.11.10 - 17.02.11 and then the 10.01.11 - 04.02.11. I am really looking for work in woodland management and coppicing as this holds most interest for me, but I will consider anything

 

Experience

 

I don’t have a great deal of experience within forestry/arb but I have spent most of my life outside working on shoots and farm work. I am competent (I’m told) with most hand tools and have done some chainsaw work, mainly cutting firewood at home and a bit of felling too. I spent the past year working with Strutt & Parkers land management department in Chester, it’s not particularly relevant but I learnt a great deal.

 

Course

 

So far on the course we have covered - Chipper, Chainsaw, Brushcutter/Strimmer, Handtool and tractor use and maintenance. I will not have any CS tickets when I start work experience, which I appreciate is a pain, but it cannot be helped as the earliest we can sit them is next year. We have also covered brashing, drain maintenance, fencing and log splitting ().

 

I have all my own PPE but not saw, and I could supply some of my own handtools if necessary. I will hopefully have passed my driving test by then but I doubt I will have a car. I will go wherever the job is and get digs locally. If the placement is right then I would happily work for the experiance and guidance, remuneration would be great if possible though!

 

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me via PM, email ([email protected]) or telephone (07948309142).

 

 

Thankyou for your time

 

 

Sam Thompson.

[Tom2020]

Best of luck sam im in the same boat as you and like many students soon to be

[Sam Thompson]

EDIT.

 

Dates are the 29.11.10 - 17.12.10 and the 10.01.11 - 04.02.11 not as above.

 

(Any chance admin could edit original post please?)

 

Thanks Sam

[Big J]

I'm looking for someone to help me over the winter with a large felling licence on the estate I live and work on:

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/employment/21002-contract-tree-feller-forester-required-just-west-edinburgh.html

 

I shall check with the management if your Forestry ND is sufficient to cover you for working on the estate, but if that is the case, would you be interested in doing a placement up here near Edinburgh? It would be probably two thirds forestry, some firewood production and some sawmilling too.

 

Drop me a PM if you are interested.

 

Jonathan

[Alex Reid]

I am a student like yourself best of luck and be willing to travel distance is all I can say