What qualifications do all of you self employed arborists have?

[Harrison2604]

I have a degree in swimming pool management and dress making. Because I used needles in dressmaking, I'm able to undertake all aspects of tree work to the highest of standards.

[Ian Flatters]

I have a lot of nptc's and lantra's, managing signing, lighting and guarding, first and second aid, full hgv license, hiabs, ipaf's, certificate in arb and a Tech cert.

[RobRainford]

ive got my GCSEs, a BTEC level 3 certificate in business, almost completed my foundation degree and will go to do Bsc in arb.

 

Nptc 30-34, 38,39, 41 is booked

pesticides PA1,2a,6a

CSCS

health and safety and emergency first aid training.

a certificate in basic grounds keeping, which was a simple course, how to use a blower, lawnmower, strimmer and hedgecutters, 6 of us, 10 minutes on each, heres your certificate!

[janey]

I find my stained glass qual's really useful in my day-to-day tree work

 

Like a lot of people on here, I have various practical, theory and professional arb' qual's backed up with a fair bit of experience. I don't think you can do the job well with only paper qual's or experience: I think you need a good balance of both.

[Ian Flatters]

I also gained a bit of experience form working for a council. I learned about 'long waits', Morning break, Brunch ones-es and after threes-es as well as becoming a coniser of local cafes. Put on two stone which within a month of leaving i managed to shift.

[Stephen Blair]

I got my ironing badge at cubs

[APC]

I got my ironing badge at cubs

 

 

 

I was a seconder at cubs and had a variety of round and triangle-shaped badges, including PA6 for the under 10's.

[johnny83]

I would say u cant beat the experience/knowledge u will gain working with a professional arborist!

[Taupotreeman]

City and Guilds in Forestry, NPTC chainsaws, National Cert in Arb, Hort and Conservation, HITO assessors qualification and 23 years on the tools from groundy through to senior project manager. The there's all the various assessments and the companies I've worked for like Utility worker, EPV operator etc.

[atree]

City and Guilds in Forestry, NPTC chainsaws, National Cert in Arb, Hort and Conservation, HITO assessors qualification and 23 years on the tools from groundy through to senior project manager. The there's all the various assessments and the companies I've worked for like Utility worker, EPV operator etc.

 

Always good to know the HITO asserors....