career change-ish, what course to do?

[eggsarascal]

I'm struggling to work out exactly what you're getting at. Maybe I'm daft.

 

Perhaps you are daft, Le sanglier (sp)!

[joshhsoj111]

i'm under no illusion that this will instantly make me a professional over night but as i've been doing tree felling and gardening for about 4 years now and i have a good understanding of pruning and types of trees... so it would be mainly climbing/dismantaling trees i'm looking to learn.

[JaySmith]

The ten week course (depending on where and who you do it with) should give you the four main tickets, Cs30, 31, 38,39 as well as some basic knowledge on pest and disease and the theory of arb.

 

However would you not be better off doing your CS30, 31 and then doing a bit of work with the guy you sub the tree work to? This way you could learn on the tools and where time permits maybe have a go in a harness to see if it is for you or not, without having to shell out £4K as well as lost revenue from not working.

 

Further down the line it may be worth doing some of the other theory based courses such as the RFS to enhance your knowledge, but thats just a thought.

 

If you tell us where you are I am sure some of the guys will recommend some local training providers.

[arbormonkey]

The amount of people that I know go on their course and find out its not for them after woods. I remember getting told the percentage of people that actually go into the industry and I was shocked. Cant remember exactly as said above see if the fellar you sub to will let you have a go in a harness.

[Mick Dempsey]

Imo, anyone doing this job needs to be trained by professional trainers.

[Joe Newton]

Perhaps you are daft, Le sanglier (sp)!

 

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices the similarities!

 

IMO a year is fine for ground work.

 

However there is no way the average person can do a year in tree work, starting at scratch, and be a competent climber at the end.

[Mick Dempsey]

No mystery, we are one and the same.

[eggsarascal]

No mystery, we are one and the same.

 

Never!

[Joe Newton]

No mystery, we are one and the same.

 

 

Like in a homosexually spiritual way?

 

Haha good, you were controversial and argumentative, but rarely boring!

[Mick Dempsey]

Oh, and there's a big white gorilla on the sofa here as well.