JaySmith

What times the kick off tomorrow?

Justin, can you chuck a white stein lid in the van please:001_smile: cheers

Cool will pay on day:thumbup1:

PM sent mate, just remember that info pack is from last year so things may change for this year etc.

This kind of thing can be difficult for a business to spend time on, with the time and financial pressures making impatience come to the fore, hence why I recommended the college route. Good point Andy, I suppose that's one of the benefits of working for an LA we don't need to make x amount of ££ per day so to speak (although we do have targets) so I get plenty of time to practice climbing, felling, using all the big toys etc. I can see why the apprenticeship for some businesses may not work that well if they are on tight deadlines and contracts etc.

Yep thats the course, it includes an NVQ Level 2 to cover some of the theory side

Hi Paul, I work at Epping and I'm on the apprenticeship scheme that David is refering to with the City of London. I can't recommend it highly enough. At Epping I've been given a lot of exposure to the different sides of Arb. We work mainly on the veteran trees but the work varies from climbing, forestry clearance, wood pasture restoration, MEWP work, using arm fed chippers and forwarders etc. I think the apprenticeship programme is spot on as it gives you an insight into the industry from all diffrent sides. By doing the apprenticeship I will finish up with CS 30, 31, 38 & 39, Ipath MEWP ticket and possibly chipper and stump grinder. I personally didn't want to take a year or two out to do the ND course so I have opted for the apprenticeship to give me some experience but am also doing the RFS Cert Arb course as well to develop my knowledge. If you are struggling to find an employer then it may be worth contacting Capel as they often have details of employers who need to be matched up with candidates. I've got the appplication pack for the City of London from last year if you want I can PM/email it to you and if you want any info about the City of London (Epping) then send me a PM with any questions and I'll be happy to help you out. I think the apprenticeship's at Epping will be advertised around July time so keep an eye on here and ArbJobs etc. Good luck mate

Count me in! Sounds like a good crack

I'm only about a mile or two from Meopham and didn't hear anything, went out on my bike last night around the lanes and didn't see anything going on. Nothing in the local papers or news websites yet. Very sad news indeed

Good opportunity for anybody wanting to get into forestry/arb. Basically a taster week to see what it is like before you undertake an apprenticeship. Taken from the FC website: Are you interested in a career in forestry? Are you aged 17 or over by 1 September 2010? Are you interested in undertaking a challenging 2 to 2 and a half year paid apprenticeship based in the forestry industry in the Wyre Forest, Worcestershire? If YES to any of the above then read on......... Forestry Commission - current vacancies

Going both days looking forward to it:thumbup1:

Myerscough do the RFS level 2 Cert Arb via distance learning but it won't start again until September I think. The HCC gets some good reviews from others who have done it

Stihl type c's. Had some of the new Husky ones and not that keen on them, seem heavy and not very flexible

I've looked around and can't find anywhere that does the ND via distance learning but quite a few do the RFS Cert Arb and Tech Cert, such as Myerscough:001_smile:

Well done mate:thumbup1:Was at Capel today didn't see you there though you must have been gone by the time we started

Yeah I know it mate, we've done all of our tickets up at Northampton so far, not sure if we're going to be using the same site as you when we do cs39

Good luck mate, I'm sure you'll breeze it. Where's the assesment at Capel or you got to go up to Northampton?

Steve, just out of interest what make and model is your little loader?Looks like a really useful bit of kit:thumbup1:

Ok cheers mate, was looking to start in the next month or so if poss but maybe worthwile holding out until Sept as I would prefer the classroom side of things as opposed to online:001_smile:

Is this the RFS cert arb theory?? Also do you know when the course starts, I am looking to do the RFS cert arb online but would prefer to do it at Hadlow part time if it starts soon

TQ413956 will take you to the entrance gate of the site, walk 500yds down the track an you'll see the tree

Yeah have at work on the RA which I'll get for you if you like. There's a bunch of around 20 large Veteran's that we are working on at the mo in the same area which I'll get some Pic's of. Stange one across the plain....