Gbuggle

Good afternoon folks,

I'm a service leaver relocating to the Newquay area with the wife and kids in early August.

Ive gained a few tickets through using my resettlement grant and am hoping to use these to gain some employment and ultimately more experience within the biz.

Any help will be massively appreciated.

if there's any questions don't hesitate to ask.

Cheers, Ad.

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Good morning good folks of arbtalk!

My name is Adam, I currently live in Wakefield and am going through the process of leaving the RAF and hoping to gain a career in arboriculture. I am booked in to gain my qualifications (CS30, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 50) in June from TKF Training in Holmfirth as part of resettlement through the armed forces. To that end I am unqualified as an arborist but would however like to offer my services ground working or labouring for somebody in order to gain some experience within the industry.

I am willing to travel, within reason, and look forward to getting stuck in.

If anyone has any questions or advice feel free to give me a shout.

Thank you, Ad.

No problem. We offer the City and Guilds/NPTC Level 3 in Forestry and Arboriculture for Ex-military/ELCAs and if you look at the qualification handbook (link below) there is a reference section at the end of each unit which will give you quite a library! Just read through the units and see what interests you and the books available for that topic.

 

http://cdn.cityandguilds.com/ProductDocuments/Land_Based_Services/Forestry_and_Arboriculture/0077/0077_Level_3/Centre_documents/0077-03_L3_Qualification_handbook_v2.pdf

 

Or the Level 2 Forestry and Arb link:

http://cdn.cityandguilds.com/ProductDocuments/Land_Based_Services/Forestry_and_Arboriculture/0077/0077_Level_2/Centre_documents/0077-02_L2_Qualification_handbook_v2.pdf

 

 

Hope that helps. Cornwall is a great especially when the sun is shining like today.

 

Lynher Training.

Thanks a lot! I'll have a good look through.

The wife and I fell in love with the place a few years ago and just keep being drawn back, the place is beautiful and the folk are friendly, win - win!

The Sun

 

Sport

 

Razzel

 

These are almost always found in one of the Trucks in any Tree Crew.

Sounds like I'll get along then! 😂

I have/had a copy of Secret Life of Trees, if I haven't already dropped it off in a charity shop (and can find it) I'll send it your way...

Fantastic! Much appreciated!

Hi Gbuggle,

 

Here at Lynher Training we offer several ELCAs packages which are generally arranged in a block to accommodate travelling down and staying locally for a few weeks. This offers a mixture of theory and practical courses to get you started in your new profession. As suggested above, having time with an experienced employer will stand you in good stead but also do talk to local employers about what kind of qualifications/certificates there are looking for so you get the training you need to make a good start.

 

We are happy to talk you through anything so did get in touch if you'd like some further advise.

Hope that helps. Good Luck

Lynher Training

Thanks lynher training, I'll keep that in mind, although I have a young family and the wife is currently studying a degree in midwifery, meaning that a residential package is not ideal and I will have to keep it relatively local.

however the endgame is to hopefully relocate to Cornwall once we are both qualified! *fingers crossed*.

Thanks for the posts! I've done a bit of trawling through the forum and come up with a bit of a list to try and get a hold of over time and gain a depth of knowledge;

The secret life of trees - Colin tudge

Visual tree assessment - Claus mathek

Modern arboriculture - Alex shigo

Fundamentals of general tree work - Jerry baranek

Trees: their natural history - Peter Thomas

Meetings with remarkable trees

Woodland management - Chris starr

A fair amount of toilet time reading to be had! I'll have to sell my body and get an Amazon wish list on the go at this rate!

Thanks again for everyone's help, I hope one day I can repay it in kind!

Thanks for the well wishes!

I look forward to getting amongst it! But in the meantime is there any essential literature I should get my head in?

Thanks Larry, I wasn't expecting a response so quickly, i will definitely keep your offer in my mind!

There's a course that runs in my neck of the woods in West Yorkshire that I've heard a lot of good things about, i just need to finalise all the aspects of resettlement before I'm able to enrol.

hey there, I'm a currently serving member of the forces and looking to get involved in the industry with my resettlement.

Can anyone share any words of wisdom or general advice for the transition to becoming an arborist? What books should i get my head in? What equipment will be essential for me to get a hold of? etc.

Think of it as a chance to mould a future colleague

Ad.