Tom Meadows

Thankyou so much for ypur advise its greatly appreciated. The running theme throught everyones answer is the cs30/31 so thats where ill start. Many thanks Tom

Cheers Swinny thankyou for the heads up.

Hi Jan, Thankyou for your reply, that makes a lot of sense. Tom

I live in Poulton-Le-Fylde at the moment Swinny.

Hey dude, Cheers for your advise that's massively helped dude! As well as the practical quals have you done any theory based learning or have you just been learning on the job? Cheers Tom

Hello Everyone, I am brand new to the website. My name is Tom. I'm 27 and I live in west Lancashire. I have worked in a variety of job roles since I left school from warehousing to customer service. I an active lad with a strong working ethic. My most recent job roles in the outdoor education industry has heavily increased my interests in nature and I would like pursue a career in Forestry & Arboriculture. I have been researching the industry on the internet and I have become familiar with the qualification and courses that are on offer to start my journey to become qualified however, I was hoping to get some valuable information from people actually working in the industry right now. Is there a bare minimum of qualification that your require to become an assistant or a trainee arborist? Is it a good idea to complete a theory based course beforehand? eg. ABC Level 2 Certificate in Arboriculture / C&G Level 2 Diploma in Forestry & Arboriculture Do employers take on fresh in experienced people who are straight out of getting their tickets or do they prefer to train and qualify their staff instead? Apart from this one is does anyone know other sites that have useful information on the industry? What is the typical time scale if there is one, that it takes to set up and get qualified within the industry? I understand that I have asked quite a few questions and I'm not expecting all my questions to be answered at once however any response or thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated and I'm very keen to learn more and get started. Cheers Tom Meadows