What qualifications do you guys have

fishobob · 22nd February 2011, 08:45 AM

Morning all,

Just a quick question for the Australian Arborists and Tree Loppers out there. What qualifications do you currently have a what qualifications would you like to gain?

Reason I ask is I have a friend considering it as a career and also for personal interest. I'm currently a Parkie but worked on and off for an Arborist and a Tree Lopper while at uni and I really enjoyed it!

How would you recommend going about things for someone considering it as a career?

Cheers and kind regards,
Rob

Garry Brockley · 22nd February 2011, 10:45 AM

Cert III hort/arb working towards my dip arb.
Your best route is to go through taffe they have everything you will need and more.

fishobob · 22nd February 2011, 11:03 AM

Thanks mate I will look into it..

When you say you are working towards your dip arb, how are you doing that? I presume you're still working day to day and are doing the dip arb on the side? Is that a competencies based dip, i.e do you have to be working to do it or is it just like a regular diploma you can go and do at uni/tafe?

Cheers and have a good one,
Rob

Garry Brockley · 22nd February 2011, 04:51 PM

you can do both! take the odd day off here and there to go to classes or just go through the uni full time, but to be honest after cert III it's all about business and less about the hands on work.

Apocalypsse · 23rd February 2011, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fishobob

Thanks mate I will look into it..

When you say you are working towards your dip arb, how are you doing that? I presume you're still working day to day and are doing the dip arb on the side? Is that a competencies based dip, i.e do you have to be working to do it or is it just like a regular diploma you can go and do at uni/tafe?

Cheers and have a good one,
Rob

In Vic the only places I know that run the course within Melbourne do it 1 day a week. It works the same as an apprenticeship, you do 1 day of class the rest of the week work. You don't need to be an apprentice to do the course but if you have anything higher than a Cert 3 don't disclose that as the Cert 3 Arb course goes from $800 to over $4k.

ArbTrain · 10th March 2011, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishobob

Morning all,

Just a quick question for the Australian Arborists and Tree Loppers out there. What qualifications do you currently have a what qualifications would you like to gain?

Reason I ask is I have a friend considering it as a career and also for personal interest. I'm currently a Parkie but worked on and off for an Arborist and a Tree Lopper while at uni and I really enjoyed it!

How would you recommend going about things for someone considering it as a career?

Cheers and kind regards,
Rob

As a bare minimum.. Chainsaw level 2 ,, climbing tickets ,, chem ticket,, ohs, and then theres heaps of others depending what you do.. eg power line contracts u just about need a ticket to take a leak..As for recomending it as a career-- those of us that loveit,, LOVE IT,, most cant handleit,, it cracks me up to see guys that think thet have worked hard as say a chippy and spend a day with the tree,s... its not for every one

Darrell Mcleod · 10th March 2011, 06:52 PM

I was in a bookshop about five years ago and bought the book

Brain Surgery for Beginners

Sam Beazley · 14th March 2011, 06:48 PM

i have cert2 in hort/arb and im currently completing my last yr in cert 3 hort/arb

22nd February 2011, 08:45 AM	#1
fishobob Sappling Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Melbourne Posts: 12	What qualifications do you guys have Morning all, Just a quick question for the Australian Arborists and Tree Loppers out there. What qualifications do you currently have a what qualifications would you like to gain? Reason I ask is I have a friend considering it as a career and also for personal interest. I'm currently a Parkie but worked on and off for an Arborist and a Tree Lopper while at uni and I really enjoyed it! How would you recommend going about things for someone considering it as a career? Cheers and kind regards, Rob

22nd February 2011, 10:45 AM	#2
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,641	Re: What qualifications do you guys have Cert III hort/arb working towards my dip arb. Your best route is to go through taffe they have everything you will need and more. __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

22nd February 2011, 11:03 AM	#3
fishobob Sappling Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Melbourne Posts: 12	Re: What qualifications do you guys have Thanks mate I will look into it.. When you say you are working towards your dip arb, how are you doing that? I presume you're still working day to day and are doing the dip arb on the side? Is that a competencies based dip, i.e do you have to be working to do it or is it just like a regular diploma you can go and do at uni/tafe? Cheers and have a good one, Rob

22nd February 2011, 04:51 PM	#4
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,641	Re: What qualifications do you guys have you can do both! take the odd day off here and there to go to classes or just go through the uni full time, but to be honest after cert III it's all about business and less about the hands on work. __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

10th March 2011, 06:52 PM	#7
Darrell Mcleod Mature tree Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Victoria Australia Posts: 242	Re: What qualifications do you guys have I was in a bookshop about five years ago and bought the book Brain Surgery for Beginners

14th March 2011, 06:48 PM	#8
Sam Beazley Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bulli N.S.W Posts: 105	Re: What qualifications do you guys have i have cert2 in hort/arb and im currently completing my last yr in cert 3 hort/arb

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