trying to find work in Australia

steve p

Hi can anyone advise me on weather i have enough qualifications and experience to qualify for a cert 3 arborist, i have 8 NPTC certs as i live in the uk. they range from CS30,basis chainsaw maintenance, to CS41 which is sectioning/lowering plus electrical certs as i've worked in the utility arb industry for 10yrs. I'm currently going through the TRA and i'm having to write a full essay on my employment history which im slowly working through,

i have a potential offer on the plate for a job in sydney but i'm worried that i dont have the correct certs as level 3 includes horticulture

see certs below

CS30 maintain chainsaw
CS31A fell small conifer
CS31B lell small broadleaf
CS37 breakdown medium broadleaf
CS38 climb trees and perform aerial rescue
CS39 operate a chainsaw from a rope and harness
CS40 pruning operations,
CS41 dismantling operations
PA1 Pesticides foundation module
PA6 hand held application spraying
PA6A hand held application hydraulic nozzle and rotary atomizer
EA1 electrical awareness
UA1 prune trees around electrical lines
UA2i tree species recognition
UA2ii prune trees (ground)
units 1,2,3 in woodchipper operations
IPAF mobile work platform
first aid and manual handling

are there any others i need?


cheers

steve

stan

Hi steve,

Your best bet to see if you meet the guidelines for a cert 3 Arborist here in Australia is to get in contact with a training authority the most common is TAFE down here. They should be able to tell you if the qualifications match up or if you need to do some sort of bridging course.

Having said this you guys that have trained in the UK have a good standard of work and training generally speaking. I am aware that like all places you have the dodgy operators there to but if you have been given qualifications then you are on the right track. I dont think you will have to much trouble getting qualification over here.

Good luck.

steve p

Hi stan

Thanks for that will check it out, I've work hard over the past few years to try and lift
The profile of utility arborist in the uk, we do get a bad rap now and again, managed to get
A nice write up in the arb association a few years back, so its nice to know that we're thought
To be good out in Australia too

Cheers steve

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