Summary
Do you want to be a Tree Surgeon? Beechwood Tree Care are Hiring 4 Apprentices in 2025. Earn while you learn! Get paid to climb trees. Discover a fun job and get a great career. Learn from the best.
Annual wage
£13,312 a year
Wages starts at £65 per day for 0-6months Rises to £75 per day 6-12months Rises to £85 per day 12-18months Rises to £95 per day for remainder of apprenticeship
Training course
Arborist (level 2)
Hours
Lunch break length: 1hr Start Time: Varies normally 6:30am Finish Time: Varies normally 4:30pm Days TBC.
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Saturday 1 March
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
4
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Being a Tree Surgeon involves working in a team outdoors.
You will learn to.
* Fell and prune trees and hedges.
* Operate machinery.
* Climb trees.
* All aspects of Tree and Hedge Care.
Where you’ll work
Church Farm
Milley Road
Waltham St Lawrence
Berkshire
RG10 0JD
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
ACTIVATE LEARNING
Your training course
Arborist (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
* Recognise health and safety needs onsite and work safely
* Complete site-specific risk assessments and emergency action plans
* Select appropriate equipment for tree work operations
* Set out workplace signage (highway & non highway) and assists with traffic control
* Process tree work arisings using appropriate machinery
* Maintain and take appropriate care of tools, equipment and other onsite factors (such as customer or public buildings etc.)
* Recognise a variety of tree species using common names
* Carry out a range of formative pruning operations
* Carry out branch removal up to 200mm diameter with hand tools (target pruning for final cut).
* Fell and process small trees up to 380mm diameter.
* Support aerial tree workers with transfer of equipment for aerial tree work operations
* Perform an aerial rescue of colleague from a rope and harness
* Work safely at height in the tree under supervision
* Communicate technical information about arboricultural operations to fellow team members, clients and other stakeholders as required.
* Recognise health and safety needs onsite and work safely
* Complete site-specific risk assessments and emergency action plans
* Select appropriate equipment for tree work operations
* Set out workplace signage (highway & non highway) and assists with traffic control
* Process tree work arisings using appropriate machinery
* Maintain and take appropriate care of tools, equipment and other onsite factors (such as customer or public buildings etc.)
* Recognise a variety of tree species using common names
* Carry out a range of formative pruning operations
* Carry out branch removal up to 200mm diameter with hand tools (target pruning for final cut).
* Fell and process small trees up to 380mm diameter.
* Support aerial tree workers with transfer of equipment for aerial tree work operations
* Perform an aerial rescue of colleague from a rope and harness
* Work safely at height in the tree under supervision
* Communicate technical information about arboricultural operations to fellow team members, clients and other stakeholders as required.
Your training plan
* Level 2 Arborist
* 18 Months Starting September 2025
* Dedicated Performance Coach - College once a week in Merrist Wood
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths and English (grade D minimum (3))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Customer care skills
* Team working
* Patience
Other requirements
You must be physically fit. You will be DBS checked You must be able to get yourself to and from our depot. There is no public transport early enough to arrive on time. Employment can start from January 2025 and the Apprenticeship will start in September 2025