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The new ‘Arborist’ Apprenticeship standard was launched in June 2017

This new approach to apprenticeships will deliver the standards employers seek.

High quality and consistent standards that are deliverable for training and assessment providers will develop more arborists with the core skills required to be successful in the industry.

Arboricultural Association members, along with employers of all sizes and training providers in the industry had considerable input in the process and thanks to their collaborations on the project the standard was approved.

Colleges and training providers offering the new arborist apprenticeship

Provider	Campus	Radius
Askham Bryan College	Askham Bryan Campus	Nationwide as accommodation available on site
Bedford College	Shuttleworth
Berkshire College Agriculture
Capel Manor College
Cornwall Group	Duchy College / Rosewarne
Guildford College	Merrist Wood
Herefordshire College	Holm Lacy	Nationwide
Lynher Training		South West
Myerscough
Plumpton College
Reaseheath		Nationwide
Warwickshire College	Pershore	50 miles or further afield using block accommodation
Writtle College		Essex and just into London, Kent, Suffolk, and Hertfordshire

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Arborist Apprenticeship FAQs

Q. Does the scheme include apprentice arb surveyors or just arborists?

A. Just arborists. Take a look at the occupation. The partnership concerned are talking about further applications for apprenticeships so you might want to contact them to see if you can get more involved.

Q. We are about to take on an apprentice, is our provider part of the project?

A. You will need to talk to your provider as there is no central register – the old apprenticeship is still available and called the ‘trees and timber apprenticeship framework’, although most providers have stopped using it. They should know about the trailblazer apprenticeship and be considering it. We would recommend talking to them as soon as possible.

Q. Is there is list of employers offering the standard?

A. No there isn’t although any vacancies should be advertised on the Government website.

At what level are apprenticeships delivered? I want to do a level 4 soon and would like to know if I can do that through an employer?

A. The arborist apprenticeship is at the level 2 (equivalent to GCSEs at grades A-C). The partnership (Arboriculture, Horticulture and Arboriculture) are discussing further applications, but given it took 2.5years to get the arborist standard through, they may be a while.

In the meantime, if it is business skills that you need, there may be something suitable in the business and administration apprenticeships. There are options at Level 3 (equivalent to A level) and five (equivalent to a Foundation Degree).

The Government are encouraging industries to use these generic standards as much as possible.

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