Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Typical pay: £25,000 to £35,000Level 3 most recognisedOpen entry
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
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Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
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Add-on certificates
Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.
- Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting Certificate (CS30) 43 courses
- Certificate of Competence in Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue 11 courses
- Chainsaw Felling Ticket: Medium Trees (380mm to 760mm) 4 courses
- Powered Pole Pruner Licence (Certificate of Competence) 2 courses
- Certificate of Competence in Individual Windblown Trees 1 course
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Where this can take you
With experience you could: become a supervisor or manager, train to be an arboricultural officer, start your own business and move into recreational tree climbing and take people into treetops as an outdoor activity.
- Level 4 Certificate in Arboriculture L41 course
- Level 4 Diploma in Arboriculture L41 course
Courses for this career
Level 2
Level 3