Arboriculture Training with Primary ITO
Wherever you are in your arboriculture career, we have a training solution for you. Click here to enquire, and your local Training Adviser will be in touch, or keep scrolling to learn more.
How we support you
Our Training Advisers work alongside you to achieve the best result for your business and your staff. They’ll provide expertise on learning pathways with your business needs, undertake regular visits, and for learners, they’ll plan study nights and arrange literacy and numeracy support when required.
For a quick guide to how work-based training works, check out this short explainer video.
New To Industry Training
This recently redeveloped programme sets learners up with the foundational knowledge and skills required to be safe and confidently undertake their role. This is an ideal qualification for new team members with a natural alignment to induction programmes.
For learners, this is a great first step before entering into an apprenticeship.
- Duration: 7 months
- Cost: Zero Fees*
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*Additional fees may apply for non-domestic/non-funded learners. Additional chainsaw unit available for a cost of: $767.50.
You’ll learn to:
- Carry out practical tasks associated with an entry level role in arboriculture.
- Use safe work practices in an arboriculture role.
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Arboriculture Training
This new, customisable Limited Credit Programme (LCP) allows learners and businesses to select the units they wish to cover, and can be a great introduction to training before moving along the pathway towards a full certificate or apprenticeship.
- Duration: 4 months
- Cost: From $264.50
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Learning Outcomes
Building on foundational skills, level 3 will launch a career in arboriculture off the ground by learning how to climb and undertake one-person aerial rescues. Learners will be able to identify trees and understand basic nomenclature, and be able to use a chipper and undertake groundsman duties, and learn basic felling techniques.
You’ll learn to:
Work effectively in a team, follow health and safety procedures, operate chainsaws and chippers, carry out ground and climbing duties (including aerial rescue), and undertake basic tree work such as planting, pruning, and supervised felling. You’ll also develop knowledge of tree identification, plant biology, arboriculture codes of practice, and working safely near electrical hazards.
- Duration: 12 months
- Cost: $1,932.00
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Learning Outcomes
Learners will master how to conduct a visual tree assessment, identify amenity tree health problems, and expand on climbing, felling and pruning techniques.
This can be completed as the second half of the arboriculture apprenticeship.
You’ll learn to:
Progress to supervising others, climbing and undertaking aerial rescues, pruning mature trees, sectional and advanced felling techniques, chainsaw maintenance, and visual tree assessments. You’ll also build deeper knowledge of soils, tree health and tree biology.
- Duration: 15 months
- Cost: $1,437.50
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Learning Outcomes
This comprehensive programme is ideal for people who are currently working in the industry with some general work experience and who have a desire to develop a career in Arboriculture.
Apprentices will learn skills to allow them to work in a self-managed capacity with some responsibility for other staff and have an overview of key aspects of Arboriculture operations.
Level 3 (12 months):
You’ll learn to work effectively in a team, follow health and safety procedures, operate chainsaws and chippers, carry out ground and climbing duties (including aerial rescue), and undertake basic tree work such as planting, pruning, and supervised felling. You’ll also develop knowledge of tree identification, plant biology, arboriculture codes of practice, and working safely near electrical hazards.
Level 4 (15 months):
You’ll progress to supervising others, climbing and undertaking aerial rescues, pruning mature trees, sectional and advanced felling techniques, chainsaw maintenance, and visual tree assessments. You’ll also build deeper knowledge of soils, tree health and tree biology.
- Duration: 27 months
- Cost: $3,369.50
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Training For Supervisors & Managers
Learning Outcomes
Focused on advanced tree climbing and rigging, working with cranes and felling using machine assistance, this technical programme could advance learners’ careers. For employers, having qualified staff with an increased technical skill set, could add value to securing contracts.
You’ll learn to:
- lead, coach and manage teams
- apply arboriculture law and carry out a tree inspection
- understand tree support systems, their installation and maintenance
- understand the requirements and process of transplanting large trees using specialist equipment, and post planting care
- describe hazards of machine assisted tree felling and fell trees using machine assistance
- prepare for and undertake arboriculture work with cranes, apply risk management and hazard control
- demonstrate advanced tree climbing and undertake a simulated aerial rescue
- calculate, plan and use advanced rigging, and describe speed line system installation.
Duration: 12 months
Cost: $2,645
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Learning Outcomes:
This programme is focused on end-to-end project management and a high level of technical knowledge to lead arboriculture operations.
You’ll learn to:
- apply knowledge of work scheduling, risk management, site safety, hazard management planning and reporting on tree work operations.
- apply knowledge of site-specific tree selection and survey when carrying out routine tree assessment and valuation and report findings.
- monitoring and manage site works to protect established trees on construction sites.
- evaluate a site for amenity trees, selecting trees and preparing a planting plan.
- Identify a range of conifers, exotic trees and native trees, and research and evaluate trees found in arboriculture operations.
- write analytical reports.
- plan and manage complex tree work.
- lead, coach and manage teams.
- apply arboriculture law.
Duration: 12 months
Cost: $2,645
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Vehicle & Chainsaw Training
Looking to get yourself or your team trained to safely operate vehicles or a chainsaw? We offer practical, bite-sized courses which are perfect for onboarding new staff, upskilling seasonal workers, and maintaining safe, best-practice operations.
Operations training is available for:
Programme: Safe Use of Chainsaws - Micro-credential, Level 2
Duration: 3 months
Fee: $517.50
Learning outcomes:
- describe of the rules for chainsaw use
- describe rules relating to the transport and use of chainsaw fuel
- describe PPE and first aid requirements for chainsaw operators
- disassemble and reassemble a chainsaw, identify its components, and explain their functions
- describe the factors that influence the operation of a chainsaw
- prepare to operate a chainsaw
- start and test a chainsaw
- use a chainsaw to make cuts.
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Programme: Operate a Quadbike - Micro-credential, Level 3
Duration: 3 months
Fee: $517.50
Learning outcomes:
- describe the safe operation of a quad bike
- describe quad bike riding contingency procedures
- describe the safe operation of a quad bike with trailed equipment and a mounted load
- prepare to, and ride a quad bike on flat terrain
- operate a quad bike with trailed equipment
- operate a quad bike with mounted equipment or load
- operate a quad bike on rolling terrain.
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Programme: Operate a Motorcycle - Micro-credential, Level 3
Duration: 2 months
Fee: $517.50
Learning outcomes:
- describe the safe operation of a motorcycle
- describe motorcycle riding contingency procedures
- describe the safe operation of a motorcycle with a mounted load
- prepare to, and ride a motorcycle on flat terrain
- operate a motorcycle with mounted equipment or load
- operate a motorcycle on rolling terrain.
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Programme: Operate a Light Utility Vehicle (LUV) - Micro-credential, Level 3
Duration: 3 months
Fee: $517.50
Learning outcomes:
- describe the safe operation of a LUV
- describe LUV driving contingency procedures
- describe the safe operation of a LUV with trailed equipment and a mounted load
- prepare to, and drive a LUV on flat terrain
- operate a LUV with a trailed equipment
- operate a LUV with equipment or load
- operate a LUV on rolling terrain.
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Programme: Operate a light 4WD vehicle off road - Micro-credential, Level 3
Duration: 2 months
Fee: $258.75
Non-domestic/non-funded learner fee: $867.87
Learning outcomes:
- describe light 4WD features and dynamics
- describe safe operation of a light 4WD vehicle off road
- describe safe operation of a light 4WD vehicle through water
- carry out a pre-start check on a light 4WD vehicle
- operate a light 4WD vehicle off road on different terrain
- operate a light 4WD vehicle through water
- carry out an on-road use check on a light 4WD vehicle.
Programme: Operate a light 4WD vehicle on road - Micro-credential, Level 3
Duration: 2 months
Fee: $258.75
Non-domestic/non-funded learner fee: $791.73.
Learning outcomes:
- carry out a pre-start check on a light 4WD vehicle
- carry out start-up and shut-down procedures for a light 4WD vehicle
- describe light 4WD features and dynamics
- describe safe operation of a light 4WD vehicle on road
- describe safe operation of a light 4WD vehicle on road with trailed equipment
- operate a light 4WD vehicle on different on road surfaces at different speeds.
Programme: Operate a Tractor - Micro-credential, Level 3
Duration: 3 months
Fee: $517.50
Learning outcomes:
- identify the legal requirements for tractor use
- identify hazards, and describe control measures, and requirements for reporting accidents or near misses
- attach and detach a power take off driven 3 point linkage mounted implement
- operate a tractor on flat terrain
- describe factors that affect tractor stability and dynamics of a tractor with attached implements
- operate a tractor and power take off (PTO) driven implement.
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Additional Training
Learning Outcomes:
Learners will develop skills to help them contribute to effective team performance, set achievable team objectives and understand which team leadership styles work within different team contexts.
The following topics will be covered:
- Leadership styles and application to the team and business context.
- Accommodating social and cultural diversity.
- Effective team performance.
- Contributing to team to achieve team objectives.
- Valuing diversity to positive performance.
- Professional and ethical behaviours.
- Effective team and stakeholder communications.
- Self-management practices that contribute to the team and business
context. - Duration: 9 months
- Cost: $690
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Learning Outcomes:
Apply safe work practices in own work area in a primary industry operation, describe duties, rights, representation and the regulator in terms of New Zealand health and safety legislation, apply health and safety risk assessment to a job role, demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety culture and practices.
- Duration: 4 months
- Cost: Zero fees
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Learning Outcomes:
Apply knowledge of legislative requirements, duties and obligations of health and safety to a job role in the workplace, apply workplace health and safety practices to contribute to health and safety in the workplace, communicate workplace health and safety practices and their wider benefits to the New Zealand workplace, apply the principles of health and safety risk assessment, including hazard identification and mitigation measures, to a job role.
- Duration: 7 months
- Cost: Zero fees
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
Learning Outcomes:
Graduates will be able to: Implement, supervise, monitor, and communicate organisational and job specific health and safety requirements and practices, for a team in the workplace, utilise leadership skills to promote the benefits of good workplace health and safety practices and a proactive health and safety culture within a team, apply knowledge of health and safety risk analyses and mitigation strategies for a team in the workplace, recognise the impact of work-related ill health and injuries on a specific business operation and the wider industry.
- Duration: 7 months
- Cost: Zero fees
For an in-depth look at the units in this programme, including credit information, click here.
4098 Assessor Training
To become a Primary ITO assessor, you must hold Unit Standard 4098 – "Use standards to assess candidate performance".
To help you understand your responsibilities as a registered assessor and improve the quality of your assessments, we offer the following online 4098 training course through Primary ITO.
This Tutor-led course (comprising of two sessions) will take you through the principles of assessment followed by practical requirements for you to complete workplace assessment(s) to meet the full requirements to achieve this unit standard.
For more information, click here.