* Eligible for FREE trades training. With our arboriculture apprenticeship, you’ll soar to new heights with your career. You’ll be a competent climber, and be able to identify tree species, you’ll learn felling techniques, tree health and how to undertake a visual tree assessment, and undertake advanced rigging techniques. You’ll also be able to lead a team of arborists, and take on leadership responsibilities.  

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* Eligible for FREE trades training. Perfect for new team members, set yourself up with the foundational knowledge and skills to be safe and confident in your role. Valuable additions to learning include chainsaw, chipper, stump grinder, concrete mixing, drainage installation, tractor, LUV, and agri-chemical handling with GrowSafe accreditation

* Eligible for FREE trades training. Building on foundational skills, level 3 will take your career off the ground by learning how to climb and undertake one-person aerial rescues. You’ll be able to identify trees and understand basic nomenclature, you’ll be able to use a chipper and undertake groundsman duties, and you’ll learn basic felling techniques. You can complete this programme as the first year of the apprenticeship.

* Eligible for FREE trades training. As a level 4 trainee, you will master tree health and hazards, how to conduct a visual tree assessment, advanced felling techniques and advanced rigging. This can be completed as the second half of the arboriculture apprenticeship.

* Eligible for FREE trades training. This programme will give you an in-depth understanding of the core elements and functions required to run a successful Primary Industry business. You'll acquire the skills to develop a strategic business plan and financial forecasts, understand environmental sustainability requirements , and develop a health, safety & wellbeing plan for a specific primary industry business. You will also gain an understanding of capital requirements, tax implications, and effective ways to hire, manage and retain staff. You then tie all this knowledge together with a final report, using what you’ve learnt to critique your business and drive it forward with confidence.

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This one-day interactive workshop will give you the skills needed to grow an effective, safe team that you can rely on. You’ll learn how to motivate, train and assess employees to ensure they perform to a consistently high standard.

Effective businesses are built on strong teams. With this course you'll learn the essential fundamentals of team leadership, from inspiring team performance to understanding leadership styles.

This course covers all of the essentials and more. It is the minimum requirement for high risk workplaces, and it meets the Department of Labour First Aid for Workplaces standard.

This 1-day course is a revalidation of your first aid skills, keeping your knowledge up to date and relevant.