New Zealand Apprenticeship in Arboriculture
Level 3 and Level 4
Overview
Level of study
Level 3 and Level 4
Cost (incl GST)
$2,875.00*
Length
27 months. Start any time.
Prerequisites
Learners must be employed in the sector.
Summary
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.
An apprenticeship will give you the skills to become a valued working arborist and is a step further on the path to becoming a fully qualified arborist. You’ll need to gain level 5 qualifications to be a fully qualified arborist.
The apprenticeship takes 28 months to complete and employees can start any time.
Off-job tutorials on 12 Days (6 for Level 3, 6 for Level 4).
Learning outcomes
After completing each NZ Certificate, graduates will have learned the following:
Level 3 (12 months):
- work as an effective member of a team including communication and interaction with team members and colleagues
- demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety
- demonstrate basic chainsaw operation and rules of use
- use a brushwood chipper
- carry out ground person duties
- climb trees and undertake one-person aerial rescue
- demonstrate an understanding of plant structure, functions, processes, use correct plant nomenclature and identify trees
- demonstrate an understanding of Codes of Practice and guidelines for arboriculture
- demonstrate an understanding of tree work safety near electrical hazards
- fell and limb trees under supervision
- demonstrate an understanding of pruning and prune young amenity trees and shrubs
- plant trees.
Level 4 (15 months):
- supervise and provide instruction to team members
- climb difficult trees, branch walk and undertake aerial rescue above 15 metres
- prune semi-mature and mature amenity trees
- demonstrate understanding of soil properties and their effect on plant growth
- maintain a chainsaw
- demonstrate knowledge of amenity tree health problems
- identify and present trees found in arboriculture situations
- conduct visual tree assessments
- undertake sectional felling in arboriculture tree work
- use advanced felling techniques in arboriculture
- demonstrate knowledge of tree biology, and the impacts of arboriculture maintenance activities on tree biology.
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