Arboriculture Apprentice Level 2
TOM BOSWELL TREE SERVICES LTD
LONDON (W13 9XG)
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 July 2025
Contents
Summary
This is a brilliant opportunity to undertake an Arborist Apprenticeship with a professional tree services company. You will follow a structured programme of training through the apprenticeship scheme and gain accreditation for manual handling, first aid & additional ground based and aerial qualifications, as part of your core development.
- Wage
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£28,885.56 a year
- Training course
- Arborist (level 2)
- Hours
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The working week is Monday to Friday 07:15 to 16:00
Hours of work - 8.45 hours per day (including 45-min lunchbreak)
43 hours 27 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 22 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Starting as a Trainee Groundsman, during a normal working day
you can expect to help with:
- Safe site set-up and maintenance
- Management of vehicles and pedestrians and support the climber with maintaining tools and equipment (once you have received the appropriate training)
- As the eyes on the ground, and under supervision, you’ll be feeding back and guiding the climber(s) in your team and you will be responsible for processing what comes down onto the ground safely and efficiently, so that the site is clear and remains safe
Where you'll work
6 CLAYGATE ROAD
LONDON
W13 9XG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CAPEL MANOR COLLEGE
Training course
Arborist (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Recognise health and safety needs onsite and work safely
- Complete site-specific risk assessments and emergency action plans
- Select appropriate equipment for tree work operations
- Set out workplace signage (highway & non highway) and assists with traffic control
- Process tree work arisings using appropriate machinery
- Maintain and take appropriate care of tools, equipment and other onsite factors (such as customer or public buildings etc.)
- Recognise a variety of tree species using common names
- Carry out a range of formative pruning operations
- Carry out branch removal up to 200mm diameter with hand tools (target pruning for final cut).
- Fell and process small trees up to 380mm diameter.
- Support aerial tree workers with transfer of equipment for aerial tree work operations
- Perform an aerial rescue of colleague from a rope and harness
- Work safely at height in the tree under supervision
- Communicate technical information about arboricultural operations to fellow team members, clients and other stakeholders as required.
- Recognise health and safety needs onsite and work safely
- Complete site-specific risk assessments and emergency action plans
- Select appropriate equipment for tree work operations
- Set out workplace signage (highway & non highway) and assists with traffic control
- Process tree work arisings using appropriate machinery
- Maintain and take appropriate care of tools, equipment and other onsite factors (such as customer or public buildings etc.)
- Recognise a variety of tree species using common names
- Carry out a range of formative pruning operations
- Carry out branch removal up to 200mm diameter with hand tools (target pruning for final cut).
- Fell and process small trees up to 380mm diameter.
- Support aerial tree workers with transfer of equipment for aerial tree work operations
- Perform an aerial rescue of colleague from a rope and harness
- Work safely at height in the tree under supervision
- Communicate technical information about arboricultural operations to fellow team members, clients and other stakeholders as required.
Training schedule
Arborist Level 2.
In addition to attending college, your training will take place in a
variety of settings and locations, including residential and commercial sites across London and you will work as part of a team of highly experienced as well as newly qualified arborists.
More training information
It’s a skilled job, and a specialist role being a Trainees Groundsman in tree surgery where everyone starts from the ground up.
You will start by supporting the tree surgeon working in the tree and grow to know as much as the climber does about trees and their features and behaviours. With the right training, mentoring and development you will be capable of risk assessing and method planning alongside the climber and be competent at climbing in a rope and harness for rescue purposes.
You must be able to commit to the full apprenticeship period of 2-years, have the right to work in the UK and be over 18-years old.
In addition to our requirements, you must be keen to study in your own time, undertake assignments and prepare for examinations.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
- Highly Motivated
- Flexible
- Trustworthy
Other requirements
You must have a deep interest in trees, a good head for heights and be willing to work outside in all weathers. Having the desire to leave all customer delighted is a must. We have an enthusiastic, hardworking and committed team and so that we can keep developing and growing, we are always looking for smart, punctual, hardworking people to join us. You must be self-motivated, take pride in yourself and our work, be willing to do your best in delivering great customer care and enjoy working as part of a team.
About this employer
We are a local West London Tree Surgery company specialising in all aspects of tree maintenance, providing tree services to both the commercial and residential sector. We are a company that values quality work, safety, and team spirit. We have been providing a high-quality specialist service to our customers for 17 years and are a friendly business who go out of our way to develop a great rapport with our clients. We only employ people who have a passion for their work and for people.
After this apprenticeship
The expected career progression after this apprenticeship would be to gradually take in the role of Second Climber with experience and where you demonstrate the ability to supervise and lead projects, you could move into the role of Lead Climber.
After a few years, with experience of managing a team and all relevant stakeholders, you could move on to be a Team Leader.
There are always opportunities to learn, whether on site or through continued professional development.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CAPEL MANOR COLLEGE
Tom Boswell
tom@tomboswelltrees.com
07377 811 218
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332941.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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