Apprentice forest craftsperson
Forestry Commission
Pickering (YO18 7EL)
Closes in 12 days (Sunday 7 September 2025)
Posted on 26 August 2025
Contents
Summary
This apprenticeship is a role within the Civil Service. To see full details of the apprenticeship click on ‘apply’ to go to the Civil Service Jobs website.
- Wage
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£23,732 a year
- Training course
- Forest craftsperson (level 3)
- Hours
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37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
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
This apprenticeship is a role within the Civil Service. To see full details of the apprenticeship click on ‘apply’ to go to the Civil Service Jobs website.
Where you'll work
Outgang Road
Pickering
YO18 7EL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
To be confirmed
Training course
Forest craftsperson (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Plan, implement, monitor and review health, safety and welfare of self and others, including creating risk assessments, legislative requirements and organisational policies.
- Plan, implement, check and report environmental mitigation measures, including legal compliance, organisational policies and risk assessment.
- Identify common forestry trees and woodland plants using scientific names.
- Measure trees for assessment of timber volumes.
- Identify and control unwanted vegetation including felling small trees using hand and motor manual tools.
- Plant trees including providing support and protection.
- Monitor and maintain forest and woodland infrastructure for example boundaries and rides.
- Operate and maintain tools, equipment and machinery safely in line with legislation and manufacturers guidance, for example winches, chainsaws or tractors.
- Monitor and control the impact of pests, diseases and disorders.
- Maintain records including digital records and reports.
- Communicate to technical and non-technical audiences including the use of verbal and written techniques.
- Interpret maps, plans and Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
- Store and dispose of waste in accordance with regulations, for example chemicals, organic and inorganic waste, pollution and biosecurity controls.
- Load, unload and transport materials and equipment relative to the business.
- Process information and communicate using digital technology for example emails, word processing software, video meeting software or applications for recording and sharing information.
- Store and handle trees to minimise negative impacts and maximise establishment potential.
- (Establishment & maintenance) Protect and maintain plants after planting including weeding, cleaning, re-spacing, beating up and application of products to prevent unwanted vegetation (for example mulch mat).
- (Establishment & maintenance) Improve quality of tree crop, including brashing and formative pruning.
- (Establishment & maintenance) Control vegetation or pests by chemical means (biocides or organic equivalents).
- (Harvesting) Fell large trees motor-manually including use of assisted fell techniques.
- (Harvesting) Use hand winches in forestry.
- (Harvesting) Prepare timber for extraction including snedding, measuring, cross cutting and sorting timber to product specification.
- (Harvesting) Select trees for harvesting.
- (Harvesting) Calculate timber volumes using mensuration techniques.
- Plan, implement, monitor and review health, safety and welfare of self and others, including creating risk assessments, legislative requirements and organisational policies.
- Plan, implement, check and report environmental mitigation measures, including legal compliance, organisational policies and risk assessment.
- Identify common forestry trees and woodland plants using scientific names.
- Measure trees for assessment of timber volumes.
- Identify and control unwanted vegetation including felling small trees using hand and motor manual tools.
- Plant trees including providing support and protection.
- Monitor and maintain forest and woodland infrastructure for example boundaries and rides.
- Operate and maintain tools, equipment and machinery safely in line with legislation and manufacturers guidance, for example winches, chainsaws or tractors.
- Monitor and control the impact of pests, diseases and disorders.
- Maintain records including digital records and reports.
- Communicate to technical and non-technical audiences including the use of verbal and written techniques.
- Interpret maps, plans and Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
- Store and dispose of waste in accordance with regulations, for example chemicals, organic and inorganic waste, pollution and biosecurity controls.
- Load, unload and transport materials and equipment relative to the business.
- Process information and communicate using digital technology for example emails, word processing software, video meeting software or applications for recording and sharing information.
- Store and handle trees to minimise negative impacts and maximise establishment potential.
- (Establishment & maintenance) Protect and maintain plants after planting including weeding, cleaning, re-spacing, beating up and application of products to prevent unwanted vegetation (for example mulch mat).
- (Establishment & maintenance) Improve quality of tree crop, including brashing and formative pruning.
- (Establishment & maintenance) Control vegetation or pests by chemical means (biocides or organic equivalents).
- (Harvesting) Fell large trees motor-manually including use of assisted fell techniques.
- (Harvesting) Use hand winches in forestry.
- (Harvesting) Prepare timber for extraction including snedding, measuring, cross cutting and sorting timber to product specification.
Training schedule
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C)
- Maths (grade C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
About this employer
You can see full details of this apprenticeship on Civil Service Jobs.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
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The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338755.
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