Apprentice Arborist - Tree Surgeon
SCULLION TREE CARE LTD
Leamington Spa (CV33 9PP)
Closes in 25 days (Sunday 30 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 November 2025
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Summary
A great opportunity for a hard working and enthusiastic apprentice. The job is physically demanding but very satisfying. Learn to become and qualified and skilled tree surgeon with this apprenticeship. Good rates of pay and a friendly team to work alongside.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Arborist (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
From 7.30am to 4.30pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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
- Tree felling and removal
- Climbing and dismantling small and large trees
- Garden clearance
- Hedge and bush trimming and reductions
- Chipping and tidying responsibilities
Where you'll work
The Monkey Barn
Southam Road, Ufton
Leamington Spa
CV33 9PP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WARWICKSHIRE 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
- We work out of Warwickshire near Southam which you will be requried to get to most mornings
- College block weeks are set every 6-7 weeks for a week. The course runs out of Pershore college which you will also be required to get to and from
Requirements
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Need to be comfortable working at height, working outdoors in all weather conditions and will need a good level of physical fitness to be able to carry out the work
About this employer
We are rapidly growing company with a small but efficient staff. We all work hard and get along with each other. We carry out all aspects of tree work and any apprentice will need to be able to work alongside others and take instruction.
After this apprenticeship
- Once qulaified there are opportunities for further training and skill development
- Any apprentice will need to continue to develop their skills after the course is complete
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SCULLION TREE CARE LTD
Connor Scullion
info@sculliontreecare.co.uk
07776694373
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349453.
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Closes in 25 days (Sunday 30 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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