Apprentice Arborist
GRISTWOOD AND TOMS LIMITED
Radlett (WD7 9EG)
Closes on Sunday 20 July 2025
Posted on 28 May 2025
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Summary
As an Apprentice Arborist, you will learn how to manage and maintain trees in urban and rural environments, working as part of a professional arboriculture team. This role is ideal for someone passionate about nature, physical outdoor work, and developing a career in tree care and management.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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After successful completion of year one, apprentices (18+) will be paid the RLW (currently £12.60ph)
- Training course
- Arborist (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 07:00 - 16:00
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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4
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
- Assist with tree pruning, felling, and removal under supervision.
- Learn to safely operate and maintain arborist tools and machinery (e.g. chainsaws, chippers)
- Participate in tree planting and aftercare
- Work at height using ropes, harnesses, and climbing techniques
- Clear sites and maintain equipment
- Follow health & safety procedures and industry best practices
- Attend training sessions and complete coursework as required by the apprenticeship framework
- Support senior arborists and team members as needed
Where you'll work
40 Harris Lane
Shenley
Radlett
WD7 9EG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
Your 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.
Your training plan
Arborist Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:
- Attend Company/Site induction
- Attend individual and team, monthly training as directed
- Continuous personal development opportunities to be taken where possible
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Duties are conducted outside in all weather conditions. The nature of the role will involve the lifting and movement of heavy objects.
About this company
Nurture was founded by Peter Fane in 2008, who is still involved with the company as Executive Chairman. Since then, the Nurture Group has grown rapidly both through organic growth and through acquisitions of carefully chosen businesses. It is now a national award-winning service provider, operating across 6 service towers - through 5 established industry brands. We are a proud industry trailblazer supporting the real living wage to over 2,600 directly employed colleagues, providing an integrated service to a wide and diverse client base across the UK. Our clients span across a diverse and broad range of disciplines, from corporate headquarters, science parks, shopping centres, business and industrial parks, to leisure facilities, schools, sporting venues, hotels, universities, public open spaces and the public sector.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Apprentices who complete the 18-month course will progress into a permanent position with ongoing opportunities for increased earnings, training and advancement to team leader positions
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
Robin McMichael
Robin.mcmichael@gristwoodandtoms.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323067.
Apply now
Closes on Sunday 20 July 2025
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