Arborist Apprentice

THE F.A. BARTLETT TREE EXPERT COMPANY LIMITED

Marlow (SL7 3SG)

Closes in 25 days (Friday 10 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 September 2025

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Summary

Are you passionate about the outdoors, nature, and working with trees? We're looking for a motivated and safety-conscious individual to join our team as an Arborist Apprentice. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience, learn from certified professionals, and grow your career in the arboriculture industry.

Wage

£26,208 a year

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Training course
Arborist (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.00am - 4.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Friday 24 October 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

  • Assist in tree pruning, removal, and maintenance operation
  • Learn to safely operate chainsaws, chippers, ropes, and other tree care equipment
  • Support climbers from the ground and gradually progress to climbing role
  • Clean up job sites by raking, hauling brush, and removing debris
  • Learn to identify tree species, pests, and common diseases
  • Follow all safety protocols and wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Participate in on-the-job training and formal arboriculture education
  • Maintain tools and equipment in safe working condition
  • Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors

Where you'll work

Pigeon House Farm Cottage
Sheepridge Lane
Marlow
SL7 3SG

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your Arboricultural expertise and knowledge, Bartlett Tree Experts has over 118 years of experience in managing trees and growing people. We are an international tree and shrub care business with over 125 offices in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland. Built on family values and the pursuit of scientific tree care, we are proud of the quality of our work, our level of service, our safety record and, most of all, our people. We are committed to helping local residents and businesses maintain beautiful, healthy trees and shrubs. Our arborists are experts in diagnosing and treating tree and shrub problems specific to every region in which we operate. With access to Bartlett resources and advanced scientific research facility, we can provide customers with treatments that are not available from other tree care services.

After this apprenticeship

Ideally, permanent employment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP

Sarah Maddox

smaddox@bartlett.com

07850649443

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341701.

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Closes in 25 days (Friday 10 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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