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Branch out into a new career in arboriculture
As the national centre for tree surgery and forestry courses, Kingswood Training has gained an enviable reputation for its wide range of high-quality courses, excellent facilities and training venues, and exceptionally high pass rates.
By the time they have reached the end of their initial training with Kingswood, Service leavers will already have a broad suite of qualifications that sets them apart from most applicants. When applying for jobs, if they can also tell prospective employers that they are eligible for further funding to attend its Advanced Course (see below), this immediately makes them even more employable. By the end of the Advanced Course they will be among the most qualified personnel in this industry, and well placed to hold down good jobs, or work on a wide range of contracts on a self-employed basis.
Training is expensive for employers, and to find a prospective employee who has, or could soon have, so many qualifications is a real bonus. Add to this the reputation of Service leavers for personal discipline, fitness and man-management skills, and Kingswood’s trainees are quickly gaining a reputation in the arboriculture industry as excellent all-round employees.
Last year, Kingswood launched its Advanced Tree Surgery course, which has Lantra Certification and is accredited at level 3, making it eligible for ELCAS funding. Service leavers who have previously trained with Kingswood can now return in the next financial year and achieve six more nationally recognised certificates: Tree Dismantling; Basic Tree Inspection; Safe Use of Polesaws; Use of Mechanical Working Platforms; Use of Brushcutters; and Advanced Arb Theory.
Sgt Jim McCurry attended a course with Kingswood last September and reports: ‘I enjoyed the whole course. The instruction was pitched at the right level, and the felling and climbing were very enjoyable and rewarding. Work experience was a very good way of showing us how the industry worked. Overall a very good course and I would recommend it to others.’
To find out more, call +44 (0)1732 811162, email info@kingswoodtraining.co.uk or visit www.kingswoodtraining.co.uk.
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