Skills & Knowledge you will learn View Details

Work safely in the construction industry
Perform ground based rigging
Tie, dress, set and finish arborist knots
Recognise trees
Assist with aerial rescue from the ground
Provide first aid
Work effectively in the arboriculture industry
Perform pruning operations
Maintain chainsaws
Trim and cut felled trees OR
Operate a pole saw
Fall trees manually (basic)
Operate a mobile chipper/mulcher
Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
Working safely near live electrical apparatus as a non-electrical worker
Apply a range of treatments to trees
Apply chemicals under supervision
Operate and maintain stump grinding machines
Inspect and clean machinery for plant, animal and soil material
Undertake operational maintenance of machinery
Install tree protection devices

Skills & Knowledge you will learn View Details

Contribute to work health and safety processes
Implement a plant nutrition program
Prepare growing media
Maintain nursery plants
Receive and dispatch nursery products
Fumigate soil
Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
Transport and store chemicals
Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
Identify and report unusual disease or plant pest signs
Measure irrigation delivery system performance
Troubleshoot irrigation systems
Establish horticultural crops
Carry out a crop regulation program
Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting