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Apprentice Arborist

Plumpton College Apprenticeships • Level 2 • Tonbridge, Kent, GB • 1m ago

Summary

Porters Tree Care is a growing local tree surgery company led by a highly skilled and knowledgeable arborist. The company offers an excellent opportunity to work alongside one of the industry’s top climbers. With varied daily tasks, hands-on learning, and clear career progression, this role is both dynamic and rewarding.

Wage: £12,480 to £22,308 a year

Training course: Arborist (level 2)

Wage: £12,480 to £22,308 a year

Training course: Arborist (level 2)

Hours: Monday-Friday - 8.00 am - 4.30 pm and some weekend work if willing/required. 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible Start Date: Monday 3 March 2025

Duration: 1 Year and 6 months

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Daily tasks will vary, but will include:

Where you’ll work

11 RIDING LANE

HILDENBOROUGH

TONBRIDGE

TN11 9HX

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

PLUMPTON COLLEGE

Your training course

Arborist (level 2) Equal to GCSE

Your training plan

The apprentice will study at Plumpton College with a blended learning model with a mix of in college practical and theoretical learning over three day blocks on a monthly basis between October and January and in March and June.

More training information

Requirements Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

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

Other requirements

We are in a rural location, so having your own/ reliable transport is highly advised.

About this company

A well established and busy company operating in Kent/East Sussex area specialising in arboriculture and horticulture. Porters Tree Care has built a reputation for delivering high-quality estate management services including tree care, hedge trimming and topiary, garden design and horticulture. We deliver quality services with integrity, professionalism and an eye for the details. This way of working is allowing us to grow and expand rapidly yet sustainably. We are now looking for a variety of keen, professional staff to come on board in specialist and more general positions. Within Porters we have two expert arborists with 50+ years experience working on the every day to highly complex jobs, on common trees and specimen trees. Staff joining our team can expect to be supported in their own growth and challenged to deliver the quality of work, consistently, that we are known for. While we are looking for certain skill sets to join the business, even more important to us is understanding our standards, showing initiative, supporting other team members and recognising that helping our business grow helps us better support and reward our team.

http://www.porterstreecare.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

To become a fully qualified climbing arborist.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PLUMPTON COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000298824.