Utility Arborist
Course
In Sault Ste. Marie (Canada)
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
Sault ste. marie (Canada)
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Duration
Flexible
The Utility Arborist Level One and Two Apprenticeship program consists of a twelve-week basic session and a twelve-week advanced session, both starting in January (alternating years). The program focuses on advanced topics in the maintenance and removal of trees, equipment use, tree climbing and utility arboricultural sciences with a strong emphasis on safety and working in a team environment.
The Utility Arborist Level One Apprenticeship program consists of a twelve-week basic session starting in January. The program focuses on maintenance and removal of trees in various settings with a strong emphasis on safety.
The Utility Arborist Level Two Apprenticeship program consists of a twelve-week advanced session starting in January. The program focuses on advanced topics in equipment use, tree climbing and utility arboricultural sciences with a strong emphasis on safety and working in a team environment.
A Utility Arborist prunes or clears woody plants in proximity to exposed electrical apparatus or in the course of utility line clearing operations, prunes, fall or removes trees which could come into contact with energized power lines.
Utility Arborist is a non-restricted certified trade regulated by the Apprenticeship and Certification Act. On successfully completing the apprenticeship program, a person working in this trade is entitled to a Certificate of Apprenticeship and can challenge the trade examination to obtain a Certification of Qualification.
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About this course
Apprentices in the utility arborist trade may be employed in the utility, municipal or commercial tree care sectors; as well as tree services, golf courses, public utilities or self-employment.
Recent ice storms in major city centres have led to increased need for forestry care for the tens of thousands of damaged trees.
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Subjects
- First Aid
- Electrical
- Team Training
- Trade
- Arborist
Course programme
- ARB607 - 3 Workplace Health and Safety
- ARB608 - 4 Arborist Safe Work Practices
- ARB609 - 12 Arborist Safe Work Practices - Climbing
- ARB611 - 3 Arborist Tools and Felling Techniques
- ARB612 - 1 Arborist Equipment
- ARB613 - 3 Arboricultural Sciences I
- ARB614 - 3 Arborist Tree Identification I
- ARB615 - 1 First Aid and CPR
- ARB701 - 2 Utility Arborist Workplace Safety II
- ARB702 - 3 Utility Arborist Theory II
- ARB703 - 12 Utility Arborist Practices II - Tree Climbing
- ARB704 - 3 Utility Arborist Practices II - Aerial Device
- ARB705 - 2 Utility Arborist Practices II-Brush Chippers/Aerial Devices
- ARB706 - 2 Utility Arborist Sciences II
- ARB707 - 1 Utility Arborist Hand Tools II
- ARB708 - 3 Utility Arborist Tree Identification II
- ARB709 - 2 Utility Arborist Transmission Line Clearing II
Utility Arborist