tree surgery training?

[Russell]

I would like to do some training so i can trim trees. Ive been doing some gardening latley and it would be nice to do a bit of tree work, also they seem to take the piss with pricing around here like £1000 for 2 hours work. Are direct access courses for around £4000 any good? Is one qualification/training board better than the other? Ive seen one £4000 course mention lantra and another mention nptc.
The goal would be to work for myself by myself, Is that feasible for smaller trees?
Whats public liability like for a one man band?

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Do you want to climb? If so, go and do the NPTC aerial rescue course and see if it’s for you.
That and NPTC chainsaw maintenance, cross cutting and felling gives you enough tickets to actually be useful as a second person on site for a tree firm, but they are really the bare minimum to get you started.

 

[Russell]

Ok thanks. Yes i want to be able to climb so i can do my own jobs.

 

[doobin]

Ok thanks. Yes i want to be able to climb so i can do my own jobs.

If you are hoping for the aforementioned 1k for two hours work you’ve got a rude awakening.

Only thing that might be in your favour is possibly there are not so many arb firms on the island? Margins are getting slim elsewhere unless you have a niche or high value customers.

 

[Russell]

Im not greedy, £25-£35 an hour would do, im not looking at it as a get rich quick scheme. For me Its more about trying to make a lifestyle where i can take the boy to school, mow some lawns or trim a tree, then pick him up from school. This is also why i need it to be possible to work self employed straightaway. Ive worked in the building trade for the last 20 years but now i would like to stick to garden stuff.

 

[Maxus]

I bought some ropes and just gave it ago. I climbed a tree and decided, when 50 feet up dangling off a branch, that it was not for me! Looks higher when you're up there

 

[V8Druid]

I would like to do some training so i can trim trees. Ive been doing some gardening latley and it would be nice to do a bit of tree work, also they seem to take the piss with pricing around here like £1000 for 2 hours work. Are direct access courses for around £4000 any good? Is one qualification/training board better than the other? Ive seen one £4000 course mention lantra and another mention nptc.
The goal would be to work for myself by myself, Is that feasible for smaller trees?
Whats public liability like for a one man band?

eyewateringly insane

 

[Storrsy]

Im not greedy, £25-£35 an hour would do, im not looking at it as a get rich quick scheme. For me Its more about trying to make a lifestyle where i can take the boy to school, mow some lawns or trim a tree, then pick him up from school. This is also why i need it to be possible to work self employed straightaway. Ive worked in the building trade for the last 20 years but now i would like to stick to garden stuff.

If your planning on taking on what you might call proper arb work involving climbing then really you need a groundsman too to be efficient and safe- this may not fit in so well with your lifestyle approach- however trimming hedges/fruit trees and a bit of smaller ground felling would be ok on your own and for this you'd it would be worth attending a basic crosscutting and felling course (was nptc CS30 &31 tickets don't know if it's still the same.) but to be honest your best route would be doing get some work with an arborist just to give you a bit of insight into what and what not to do regarding hedgetrimming (especially conifer hedges) as this is often a good repeat source of work (if you can find a way to enjoy it)