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Tree Surgery work

  • 12-04-2012 12:31pm
    #1
    radiata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 386 ✭✭


    Hello all. I was wondering does anyone know if it's easy to get work in Tree surgery nowadays. I was thinking of doing courses CS38 & CS39 (tree climbling and cutting trees from ropes/harness) as these would be required. However they cost over 1,200 euro to do. FAS are not funding for anything at the moment and told me to call back in 2 weeks, but the course starts in 2 weeks and the next one isn't util June. I don't want to be unemployed until then and I can't really afford to pay for it, but I would if I was guaranteed work.
    I've tried ringing a few different places about it but they can't really give me an answer which is understandable. I'd live in the west, not sure if anyone knows companies to ring, I've tried Dermot Casey and Connaught Tree Care.
    Any advice on if I should take a chance and pay for these courses now (i'll be flat broke if i do) or wait and hope FAS fund the course for 2 months time?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Oldtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,104 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    Where were you going to do the courses? plenty out there with short courses.

    If you are serious about long term tree surgery employment have you looked into this:

    http://www.merristwood.ac.uk/SubjectAreas/Arboriculture.aspx


  • #3
    radiata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 386 ✭✭radiata


    I was going doing the training course with Treecare Ireland in Carlow. Thanks for the link but I cant really move to England at the moment.
    I also forgot to mention that I've already studied Forestry in Ballyhaise Agricultural College, where we done a lot of practical work


  • #4
    aerosol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭aerosol


    CS 30/31 would be your first tickets to get.

    Best thing would be try and get some work as a groundy and suss the job out first before you spend your money.

    Treecare do excellent courses if you decide to do them.


  • #5
    radiata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 386 ✭✭radiata


    aerosol wrote: »
    CS 30/31 would be your first tickets to get.

    Best thing would be try and get some work as a groundy and suss the job out first before you spend your money.

    Treecare do excellent courses if you decide to do them.

    Ya I've done CS30/31/32/34 when I was in Ballyhaise it's just these other 2 training courses I need to do. I might try get a bit of work experience in it as a groundy and hopefully make a few quid after a while to do them


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