Diploma of Arboriculture Following March’s record high numbers commencing Diploma of Arboriculture, Arbortrim’s next intake commences Tuesday 1st September. Contact Rob on 0401 623 301 or email [email protected] to secure your place and find out more information. Your options for accessing our Diploma of Arboriculture include attending classes face-to-face in Victoria or via virtual classroom from [...]
Our Dandenong and Laverton North campuses are open UPDATE Thursday 26 March 2020 from the Department of Education and Training Victoria’s TAFEs and training organisations remain open, in line with the latest advice from Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and Victoria’s Chief Health Officer. Please continue to refer to the Department of Education and Training’s coronavirus (COVID-19) [...]
Record Course Intake Rob Buick (above) with our newest Certificate III in Arboriculture group. This week saw Arbortrim commence record numbers of students in AHC30820 – Certificate III in Arboriculture and AHC50520 – Diploma of Arboriculture. As students hail from a wide range of industry sectors, including Local Government, VESI and Domestic. They also traveled far [...]
Bushfire recovery efforts 3,000 defence reservists have been deployed to assist with the bushfire recovery efforts. The team here at Arbortrim are so proud that Julian Vickers, one of our trainers is one of them using his skills as an arborist. Jules is doing a fantastic job in East Gippsland clearing dangerous fire damaged [...]
On 22 September, Citywide commenced another group of trainee arborists with its training partner Arbortrim. Arbortrim and Citywide and have long and successful relationship designing and delivering qualification programs that support Citywide’s contract delivery and workforce development. For this latest group of trainee arborists, Citywide staff were nominated by managers across multiple Victorians contracts [...]
In August 2019 he was appointed Secretary of the VTIO. Arbortrim’s Rob Buick has been a Victorian Tree Industry Organisation (VTIO) committee member since 2014. VTIO is a networking organisation that aims to increase participation in amenity tree industry best practice by disseminating information, presenting workshops and seminars and similar industry specific events that [...]
Additional $4,000 incentive for AHC30816 Certificate III in Arboriculture traineeships for employers and $2,000 for trainees for enrolments from 1st July 2019ˆ From 1st July 2019, an additional Australian Identified Skills Shortage (AISS) payment will be available to eligible trainees and their employers. Employers may receive up to $13,000 in totalˆ $1,500 payment at commencement and [...]
VTIO NEWS Article originally printed The Australian Arbor Age - arborage.com.au Written by our very own Rob Buick Robert is a Business Development Manager with Arbortim Australia (RTO 3562) and VTIO committee member. He writes about the value of industry associations such as the VTIO and the symbiotic relationship it has with its members. Joining [...]
Diploma of Arboriculture now available in Melbourne and Canberra Why should you undertake our Diploma of Arboriculture course? The Diploma of Arboriculture is designed to extend your knowledge of modern arboriculture. It will improve your assessment expertise, upskill your report writing capacity and give you new perspectives on managing urban amenity trees. Keen to know [...]
“Money grows on trees for arboriculture employers and their workers” Government is supporting employers and their workers with financial incentives and training subsidies to address the arborist skill shortage. THE PROBLEM – Arborist skills shortage THE SOLUTION – grow our own Arborists The Department of Jobs and Small Business, [...]
