All organisations and individuals involved in the delivery of the FWM role shall look to ensure a suitable program of Continual Professional Development (CPD) is in place. This can be a maintaining of the Core Skills, gaining knowledge in other Operational areas or new technologies or Complementary Soft Skills.
Details of Training and Assessment Provision below relates to Arboricultural Support Works / Utility Arboriculture / Amenity Tree Work.
| Work Categories |
Training Provision |
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FWM level |
Training Scopes |
Training Providers |
| Tree Safety Survey |
LANTRA and Arboriculture Association.
Basic Tree Survey and Inspection.
Highway Tree Inspection.
Intermediate Tree Inspection.
Professional Tree Inspection.
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LANTRA
AA
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LANTRA
AA
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| Tree work at height |
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| Emergency Tree Work |
C&G/NPTC Level 3 Award.
Emergency tree work planning
|
C&G/NPTC |
C&G/NPTC |
| Risk Assessment |
Arboriculture Association.
The AA risk assessment system
|
AA |
AA |
| Use of tree shears and grapple saws |
FISA 608 Use of Treer-shears or Grapple Saws.
Training course outline
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FISA Scope |
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| Utility Arboriculture – Overhead powerline vegetation management |
C&G/NPTC and LANTRA Level 3 or 4 Award.
Utility Arboriculture - Basic electrical knowledge.
Utility Arboriculture - Tree species recognition, growth characteristics and associated hazards.
Utility Arboriculture - Surveyor.
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LANTRA.
C&G/NPTC.
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LANTRA.
C&G/NPTC.
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| Utility Arb Supervisor Development Plan. |
Arb & Forestry Support Services |
Arb & Forestry Support Services |
| Working adjacent to public roads |
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