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• No previous arboricultural experience or qualifications are required
• You must have the right to work in England to apply for any apprenticeship*
• Applicants should be able to demonstrate a passion for trees, woodlands, arboriculture, arboretums or forest ecology 
• Applicants must have the ability to grasp information and apply recently gained knowledge, and must have a reasonable standard of IT literacy (use email, Microsoft Word to create documents and the internet to research information)
• It is desirable to have GCSE grades A* to C or 9 - 4 in English and Maths. If you do not have English and/or Maths GCSE qualifications (or equivalents), you will be required to complete Functional Skills at college as part of your apprenticeship

Spend two years working with experienced arborists in our prestigious RHS gardens to get a real understanding of the varied seasonal work and skills involved in maintaining trees within a public garden.
 
Arborists use specialised techniques and machinery to develop, maintain and enhance tree collections within our woodlands, arboretums and the wider landscapes of RHS gardens.

“My highlight of the first year was climbing the large Oak on the west side of the lake. I had to branch walk and reduce the limbs�

Learn the skills and techniques to carry out chainsaw work, aerial tree work, pruning, dismantling of trees, and using machinery such as brushwood chippers. 

Arborists play an important role in managing biodiversity by carrying out practical tree management on trees of all ages, including those that are rare or in a heritage environment.
 
For more details of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours you will complete during the apprenticeship please visit the .

Successfully achieving this Apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to:

• Work in the 
• Apply for further  at RHS Gardens
• Complete further studies at a land-based college or use the website to search for progression opportunities