Apprenticeship is an Effective, Training & Retention Tool
To provide companies with guidance, TCIA developed Arborist Apprenticeship Program to help employers build their workforce.
Coming Soon! Vegetation Management Pre-Inspector Training
The Training Resource Center at College of the Sequoias will be offering Pre-Inspector Level 1 Training. This training was designed to educate participants to patrol power lines to ensure vegetation clearance in accordance with safety regulations. Participants will cover a [...]
Utility Line Clearance Arborist Training: College of the Sequoias
The Training Resource Center at College of the Sequoias offers a Utility Line Clearance Arborist Training. This five-week, 200-hour program offers trainees an opportunity to develop best practices, skills, and knowledge required for a career as a Utility Line Clearance [...]
Boston Power Corps: Get Paid to Train for Green Jobs
PowerCorps Boston is a paid ($15.75/hour) workforce development program that uses environmental service as a way to teach career and technical skills. Through a mix of classroom learning and, in the field/hands on learning program, participants will have the opportunity [...]
UMass Amherst/Stockbridge School of Agriculture Visit
TCIA's Manager of Workforce Recruitment & Retention, Erin Demers, spoke with arboriculture students at UMass Amherst and the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. Erin was invited by Kristina Bezanson, lecturer of Principles of [...]
Massachusetts Arborists Association Fall Field Day
TCIA's Manager of Workforce Recruitment & Retention attended the Massachusetts Arborists Association Fall Field Day Event in Framingham, Massachusetts! Fall Field Day connects leading arborists and landscape professionals in Massachusetts with students and industry professionals. It was great to connect [...]