Apprenticeship is an Effective, Training & Retention Tool
To provide companies with guidance, TCIA developed Arborist Apprenticeship Program to help employers build their workforce.
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 with [...]
FREE Virtual Workshops on EHAP, Ground Ops & Aerial Lift Safety
TCIA is pleased to roll out FREE virtual workshops for employees of companies with fewer than 250 employees funded by the Susan Harwood Grant program that is funded by OSHA. These half and full-day virtual workshops will help further employee training [...]
TCIA Offers Free “Intro to Arboriculture Safety” Course
TCIA has developed a free online certificate course called "Intro to Arboriculture Safety." This certificate course is for anyone who is curious about a career in arboriculture. If you're an arborist, you can share this with your friends and family. As [...]
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire – Gear Up 2019 Winner Profile
The University of New Hampshire has been graduating tree care professionals and foresters for almost a century, according to Ethan Belair, director of the Forest Technology program, which includes arboriculture and forestry. “UNH has had a forestry program since 1919,” [...]
Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Gear Up 2019 Winner Profile
For almost 30 years, Southern University and A&M College have been graduating top urban-forestry students, according to program director Kamran Abdollahi. He adds that it’s the pilot program in urban forestry for Louisiana and initially was launched with an investment [...]
Huntley College of Agriculture, Pomona, California – Gear Up 2019 Winner Profile
As part of Cal Poly Pomona in eastern Los Angeles County, Huntley attracts students from as far away as Ventura County – a two-hour one-way commute, according to adjunct faculty member Tracey Takeuchi. The college, located in an underserved area [...]
Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Oregon – Gear Up 2019 Winner Profile
On his Gear Up application, Jim Wentworth-Plato explains that Clackamas Community College is two years into developing its state-education board-approved arboriculture program. The two-year program earns students an Associate of Applied Science degree. “We focus on being accessible to all [...]
Allegany College of Maryland, Cumberland, Maryland – Gear Up 2019 Winner Profile
As the only two-year college in Maryland to offer a major in forestry, Allegany is in a unique position to offer a quality, hands-on, practical educational experience for students, according to forestry program director Marie Miller. Miller herself attended Allegany [...]