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Workforce Development

  • March 1, 2022

    Carving a Path for Women in Tree Care

    By Don Staruk

    Those who participated in the pre-conference Women in Tree Care Workshop learned about resources to help them succeed. Photos by Richard May. A standing-room-only workshop held in conjunction with TCI EXPO ’21 in Indianapolis this past November gave women in [...]

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  • February 1, 2022

    CTSP Helps Advance Doug Muth’s Training Skills

    By Tamsin Venn

    Doug Muth, owner of the newly established DJM Tree, LLC, based in Media, Pennsylvania, says he took valuable lessons away from his Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) training. Doug Muth. Photos courtesy of Doug Muth. “The main benefit for me [...]

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  • January 1, 2022

    CTSP Training Motivates Brandy Brown to Find Creative Solutions

    By Tamsin Venn

    Blue River Forestry & Tree Care's Bailey Null, left, and James Couturier seamlessly working together, making it easy for a quick cleanup on a big removal. All photos by Richard Weit, courtesy of Brandy Brown. ”You have to really understand [...]

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  • May 1, 2021

    Apprenticeship Churns Out Line-Clearance Tree Workers in California

    By Tamsin Venn

    Apprenticeship-program participants received guidance from experienced professionals, including trainers from TCIA member companies such as Mowbray’s Tree Service. All images courtesy of Annie Rafferty, Butte College. “Whoops” rang out as each trainee walked to the front of the class to [...]

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  • May 1, 2021

    Lost in Translation: Leo Roldan Helps Spanish-Speaking Arborists Comprender

    By Tamsin Venn

    Leo Roldan Leo Roldan is un hombre en una misión, a man on a mission. As district safety-trainer coordinator in Mamaroneck, New York, for SavATree, a 35-year TCIA member company headquartered in Bedford, N.Y., he oversees training for the district’s [...]

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