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ARBORICULTURE CANADA TRAINING & EDUCATION LTD
Arboriculture Canada Training & Education Ltd. is passionate about people and trees. Safety, customization, quality, and satisfaction are the cornerstones of our business.
OUR VISION
To save lives through training and education by advancing the culture of safety in which professionals perform high risk operations.
OUR MISSION
To deliver innovative and professional training and education that exceeds expectations and business needs.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF ACTE TRAINING
Arboriculture Canada has been in business since 1999, providing specialized simple solutions to training needs across Canada.
We fulfill our mission in the following ways:
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We improve morale and inspire crews to unify and work as teams.
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We change how people look at safe work practices.
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We deliver training in ways that make learning enjoyable and memorable.
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We work with customers to develop solutions that meet unique and specialized needs and concerns.
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We work with customers to strategically invest training budgets through customization and efficient course delivery.
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Together with clients, we provide consultation and guidance to ensure in-house training programs comply with provincial regulations and guidelines.
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We design customized qualifications to provide documentation that your staff have demonstrated the skills required to do their jobs safety and productively.
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We care about customer satisfaction and work tirelessly to ensure paramount performance and quality results.
How ArborCanada Meets Your Needs
World's largest team of qualified, expert instructors, which means that we bring experience and experts to your organization to ensure you have the best instructors possible. These instructors have received specialized training as educators with ArborCanada and have been qualified and tested to ensure that you are getting the best training value for your dollar.
Customized programming for your training needs, which ensures that your staff receives only the training they need in the areas where they need it most- saving your organization valuable time and money.
Hand's on training allows the participants to practice the skills they are learning. The learning environment is authentic, easy to learn in and fun!
On-site training at your business location saves travel, food and lodging costs for each attendee.
One day to multi day options are designed and delivered. This allows your training to fit within your budget and your staff to receive post-secondary quality education and real life training without the inconvenience and cost of going back to school.
Skills testing and qualification documents and third party assesses that your staff have demonstrated the ability to perform high risk tasks safely. This is important to fully comply with all aspects of due diligence regarding high risk work activities
HISTORY OF ARBORICULTURE CANADA TRAINING & EDUCATION LTD.
The principles of Arboriculture Canada have been operating a training company and delivering hand's on training programs since 1999. The business changed names in 2006 and Arboriculture Canada was born. During our 25+ year history, we have grown from providing training in the province of Alberta, to across Canada from coast to coast in all provinces and almost every city.
INSTRUCTORS & ASSISTANTS
Arboriculture Canada draws from a pool of approximately 20 reputable, experienced and expert instructors across North America, with a combined approximate 500 years of experience as professional arborists and instructors. Their experience spans across segments of industry including college instructors, high school instructors, private business owners, municipal staff, and military personnel.
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING & QUALIFICATION
Every instructor attends the week long Instructor Intensive Training Camp and/or a Train the Trainer program, programs specially inspired and designed by Dwayne and Nancy Neustaeter of Arboriculture Canada to ensure that we produce the highest quality leaders and educators in field training for adult learners. In addition, instructors are qualified through a rigorous testing program involving not only the skills discipline they are specializing in, but also as a presenter, educator and instructor.
In addition to expecting excellence in arboriculture skills to be paramount in our instructors, we also seek and attract instructors who are dynamic, socially interactive and leaders within their industries and communities. Instructors are given on-going opportunities for learning and are required to continue their learning through various training programs within our organization, as well as through other companies. Other training bodies that we send our trainers to include: Peak Potentials Training, Rockhurst University, Skill Path and Able Business Consulting. We expect our instructors to model the very best in the industry, both in arboriculture skills, as well as in integrity and business ethics.
OUR CUSTOMERS
Arboriculture Canada has been in business since 1999, providing specialized simple solutions to training needs across Canada.
Commercial Arboriculture
Municipal Arboriculture
Government/Public Sector
Utility Tree
Workers
We provide private, customized training programs for the majority of municipalities, towns and districts across Canada.
TRAINING TOPICS
We provide a selection of training programs that focus on specific skill sets. Training programs available cover a wide range of specialized skills areas and are anywhere between 1 to 3 days in length.
All trainees receive Certificates of Completion as well as wallet cards documenting their training history with Arboriculture Canada.
QUALIFICATION AND COMPETENCY TESTING
Competency Testing is available, after which successful participants will receive a Qualification Certificate, Qualification wallet cards, stickers and badges for each discipline tested.
This is documentation for employers and employees of an individuals competence in a skills discipline. This qualification results in a Qualified Arboriculture Technician in specific skill disciplines.
Each test is conducted in the field, where skills are demonstrated through a combination of hand's on demonstration, as well as verbal relies to questions. Supervisors and company owners can request to view a testing form for a particular discipline to gain a better understanding of our testing process.
