Programs & Courses
Twenty-two-week, in-school session
Basic – Twelve-week session
Advanced – Twelve-week session
Both sessions begin in January.
While all trees absorb carbon dioxide - one of the gases linked to global warming - urban trees provide greater benefits than rural trees. By providing shade that reduces the need for air conditioning in summer, and by serving as a windbreak that reduces heating needs in winter, properly located and managed trees reduce the demand for carbon-emitting fossil energy in the first place. Overall, researchers estimate that an urban tree can save five to ten times more carbon than a rural tree. Help make the most of these important environmental assets with exciting opportunities within the utility, municipal, and commercial tree care sectors. Entry-level positions usually require strong climbing skills. After that, how high you climb is based on your skills and strengths, and the specific needs of the employer.
This program consists of a twelve-week basic session and a twelve-week advanced session, both starting in January. The program focuses on the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees in urban surroundings. Emphasis is placed on safety, teamwork and the development of sound, up-to-date job skills, and workplace practices. Lectures and labs are balanced with a major practical fieldwork component.
Successful graduates receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship.
Note: This apprenticeship is regulated by the Apprenticeship and Certification Act.
Applicants are required to register through their local Apprenticeship Branch Office of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU).
Apprentices must understand/accept the following:
Note: All students entering this program must have received a tetanus injection or booster shot within the last 10 years.
The 2009/2010 fee for this program was
- Basic - domestic $600
- Advanced - domestic $600.
For further information, refer to Fees and Financial Assistance in this publication.
Apprentices must arrange and pay for their own transportation to field practice sessions at job sites throughout the GTA (most are off campus).
Apprentices must buy the following personal protective equipment: CSA approved Class B hard hat; work-rated Green Patch safety boots; safety goggles/glasses; hearing protection; chain saw gloves and chain saw pants. All of the above-mentioned equipment must be worn on the second day of classes.
Humber also offers the Urban Arboriculture Certificate program 01991, which provides the same training as the Arborist Apprenticeship program, but does not require that the student be employed in the tree care industry prior to joining the program.
| COURSE Code | Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACAP 130 | Arborist Practices 1 | 10 | |
| ACAP 131 | Arborist Workplace Health and Safety 1 | 3 | |
| ACAP 132 | Arboriculture Science 1 | 2 | |
| ACAP 133 | Arborist Hand Tools | 3 | |
| ACAP 134 | Arborist Theory 1 | 3 | |
| ACAP 135 | Arborist Tree Identification 1 | 2 | |
| ACAP 136 | Arboriculture Calculations | 1 | |
| ACAP 137 | Arborist Equipment | 1 |
| COURSE Code | Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACAP 330 | Arborist Theory 2 | 3 | |
| ACAP 331 | Arborist Tree Identification 2 | 2 | |
| ACAP 332 | Arboriculture Science 2 | 2 | |
| ACAP 333 | Arborist Plant Care - Pest Management | 3 | |
| ACAP 338 | Arborist Practices 2 | 10 | |
| ACAP 339 | Arborist Crane-Assisted Rigging | 2 | |
| ACAP 340 | Equipment 2 | 3 | |
| ACAP 341 | Arborist Calculations | 1 | |
