Job requirements Tree Pruner - Forestry in Prince Edward Island

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Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• Completion of a college or other specialized program for silviculture workers or forestry crew workers may be required.
• Formal training in power saw operation and maintenance and several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.
• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• A silvicultural worker's licence may be required.
• A chemicals application licence is required.
• Workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS) and transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) certificates may be required.
• Experience as a logging and forestry labourer may be required.

Source National Occupational Classification

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• If the licence is voluntary, you don’t need to be certified to practise this occupation.

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Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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