Talking Trees with Davey Tree

A Closer Look at Davey's Annual Training Program D.I.T.S.


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Hear from three students attending the Davey Institute of Trees Sciences (D.I.T.S.) program, Davey’s flagship training program in biological sciences, safety, tree and plant care and management techniques. Ethan Ramirez Gothard from Davey's Nanaimo office, Sam Phetteplace from Davey's Albany office and Maggie Graves from Davey's Boston North Shore office share their experience in the four-week program, including key takeaways, being away from home for 30 days and bonding with other employees and tree care professionals from all over North America.

In this episode we cover: 

  • How do you enroll in DITS? (0:54)
  • How long is DITS? (1:40)
  • What do students learn while in Kent, OH? (3:02)
  • What's been difficult to learn? (5:02)
  • A normal day at DITS (6:09)
  • DITS instructors (7:01)
  • Skills training and climbing (7:40)
  • Is DITS what the students expected? (9:06)
  • What have the students enjoyed? (10:12)
  • What were the students hoping to get out of DITS? (11:15)
  • What's been fun? (12:42)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about careers at Davey, visit Davey.com/Careers.
To learn more about training at Davey, visit Davey.com/Training.

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
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LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company 

Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com

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