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class="updated" datetime="2024-12-03T09:00:00+00:00">3 December 2024</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/11/Ian-Everard-Wallshield-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/11/Ian-Everard-Wallshield-620x465.jpg 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/11/Ian-Everard-Wallshield-310x233.jpg 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/11/Ian-Everard-Wallshield-768x576.jpg 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/11/Ian-Everard-Wallshield-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/11/Ian-Everard-Wallshield.jpg 2016w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Ian Everard is a Field Manager in the Yorkshire and North East team and has been in forestry for 43 years. Ian talks about his journey into forestry, what inspired him and why it鈥檚 been such a rewarding experience.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/03/following-in-my-familys-forestry-footsteps/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Following in my family's forestry footsteps</span></a> - <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/03/following-in-my-familys-forestry-footsteps/#comments" class="govuk-link">2 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-3569 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-careers"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/10/22/7-tips-to-help-you-change-to-a-career-in-forestry/">7 tips to help you change to a career in forestry</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/author/david-bole/" title="Posts by David Bole" class="author url fn" rel="author">David Bole</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-22T08:20:00+01:00">22 October 2024</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/10/PIC-1-person-in-a-forestry-career-1-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Outdoors. A person in outdoor clothing writes on a clipboard." decoding="async" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/10/PIC-1-person-in-a-forestry-career-1-620x413.jpg 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/10/PIC-1-person-in-a-forestry-career-1-310x207.jpg 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/10/PIC-1-person-in-a-forestry-career-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/10/PIC-1-person-in-a-forestry-career-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/10/PIC-1-person-in-a-forestry-career-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Have you been thinking about a career change? Are you considering a career in forestry? If so, check our our our top tips to make that jump.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/10/22/7-tips-to-help-you-change-to-a-career-in-forestry/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of 7 tips to help you change to a career in forestry</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-3389 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-careers"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/09/12/its-a-great-time-to-be-in-forestry/">It's a great time to be in forestry</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/author/david-bole/" title="Posts by David Bole" class="author url fn" rel="author">David Bole</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2024-09-12T10:00:57+01:00">12 September 2024</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/09/PIC-1-person-in-forestry-career-620x414.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/09/PIC-1-person-in-forestry-career-620x414.jpg 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/09/PIC-1-person-in-forestry-career-310x207.jpg 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/09/PIC-1-person-in-forestry-career-768x513.jpg 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/09/PIC-1-person-in-forestry-career-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/09/PIC-1-person-in-forestry-career-2048x1367.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>As part of our new Forestry Careers campaign, David Bole, Head of Sector Capacity and the Green Economy at the Forestry Commission, shares the excellent and varied opportunities the forestry sector offers.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/09/12/its-a-great-time-to-be-in-forestry/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of It's a great time to be in forestry</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-2897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-careers tag-arboriculture tag-career tag-employment tag-forestry tag-job tag-training tag-woodland tag-work"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/06/careers-in-forestry-marks-story/">Careers in Forestry: Mark's story</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/author/wendyjohnson/" title="Posts by wendyjohnson" class="author url fn" rel="author">wendyjohnson</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2024-03-06T09:19:31+00:00">6 March 2024</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a></div> <img width="620" height="472" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/03/Mark-and-colleague-1-620x472.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Mark (left) and colleague take a break." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/03/Mark-and-colleague-1-620x472.jpg 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/03/Mark-and-colleague-1-310x236.jpg 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/03/Mark-and-colleague-1-768x584.jpg 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/03/Mark-and-colleague-1-1536x1168.jpg 1536w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/03/Mark-and-colleague-1-2048x1558.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>This National Careers Week, Mark West from the Green Task Force looks back at his career so far, and how he made the change from 12 years in uniformed service to working in forestry and conservation.聽</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/06/careers-in-forestry-marks-story/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Careers in Forestry: Mark's story</span></a> - <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/06/careers-in-forestry-marks-story/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-2808 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-careers tag-career tag-degree tag-forester tag-job tag-learn tag-professional tag-qualification tag-study"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/12/ask-an-apprentice-2024-your-professional-forester-apprenticeship-questions-answered/">Ask an Apprentice 2024: Your Professional Forester Apprenticeship questions answered</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/author/gareth-hopkins/" title="Posts by Gareth Hopkins" class="author url fn" rel="author">Gareth Hopkins</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2024-02-12T12:32:44+00:00">12 February 2024</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a></div> <img width="620" height="349" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/02/AskAnApprenticev2-2024-620x349.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Panel members for Forestry Commission's Q&A session" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/02/AskAnApprenticev2-2024-620x349.jpg 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/02/AskAnApprenticev2-2024-310x174.jpg 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/02/AskAnApprenticev2-2024-768x432.jpg 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2024/02/AskAnApprenticev2-2024.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>During National Apprenticeship Week 2024, our panel of experts led a live Twitter/X chat to answer your questions about the Professional Forester Apprenticeship...</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/12/ask-an-apprentice-2024-your-professional-forester-apprenticeship-questions-answered/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Ask an Apprentice 2024: Your Professional Forester Apprenticeship questions answered</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-2661 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-careers tag-apprentice tag-degree tag-education tag-job tag-learning tag-study tag-university"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/12/04/professional-forester-apprenticeship-a-pathway-into-your-new-career-in-forestry/">Professional Forester Apprenticeship: a pathway into your new career in forestry</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/author/marcus-ling/" title="Posts by Marcus Ling" class="author url fn" rel="author">Marcus Ling</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-12-04T11:30:38+00:00">4 December 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/12/blog-photo-6-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Undertaking a tariff in Thetford forest for University assignment" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/12/blog-photo-6-620x465.jpg 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/12/blog-photo-6-310x233.jpg 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/12/blog-photo-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/12/blog-photo-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/12/blog-photo-6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Applications to the 2024 Professional Forester Apprenticeship are now open. Marcus Ling has just started the apprenticeship programme and is working within the Forestry Commission鈥檚 South East and London Area Team. He tells us about his experience so far.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/12/04/professional-forester-apprenticeship-a-pathway-into-your-new-career-in-forestry/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Professional Forester Apprenticeship: a pathway into your new career in forestry</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-2214 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-careers category-woodland-creation category-woodland-management tag-career tag-degree tag-professional tag-study tag-university"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/06/forestry-apprenticeship-becoming-a-tree-family/">Forestry Apprenticeship: becoming a 'tree family'</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/author/gareth-biggins/" title="Posts by Gareth Biggins" class="author url fn" rel="author">Gareth Biggins</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-06-06T08:40:00+01:00">6 June 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a>, <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/woodland-creation/" rel="category tag">Woodland creation</a>, <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/woodland-management/" rel="category tag">Woodland management</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/06/DWOs-Lara-Bazzu-Gareth-Biggins-and-Emma-Martin-taking-in-a-birds-eye-view-of-woodlands-in-the-wider-landscape--620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/06/DWOs-Lara-Bazzu-Gareth-Biggins-and-Emma-Martin-taking-in-a-birds-eye-view-of-woodlands-in-the-wider-landscape--620x465.jpg 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/06/DWOs-Lara-Bazzu-Gareth-Biggins-and-Emma-Martin-taking-in-a-birds-eye-view-of-woodlands-in-the-wider-landscape--310x233.jpg 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/06/DWOs-Lara-Bazzu-Gareth-Biggins-and-Emma-Martin-taking-in-a-birds-eye-view-of-woodlands-in-the-wider-landscape--768x576.jpg 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/06/DWOs-Lara-Bazzu-Gareth-Biggins-and-Emma-Martin-taking-in-a-birds-eye-view-of-woodlands-in-the-wider-landscape--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/06/DWOs-Lara-Bazzu-Gareth-Biggins-and-Emma-Martin-taking-in-a-birds-eye-view-of-woodlands-in-the-wider-landscape--2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Gareth is one of 15 people who joined us in September 2022 as a Development Woodland Officer studying the Forestry Apprenticeship. Here he reflects on his first nine months with the Forestry Commission.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/06/forestry-apprenticeship-becoming-a-tree-family/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Forestry Apprenticeship: becoming a 'tree family'</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-2180 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-careers category-our-staff"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/05/25/from-lumberjack-to-lumberjill-why-forestry-isnt-just-for-men/">From lumberjack to lumberjill: Why forestry isn't just for men.</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/author/kate-hawley/" title="Posts by Kate Hawley" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kate Hawley</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-05-25T16:40:11+01:00">25 May 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a>, <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/our-staff/" rel="category tag">Our staff</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/05/blog-1-1-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Kate leans against a vehicle parked in a field slightly lifting the hard hat on her head" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/05/blog-1-1-620x465.jpg 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/05/blog-1-1-310x233.jpg 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/05/blog-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/05/blog-1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/05/blog-1-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Kate Hawley Area Operations Manager for Yorkshire and the North East reflects on her experience of being a women in forestry and the significance of the new exhibition that has opened in Grizedale.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/05/25/from-lumberjack-to-lumberjill-why-forestry-isnt-just-for-men/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of From lumberjack to lumberjill: Why forestry isn't just for men.</span></a> - <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/05/25/from-lumberjack-to-lumberjill-why-forestry-isnt-just-for-men/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-2052 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-careers category-woodland-management tag-economy tag-environment tag-income tag-resource tag-timber tag-trees tag-woodland"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/09/women-in-forestry-mean-business/">Women in forestry mean business</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/author/jemima-cooper/" title="Posts by Jemima Cooper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jemima Cooper</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-03-09T10:02:07+00:00">9 March 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a>, <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/woodland-management/" rel="category tag">Woodland management</a></div> <img width="620" height="428" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/03/WMB-stamped-images-5-620x428.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Woman working in forestry" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/03/WMB-stamped-images-5-620x428.png 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/03/WMB-stamped-images-5-310x214.png 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/03/WMB-stamped-images-5-768x530.png 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/03/WMB-stamped-images-5.png 975w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Jemima Cooper, Head of Policy & Partnerships at the Institute of Chartered Foresters, talks to us about the women in the tree sector, working tirelessly to plan, grow, plant, establish, manage, harvest, process, and research the timber our society needs.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/09/women-in-forestry-mean-business/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Women in forestry mean business</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-1896 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-careers category-our-staff category-woodland-management"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/02/17/forestry-apprenticeship-your-questions-answered/">Forestry Apprenticeship: Your questions answered</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/author/gareth-hopkins/" title="Posts by Gareth Hopkins" class="author url fn" rel="author">Gareth Hopkins</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-02-17T10:16:54+00:00">17 February 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/careers/" rel="category tag">Careers</a>, <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/our-staff/" rel="category tag">Our staff</a>, <a href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/category/woodland-management/" rel="category tag">Woodland management</a></div> <img width="620" height="349" src="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/02/AskAnApprentice-FINAL-620x349.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/02/AskAnApprentice-FINAL-620x349.png 620w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/02/AskAnApprentice-FINAL-310x174.png 310w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/02/AskAnApprentice-FINAL-768x432.png 768w, https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2023/02/AskAnApprentice-FINAL.png 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>During National Apprenticeship Week (6 to 12 February), we held a live #AskAnApprentice Twitter Q&A to give you the opportunity to ask our panel of experts about our Forestry Apprenticeship.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2023/02/17/forestry-apprenticeship-your-questions-answered/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Forestry Apprenticeship: Your questions 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