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September/October 2024
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
The Davey Institute held two fi ve-day PHC Foundations,
Philosophy, and Advanced Skills Training Workshop sessions,
each with 19 Davey Institute of Horticultural Sciences
(D.I.H.S.) students in attendance. The fi rst session was held
at Siena College in Loudonville, New York, and the second
was held at Towson University in Towson, Maryland.
The workshop is designed for the foundational development
of Davey employees working in plant health care (PHC) who
have gone through onboarding, hold a registered technician's
pesticide license, and have approximately a year or more of
fi eld experience in PHC.
D.I.H.S. STUDENTS HONE SKILLS DURING PHC WORKSHOPS
"I think it's great that Davey's putting such an emphasis
on education and getting everyone up to date on different
processes," Megan Joseph, PHC technician, Hamden offi ce,
said. "It not only helps the employees but also the clients
because they're receiving service from someone who
knows how to handle the material and situation."
Topics for both sessions included pesticide use and safety,
holistic management, pesticide application planning and
logistics, diagnostic resources, soil issues and services,
relevant fi eld training, and more.
Left: D.I.H.S. students are practicing pesticide
spill response in a simulation using water.
Above: Lauren McLaughlin, technical advisor,
Davey Institute, Davey Tree Expert Co. of
Canada, Limited, is practicing tree foliar sprays.
Twenty-fi ve employees from Utility
Asset Management services (UAM),
Davey Resource Group (DRG), attended
the Manager in Training session that
took place over three days at the
Richfi eld, Ohio offi ce. The program is
aimed to help growing leaders gain
personal development as well as
build skills in fi nancial management
DRG HOSTS MANAGER IN TRAINING SESSION
and metric projection.
Topics including driver safety, fl eet and
equipment, fi nancials, legal support,
emotional intelligence, metrics and
projections were covered. In addition,
case studies were discussed each day.
"I loved being able to talk to other
people on the management path to
Twenty-fi ve employees completed
the Manager in Training session.
learn about what they do. It's amazing
that we all work for the same company,
but we're out here doing different
things," Megan Neitz, project manager,
UAM, DRG, said. "I gained skills that
I can take back and apply to my own
projects, which was really rewarding."
