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TRAINING AND EDUCATION
To continue to grow as a company, it is essential that
we invest in our employees' personal development.
Training and education programs are developed at a
company-wide level through collaboration between
departments, including the safety department and
recruiting and development department.
For more than 135 years, we have ensured that each
employee has all the tools he or she needs to deliver the
best possible care to our clients. Through our Learning
Management System (LMS), employees gain access to
our vast education and development programs—along
with access to additional online trainings. We plan to
integrate the LMS with employee development efforts
to include a personalized profile that will enable
employees to learn at their own pace.
Employees who utilize the LMS can receive ISA
recertification credits and pesticide certification credits,
as well as take free classes in sales, communication,
leadership and other business-related topics. In addition,
required safety training is recorded directly to an
employee's profile when it is completed via the LMS.
Davey Tree provides a wide array of educational
and development programs to employees, at both
a company-wide and local level.
At a corporate level, each department integrates
employee development goals that align to the strategic
plan. Regional vice presidents and managers are
responsible for performance toward goals and results
are reported to the board of directors.
Davey Tree offers several company-wide development
programs through the Davey Institute. Open to
employees from all regions and all business segments,
these intensive and proprietary courses deliver
industry-best education and thought leadership to
Davey Tree employees. Courses are offered annually
and include the:
Davey Institute of Tree Sciences
Davey Institute of Horticultural Sciences
Davey Institute of Grounds Management
At a local level, foremen are responsible for leading
by example and implementing training based on the
needs of their crews. In 1998, we established various
mentorship programs tailored to specific service lines.
These programs, which are broken into modules,
educate employees on specific tasks needed to
execute their day-to-day work. Modules include:
Riggi ng Tree Felling
Tree Climbing Aerial Rescue
