Tree Equity: Career Pathways Survey

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A career pathway combines education, training, and support services to prepare an individual to enter a particular occupation. Usually industry-led, it aligns program offerings with in-demand skillsets that support the local economy.

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* 1. Please indicate the region where you are looking to build or improve an existing urban forestry career pathway:

Region 1: Northeast: (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania)

Region 2: Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)

Region 3: South (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, and West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)

Region 4: West (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington)

Our service area is primarily outside of the United States.

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* 2. Please rank the sectors below in order of greatest need of a workforce in your region. Relatively, your #1 ranked sector should have the greatest need, and your #5 ranked need should have the least need.

Commercial tree care/landscaping

Urban forestry outreach (arboretums, nonprofits, etc.)

Academia & Technical training (crew leads, high school or community college program instructors, professors)

Municipal arboriculture and forestry

Utility arboriculture and forestry

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* 3. Please check up to 3 of the following urban forestry-related positions anticipated to be most in demand of new workers within the next year in your region.

Safety or Compliance person

Data or Technical Lead (Researcher, GIS person)

Climber or Aerial lift operator

Sales or Fundraising person

Administrator (Director, VP, or Executive)

Lobbying or Advocacy Coordinator/Manager

Operations person

N/A - urban forestry entities in our region are not expecting to hire in the next year

Program Coordinator/Manager

Crew Leader or Foreman

Groundworker

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Urban forestry career pathway programs can include a number of elements. Which of the below program elements would be ideal to include in a program that serves your area?

Physical fitness, where appropriate

Provision of tools or clothing necessary for the worksite and preparation for appropriate attire

Occupational skills training delivered by an instructor with industry experience and often in a manner that mimics a typical workday and hours in the industry

Comprehensive case management support that includes financial and career planning, and alignment of support services

N/A- do not choose this answer choice (technical error)

Support for transportation costs to training program and to worksite

Connection to child care centers and development of child care plan, back-up plan, and emergency plan (however, very rarely do pre-employment programs support the provision of child care)

Exposure to worksites and the opportunity for hands-on experience with tools, machinery, materials, and projects

Job search and placement assistance including resume development, interview preparation, and guidance on career options

N/A- do not choose this answer choice (technical error)

Partnerships with schools and grassroots organizations to expand the pool from which new workers are hired

Financial literacy and coaching

Strong connections to and engagement with industry partners that inform curriculum, contribute to program costs, and hire graduates

Connection to and convening of alumni and mentoring groups

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Are you aware of career pathways programs in your area that can help fill the demand for these workers?

No, I’m not aware of any programs that exist in my region.

Yes, I’m aware of career pathways programs in our area, but the programs are not equipped to fill the demand for workers.

Yes, I’m aware of career pathways programs in our area, but I’m unsure if the programs are well-equipped to fill the demand for workers.

Yes, I’m aware of career pathways programs in our area that are well-equipped to fill the demand for workers.

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* 6. If they exist, do your programs focus on matriculating underrepresented groups facing obstacles to employment (veterans, people of color, those in the re-entry population, women, disabled people, etc.) into urban forestry and our allied professions?

This is not applicable, as we don’t have local career pathways programs yet.

Our program is not specifically focused on matriculating a particular demographic group into urban forestry and our allied professions

Yes, our program is focused on matriculating one or more of the demographic groups listed above into urban forestry and our allied professions.

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* 7. Which of the partners below are currently engaged in your local urban forestry career pathway? Please check all that apply.

Municipal, county, and/or state forestry departments

Labor departments

Law enforcement interested in reducing recidivism

Elected officials and political appointees

Urban greening environmental organizations

Social service organizations that provide wraparound/support services

Private tree and landscaping companies

Academic institutions to source program participants or to help teach coursework

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Which of the partners below are most willing and likely to get involved in informing or helping to manage an urban forestry career pathway if facilitation and convening support were provided?

Municipal, county, and/or state forestry departments

Labor departments

Law enforcement interested in reducing recidivism

Elected officials and political appointees

Urban greening environmental organizations

Social service organizations that provide wraparound/support services

Private tree and landscaping companies

Academic institutions to source program participants or to help teach coursework

Other (please specify)

Tree Equity: Career Pathways Survey

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* 1. Please indicate the region where you are looking to build or improve an existing urban forestry career pathway:

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* 2. Please rank the sectors below in order of greatest need of a workforce in your region. Relatively, your #1 ranked sector should have the greatest need, and your #5 ranked need should have the least need.

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* 3. Please check up to 3 of the following urban forestry-related positions anticipated to be most in demand of new workers within the next year in your region.

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* 4. Urban forestry career pathway programs can include a number of elements. Which of the below program elements would be ideal to include in a program that serves your area?

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* 5. Are you aware of career pathways programs in your area that can help fill the demand for these workers?

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* 6. If they exist, do your programs focus on matriculating underrepresented groups facing obstacles to employment (veterans, people of color, those in the re-entry population, women, disabled people, etc.) into urban forestry and our allied professions?

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* 7. Which of the partners below are currently engaged in your local urban forestry career pathway? Please check all that apply.

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* 8. Which of the partners below are most willing and likely to get involved in informing or helping to manage an urban forestry career pathway if facilitation and convening support were provided?

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* 9. Please share any challenges or opportunities for urban forestry career pathways in your region.

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