A Look into Davey's Annual Training Program D.I.T.S.
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Hear from three students attending the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences (D.I.T.S.) program, Davey's annual flagship training program in biological sciences, safety, tree and plant care and management techniques. Philip Bauerle from Davey's North Pittsburgh office, Izzy Christmann from Davey's Portland office and Max Hackney from Davey's health and safety department talk about their experience in the four-week program, including what they're learning, how they got there and what they're excited to take back home.  In this episode we cover:   What D.I.T.S. means to students  (1:20)What's taught at D.I.T.S. (2:00)How students will use what they learned (2:21)Staying in Kent, Ohio, for a month (3:00)Service line-focused training (4:30)D.I.T.S. application process (6:09)Hardest part about D.I.T.S. (6:52)Most fun part about D.I.T.S. (8:02)What students take back to their office (9:04)How the students found Davey Tree (10:36)Weather safety in Florida (12:30)Takeaways from D.I.T.S. (13:33)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 YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company  Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.  Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you!
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