D. Vickers is the founder of Drivelink Training providing forestry and arboriculture training and assessment, and is an approved City & Guilds NPTC trainer and assessor as well as qualified teacher holding QTLS. D. Vickers managed and delivered forestry and arboriculture short courses at Sparsholt College, Hampshire (UK) for around 9 years before leaving to set up Drivelink Training in 2013. Drivelink Training provides supportive training to everyone, regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age or educational background.