Education and Training in Arboriculture

Education and Training

Planning Conditions to Protect Trees

It has long been a desire of the Arboricultural Association to produce a set of Planning Conditions reflecting the current measures used to identify and protect trees during development. In 2006 the Association prepared a draft set of Conditions for consultation and is now in the final stages of preparing a submission to Government.

ERRATUM: Please note that there was an error in Para E [75(c)] on the original consultation draft (which referred to BS59837 instead of BS5837). Quoting BS59837 negates this condition.

To view the current draft (with the above erratum corrected) click here

Arboricultural Association Training

The Arboricultural Association runs a number of training workshops,
seminars, a Trade Fair and a National Conference each year.
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Find out about Arboricultural Association Training and Events

Qualifications and Careers

A summary of the various ways of starting a career in arboriculture, the qualification structure and career progression can be found in the Associations leaflet:
A Guide to Qualifications and Careers in Arboriculture.
This guide is also available in hard copy from the Association

A Careers in Arboriculture guide can also be downloaded listing many of the colleges that run arboricultural courses

Here you can find further information about Careers in Local Government and the Arb. Assoc.'s Arboricultural Accreditation for Local Government Officers scheme (AALGO).

You can also find out about the Technicians Certificate in Arboriculture, the previous years Tech Cert Exam Results and find out where to go to get training for this qualification from www.abcawards.co.uk or call ABCAwards on 01257 241428.

Each year the Arboricultural Association offers a grant to support research into a relevant arboricultural topic. Applications are invited by 30th September of each year for funding of up to Ł10,000 for projects based within the UK. Click here to see a recent press release.

Membership of the Arboricutural Association helps to keep you up-to-date with the developments in the industry. Certain membership grades require you to undertake and record Continuing Professional Development


	To advance the science of arboriculture for the public benefit