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Date: 7th March 2012 Venue: Guildford, Surrey Course objectives To enable you to: - Describe the range of subject areas in modern arboriculture
- Recognise the level of knowledge necessary to work at a professional standard
- Explain the principles of tree identification, physiology and biomechanics
- Identify requirements for correct pruning practices
- Describe the range of tree decay fungi, pests and diseases
- List legal requirements, including tree protection legislation
- Explain the environmental topics affecting arboriculture
- Follow up relevant topics through further training and other sources of information and advice
Who is the course aimed at? - Anyone working within the arboricultural industry that has not benefitted from formal, academic training
- Suitable for those preparing for AA Approved Contractor status
- Potential delegates for the Professional Tree Inspection course, to guide their knowledge base to an appropriate level
- Those wanting to advance their arboricultural knowledge as part of their career progression
- Those entering the industry
Pre-requisites Experience working within the arboricultural industry is desirable but new entrants will also benefit from this course as an introduction to the subject. Duration 1 day Course content - Tree identification
- Tree physiology
- Tree pruning practices
- Principal decay fungi, pests and diseases
- Tree biomechanics
- Tree protections (TPOs, conservation areas, planning conditions, felling licences)
- Trees and Common Law
- Trees on development sites
- Trees and buildings
- Trees and wildlife / ecological issues
- Sources of further help and advice Materials provided
- Comprehensive workbook with course notes
- List of references and sources of help and advice arranged by topic
Certification Arboricultural Association attendance certificate |
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