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blue_arrow.gif (2589 bytes)Arboricultural Qualifications

ADV DIP : Advanced Diploma (in Arboriculture and Community/Forest Management)
AALGO Arboricultural Accreditation for Local Government Officers
ANCH : Advanced National Certificate in Horticulture (Arboriculture)
DIP ARB (RFS) : The Royal Forestry Societies Professional Diploma in Arboriculture.
CERT ARB (RFS) : The Royal Forestry Societies Certificate in Arboriculture.
Certified Arborist : ISA Certified Arborist Scheme
ICF Examinations Institute of Chartered Foresters
HNC : Higher National Certificate
HND : Higher National Diploma
MA/MSc : Degree
NCH : National Certificate in Horticulture (Arboriculture)
ND : National Diploma
Tech.Cert (Arbor.A) : Arboricultural Associations Technicians Certificate.

blue_arrow.gif (2589 bytes)Colleges/Universities/Training Providers offering training in Forestry & Arboriculture

Aberdeen College, Scotland. Tel. 01224 612330 Email: enquiry@abcol.ac.uk   Offering tree related courses.
Askam Bryan College, York, England. Tel. 01904 772277 Offering ND urban forestry.
Beechwood Training. Tel. 01903 756153
Brooksby Melton College. Offering day release,NC/ND Arb as well as a full range NPC/LANTRA courses.
Broomfield College, Derbyshire. Tel. 01332 836600 Offering BTEC First Diploma, Nat Cert, ND.
Capel Manor College, Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 4RQ. Tel: 020 8366 4442   Offering MSc in Arboriculture and Community Forest Management. Also Advanced Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma awards available. Email: enquiries@capelmanor.freeserve.co.uk
Coleg Llysfasi. Tel. 01978 790263. Email. admin@llysfasi.ac.uk  Offering Prep course for RFS Cert Arb and BTEC First Diploma, ND, HNC and University Certificate Level.
Easton College. Norwich. Tel. 01603 731202
Forestry Training Services. Forestry Commission. Tel. 01387860637  Email. Offering customised short training courses.
Glynllifon Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor. Tel. 01286 830261
Horticultural Correspondence College, Chippenham, Wilts. Tel. 0800 378918  Email. hc.college@btinternet.com   Offering Home study courses and prep courses for the Cert Arb (RFS) and the Dip Arb (RFS).
Hougall Community College, County Durham. Tel. 0191 518 8222 Offering HND, ND, Nat Cert in Arboriculture.
Institute of Chartered Foresters. Offering the ICF examinations.
Inverness College, Scotland.  Tel. 01463 790431 Offering National Certificate in Forestry, HNC in Forestry, Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. BSc in Forestry, HND in Forestry and Arboriculture & Urban Forestry.
Merrist Wood College. Surrey.
Moulton College, Northampton. Tel. 01604 4911131
Newton Rigg College. Lancashire. Tel. 01768 863791 Offering courses from First Diploma to Degree including BSc (Hons) Forestry and Urban Forestry Management, also HND in Urban Forestry.
Norton Radstock College. Tel. 01761 433161 Offering NPTC short courses in Chainsaw and Arboricultural operations.
Northumberland college at Kirkley Hall. Offering both NC and ND in Arboriculture and the full range of FASTCO courses.  Tel: 01670 841200  New
Nottingham Trent University. Tel. 01636 817000
Oxford University. Tel. 01865 275070 Offering MSc in Forestry.
Plumpton College. Sussex. Tel. 01273 890454   Email. enquiries@plumpton.co.uk   Offering BTEC First Diploma, Nat Cert, ND, HND, BSc Forestry.
Rodbaston College, Staffordshire.   Tel. 01785 712208
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. Tel. 01285 652531. Email. gail.young@royagcol.ac.uk Offering MSc Lowland Forest Management.
The Royal Forestry Society. Offering examinations (but not training) for Certificate in Arboriculture and Professional Diploma in Arboriculture Dip Arb (RFS).
Sparsholt College, Winchester, Hampshire. Tel. 01962 797280 Offering BTEC First Diploma, National Certificate in Arboriculture, HND in Forestry. National Diploma in Arboriculture.
Tree Life. Training and consultancy practice specialising in taking training to the Arbor industry. AA Tech Cert and RFS Professional Diploma training nation-wide including Scotland and Ireland. Contact: Dave Dowson, Leicestershire, UK. Tel/Fax 0116 260 6939 Email: treelife@globalnet.co.uk
Treevolution. UK company offering arboricultural training (tree climbing, rigging etc).
University of Aberdeen. Department of Forestry.
University of Ulster.
University of Wales. Bangor. School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences.   Tel. 01248 382281  Email. safs@bangor.ac.uk   Offering BSc Degrees in Forestry, Forestry & Forestry products. MSc in Environmental Forestry. 2 year/part time certificate in Forestry and Forest products.
Warwickshire College. Tel. 01926 318000  Offering HND in Arboriculture.
Writtle College, Chelmsford, Essex. Tel. 01245 424200     Email. postmaster@writtle.ac.uk  Offering National Certificate in Arboriculture and NVQ Level 2&3 in arboriculture. BTEC first diploma in Forestry.
Woodland Skills Training Centre. Tel. 01596 860574  Email.

If your college/university offers forestry/arboricultural training and is not listed above please email details.

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