Professional arboriculturist

Level

Degree level

Length

3 yrs

typical

Sector

Agriculture, environmental and animal care

Pay

Paid

you earn while training

In a nutshell

Managing peri-urban and urban trees.

Carry out tree surveys and produce tree risk assessment reports

Specify and oversee tree surgery and management works to BS 3998

Advise clients, developers, and local authorities on tree matters

Prepare arboricultural impact assessments to BS 5837 for planning applications

Manage tree preservation orders and liaise with local authority tree officers

Identify tree defects, disease, and pest problems and recommend action

Develop and manage tree maintenance programmes for estates and sites

Tree biology, physiology, and how trees grow and respond to management

Tree surveys and risk assessment using methods such as QTRA or VALID

Tree surgery techniques to BS 3998 including pruning and dismantling

Planning law, TPOs, conservation areas, and trees in the planning system

Biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the role of trees in the urban environment

Arboricultural impact assessments and BS 5837 on development sites

Consultancy skills including report writing and client communication

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