Arboriculture Courses

This course builds both skills in management and arboriculture.

For managers and supervisors in arboriculture: covering diagnosing tree problems, tree surgery, pruning, tree nutrition, trees for rehabilitation, propagation, tree selection and identification. Management studies covering office practices, business operations, management and marketing.

There are 7 modules plus a 200hr workplace project in this course. These are the 4 core units common to all streams of this Advanced Certificate, and three specialist units of study relating to the selection and culture of plants, with an emphasis on trees.

This certificate focuses on the culture and care of trees, providing a sound foundation for any working or hoping to work with tree establishment or maintenance.

Unlike many other courses in arboriculture, this course also provides a broad foundation across all aspects of horticulture.

Work with trees the lungs of the world.

To work in the challenging and stimulating arboriculture industry you need fundamental knowledge and understanding of trees, their amenity value and their indisputable value to the environment. Such knowledge includes the maintenance and management of trees; tree assessment for health, monetary or environmental value, fundamentals of planting, transplanting, pruning, site planning, identification and treatment of pests diseases, nutritional and other disorders, tree surgery, after-care and advice and tree removal.

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What is Arboriculture?  How do I get a career in Arboriculture?

Learn the culture and care of trees, developing a sound foundation to work in arboriculture, whether tree establishment or maintenance. Horticulture I provides a broad foundation in horticulture, followed by studies which include tree identification, tree botany, planting, transplanting, tree surgery, diagnosing pests and diseases, plant health, protection, trees for rehabilitation, plant selection-establishment and more.

Not many courses available combine general horticulture units along with specialist arboriculture units - this is a unique opportunity to gain knowledge in both areas.