Source from : Cuge
Arborists or “Tree Doctors” specialise in caring and cultivating trees.
They have to go around visiting their patients, the trees, and checking their health. Because of them, the number of felled trees has decreased.
Seems like an interesting career. To be able to be an Arborists, there is a Certified Arborist Programme offered. It consists of 104 hours of training and certification.
The Certified Arborist Programme comprises 12 domains:
• Tree Nutrition and Fertilisation
• Identification and Selection
• Installation and Establishment
• Safe Work Practices
• Tree Biology
• Pruning
• Tree, Soil and Water Relations
• Diagnosis and Treatment
• Trees, People and Ecology
• Cabling, Bracing and Lighting Protection
• Construction Preservation
• Tree Risk Assessment
Trainees who have successfully achieved certification will be registered as a Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture.
The Professional Certification of An Arborist is valid for a period of 3 Years. A Certified Arborist shall accumulate 30 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the end of the 3-year period to prepare for professional re-certification.
