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Can anyone give me some advice please I have recently started working as the Tree Officer for our Local Council, I have a background in Ecology and Further Education – teaching RFS 2 and Countryside Management, however I need to update some skills and try to ‘catch up’ with current ARB practice and concerns.

 

I have been looking at accessing a Tech Cert Course, however I am informed that this was superseded by the current Level 4 award, I am based in Northern England and I am struggling to find a College that delivers this award,preferably Distance/Online - any ideas?

 

great Board by the way! :thumbup1:

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Myerscough do a foundation Arb degree, but it's modular - 12 modules.

 

The first 6 are at level 4. The last 6 are level 5. Finish the course & you have the FdSc(level 5) but you can finish after the first 6 & you get a Foundation Diploma(I think it's called) which gives you a level 4 qual.

 

That will take 18months ish. You pay for each module. 2 years ago the adult tuition fee loans were expanded to cover part time & online students as well. Your pay back starts four years after you start the course & then only a %age of what you earn over about £24K ish. But, if you already have a qualification at that level you will not be eligible for the loan & would have to self fund.

 

At an LA would your employer contribute maybe.

 

All the best,

 

Conrad

 

 

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Hi all thanks for getting back, I am in the middle of Liverpool/Manchester in a remote fishing village called Widnes...so wouldnt relish the thought of travelling to a Treelife Centre every few weeks.

 

Have looked at the Myerscough FDSC but would be going over substancial old ground (maybe not a bad thing I agree!)

 

OK stuff to chew over there, ta guys!

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Hi all thanks for getting back, I am in the middle of Liverpool/Manchester in a remote fishing village called Widnes...so wouldnt relish the thought of travelling to a Treelife Centre every few weeks.

 

Have looked at the Myerscough FDSC but would be going over substancial old ground (maybe not a bad thing I agree!)

 

OK stuff to chew over there, ta guys!

 

You're not that far from us - NE Manchester - but yes, still a trek.

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Hi all thanks for getting back, I am in the middle of Liverpool/Manchester in a remote fishing village called Widnes...so wouldnt relish the thought of travelling to a Treelife Centre every few weeks.

 

Have looked at the Myerscough FDSC but would be going over substancial old ground (maybe not a bad thing I agree!)

 

OK stuff to chew over there, ta guys!

 

 

Yep the old ground bit is a godsend! It makes those modules a little easier.

 

Good way of getting up to date tho, doing any kind of course really.

 

 

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