Tech cert results are out!

[Tom D]

I was sure I had failed the woodland section, but I passed. A pleasant surprise:001_smile:

 

Hope you guys got it too.

 

Time for a beer now.

[David Humphries]

Congrats Tom, you must be pleased the wait is over.

 

Good on ya

 

 

 

Prof dip next year then ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Will Hinchliffe]

I want to know mine now. Nothing in the post today.

 

Well done Tom I bet your over the moon.

[Tom D]

Big surprise, I was sure I had failed. I haven't had anything in the post yet either, the colledge phoned today.

[sean]

nice one guys......a pass for me too.......its amazing what you get in xmas crackers these days.

[David oakman]

Well done guys.

[ACUF]

I was interviewing at an arboretum and cemetery to do preventive maintenance, and one of their new hire's was riding around on the grounds with us in the truck. I was talking about my experience, and their need to have someone out there on a regular basis, etc, to manage these old trees, etc.

 

Well, the new hire kid gets the idea to go to some arborist school over there, swarthmore or somehing, to get "certified" to come back and try to be their "arborist" (with O experience) So...

 

I am writing this in response to this thread, because its easy for a american average joe, to go over to your country, spend a year in this program, and think he's going to come back as a "certified arborist because he passes some classes, even practical tests, etc, and thinks he can come back here with credentials. This to me is not a good policy. I know here in the states, the ISA requires at least 4 years experience working with another firm, etc, and be studying a relevant topic, etc, before certification. This should be a little more regulated I think.

 

ACUF

[sean]

I was interviewing at an arboretum and cemetery to do preventive maintenance, and one of their new hire's was riding around on the grounds with us in the truck. I was talking about my experience, and their need to have someone out there on a regular basis, etc, to manage these old trees, etc.

 

Well, the new hire kid gets the idea to go to some arborist school over there, swarthmore or somehing, to get "certified" to come back and try to be their "arborist" (with O experience) So...

 

I am writing this in response to this thread, because its easy for a american average joe, to go over to your country, spend a year in this program, and think he's going to come back as a "certified arborist because he passes some classes, even practical tests, etc, and thinks he can come back here with credentials. This to me is not a good policy. I know here in the states, the ISA requires at least 4 years experience working with another firm, etc, and be studying a relevant topic, etc, before certification. This should be a little more regulated I think.

 

ACUF

 

Who here is disillusioned enough to think that having passed the tech cert makes one an expert in the field of arboriculture? It is a qualification and like all qualifications it requires an ability and an amount of intelligence to retain information about a given subject. I passed my exams but that cannot replace years of experience working with trees and gaining an understanding of different tree species, properties of woods, failure rates, blah blah blah.

 

Why put a downer on peoples achievements? And it is an achievement.

[Robert_S]

Fantastic news Tom well done mate.

 

Anyone else that passes its a great achievement to succeed in any goal you set yourself.

 

[Tom D]

I was interviewing at an arboretum and cemetery to do preventive maintenance, and one of their new hire's was riding around on the grounds with us in the truck. I was talking about my experience, and their need to have someone out there on a regular basis, etc, to manage these old trees, etc.

 

Well, the new hire kid gets the idea to go to some arborist school over there, swarthmore or somehing, to get "certified" to come back and try to be their "arborist" (with O experience) So...

 

I am writing this in response to this thread, because its easy for a american average joe, to go over to your country, spend a year in this program, and think he's going to come back as a "certified arborist because he passes some classes, even practical tests, etc, and thinks he can come back here with credentials. This to me is not a good policy. I know here in the states, the ISA requires at least 4 years experience working with another firm, etc, and be studying a relevant topic, etc, before certification. This should be a little more regulated I think.

 

ACUF

 

This particular qualification is purely aimed at the theoretical side of arboriculture, there is no practical requirement. By this I mean no chainsaws.

I already have plenty of practical experience, I wanted an academic qualification to complement my practical experience.

 

No one is claiming that thic course makes you an arborist, it is for arborists who want to broaden their skills into more academic work such as survey work.