Courses in Scotland

[Scottish]

So I'm currently studying an FdSc in Arboriculture down in England, just finished first year. Alot more theory based than I was looking for, but ahwell, life's a bitch.

I had previously failed to find this course in Scotland, just wondering if anyone knows anything about it? I'm really happy where I am right now, but £3,500 a year tuition fees when I could be studying for free in Scotland is a pain. I'm just looking at option which I'll probably never take up.

I had been told by someone that Stirling offer this, but found nothing?

Any info greatly appreciated

[Robert_S]

Hi mate welcome to the forum.

 

i would get in touch with sac and ask them as they should know as they cover arb .

hope that helps.

 

SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) - Enhancing Sustainable Land-Based Industries

[Greig Sutherland]

Hi Scottish,

 

Few places you can study Arb in Scotland.

 

Kilmarnock college - Craig Centre, Kilmarnock

Barony college - Dumfries,Not to far from Clark for all your equipment needs

Inverness college - Culloden, Inverness

SAC as mentioned before - Ayr

There is another which i cannot remember, anyone??

 

Not sure what each individual college is doing with regards to level of qualification but they all provide Arboriculture full time courses, SAC i am not sure if they do right now or not. Should find them all on the net easy enough.

 

Hope this helps you out, know one needs £3,500 fees each year, but if it is a good school and you are getting taught the right things, the devil you know and all that......

 

Best of luck:001_smile:

[Alban]

Hi Scottish

 

I studied at the Scottish School of Forestry in Inverness which is part of the University of the Highlands & Islands.

 

I got an HND in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry and decided to stay on to do the degree, Sustainable Forest Management with Arboriculture & Urban Forestry BSc.

 

Like your course it was very much theory as the aim is to train you to management level. All I got was job based experience during college and had to get all my tickets after completing the degree.

[Yve_Clark]

Hi Scottish,

 

As previously mentioned, The Barony College is a very well equipped centre for forestry and arboriculture training courses, offering the HND in Forestry and Arboriculture and various SVQ's and short courses. Beautiful location too in south west Scotland

 

Forestry and Arboriculture Barony College