rfs self study?

[simonm]

is there any self study courses i can do related to tree care,diseases,fungi,tree species etc where i can gain an actual recognised qualification at the end? id love to do an rfs course but they all seem to be day release and i cant afford not to be working 5 days.

[Glen Poole]

I know that Plumpton College in Sussex run the RFS on Wednesday evenings 6-9pm.

[Robert_S]

is there any self study courses i can do related to tree care,diseases,fungi,tree species etc where i can gain an actual recognised qualification at the end? id love to do an rfs course but they all seem to be day release and i cant afford not to be working 5 days.

 

Do the ISA Certified Arborist course thats all home study then you go and sit the exam.

 

ISA Certified Arborist Programme - Arborist Certification :: ISA Certified Arborists :: ISA UK&I Chapter

[janey]

If you can't find any alternatives, could you not do your one day at college and then work one day over the weekend to compensate for it?

[simonm]

i already work 7 days! 4 for someone else then 3 for myself hopefully this will become fulltime for myself so at the moment i cant afford to be slacking off! that ISA looks good think im going to give them a ring and see whats what

[brothergrim]

Do the ISA Certified Arborist course thats all home study then you go and sit the exam.

 

ISA Certified Arborist Programme - Arborist Certification :: ISA Certified Arborists :: ISA UK&I Chapter

 

Think I might do that, has anyone got any feedback from this course?

 

cheers ben

[Blakes 7]

The ISA Cert Arb is not a course.

A study book can be purchased which covers most of the content of the exam but the UK specific stuff is not covered (TPO's etc etc)

When I did mine the questions about tree protection were the most indepth as I think they were written by Dave Dowson.

The exam is multi guess and there is plenty of time to complete it.

You do need 3 years experience in the industry to apply.

[brothergrim]

How did you find the course??

[Gareth Smith]

If you can't find any alternatives, could you not do your one day at college and then work one day over the weekend to compensate for it?

 

Good advice !! That's exactly what I just done and just received my exam results and passed all of them. Very happy person I am