ISA Cert Arb

[John Hancock]

I did it years ago, highly recommended!

[Chopper-Gooders]

thanks men....is it worth doing? did it help at all?? what kind of benifits have u seen/got?

[Chopper-Gooders]

Also whats the layout for it, is it a practical exam aswell as theory?

[Brett]

yeah mate, you study at your own pace, then when you think your ready go for an exam, simples. thought about doing the RFS but cantn justify the time away from work at the moment so this seems like a good option. no pressure, when im busy will stick it in the corner and when the snow comes time to study, also i read a lot of odds and ends about arb / trees etc so good way to formalise it.

[Brett]

Study Guide arrived today, but as typical wheems o work on, so bed time reading at the moment only, but psyched to get tore in!

[swinny]

Study Guide arrived today, but as typical wheems o work on, so bed time reading at the moment only, but psyched to get tore in!

 

is this an ok course for a beginner in theory side of arb?

 

also do you have a link to the study guide?

 

there seems to be two isa websites.... which one is it?

 

cheers

[swinny]

Spotted the study guide, its a cd..... i thought it would be a big fat book lol

 

ahhh, there is a book and a cd or combination of both

Edited October 12, 2011 by swinny

[fen01]

Brett, How are you getting on with the ISA cert arb? I am thinking about starting pretty soon, from what I have seen the content looks pretty good. Do you find it hard without having a mentor to turn to or is the study guide comprehensive? Also did you join the ISA as well?

 

Any more experinced guys ever switched from ISA to RFS for further study, or is it not worth it? Any thoughts.

 

Cheers

 

Mark

[Ian Haynes]

go for it mate, i was going to, but now being a cocky so and so going to have a look at certified master arborist instead!

 

Evening Tony,

 

Sorry, but you must be an ISA Certified Arborist in good standing before you can do BCMA.

 

Thanks,

 

Ian

[swinny]

There are requirements also to enter the isa cert? i seem to reccolect you need a few years experiance or so, i'm sure i read something like that when i looked at it a while ago....