Tree Inspection Courses?

[cerneARB]

Does anyone know of any decent courses on tree hazard inspection. Sadly i cant do that part of my Arb course next year so i got to do it independantly Got to get out and do the work thing.

[Peter]

The AA run some, see attachment.

seminar dates 2008.pdf

[Amelanchier]

Be aware that those AA courses are not training or educational, they are basically assessments. You won't be told how to inspect a tree, you'll be assessed on your inspections.

[cerneARB]

Cheers Tony , didnt know it was an assement not a training course. I know what to basicaly look for in hazard trees , hazard beams , supflourous swellings ,cracks ecte. maybe i know more than i realise. read some books on it Matteck ecte. Thought it best to have a certifcate to have incase i go for tree inspection jobs in the future.

[benedmonds]

Ditto to what Tony said. I did the AA course and was very disapointed. There is no reason they couldn't have taught some tree inspection but they didn't! First day they send you out to inspect trees with no instruction or anything. My course "instructor" spent more time telling us about the risk assesment for sitting in the class room then inspecting trees. We all had to read and sign it and later when walking around the highly dangerous merrist wood campus had to wear yellow hi vis (orange were not acceptable..)

 

The thing that was most irratating was that on the course were a number of very experienced people including several full time consultants and a lecturer. They could have taught me loads about tree surveys and I would have brought my years of experience gained from climbing and felling trees. My request to do the tasks in groups were not appreciated. We just had to walk round inspecting trees which at that time I had never done before.

 

The QTRA people do a good: Practitioners Guide to Visual Tree Assessment

http://www.qtra.co.uk/

[Lee Winger]

typical AA rip-off! jeez that shower along with nptc make me sick!

[skyhuck]

typical AA rip-off! jeez that shower along with nptc make me sick!

 

That is so true:cussing::cussing:

[stihllearning]

anyone here done a qtra course ?

[Amelanchier]

There is no reason they couldn't have taught some tree inspection but they didn't!

 

They have admitted that they failed to market the course correctly. They should have made it clearer that it wasn't really a 'course'. The idea behind the qualification (which is what it really is), is to establish a national standard for professional tree inspection.

 

Its supposedly a lvl3 NQF qualification and therefore expects the same level of tree knowledge/experience as the AA Tech Cert

 

They do plan to deliver a tree inspection training course in 2008 (I think) as well as an 'intermediate level' assessment.

 

As for the criticisms... not defending but no one else delivers a NQF recognised course. Which for me, helps explain the level of my training to non-arb people.

[telhol]

AA is that arb assosiation i guess in the end all organisations are all about the money mostly.

 

If not it would be free to join.