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Here at Tree Life our main courses are the level 3 Technician's Certificate Course and the Level 6 Professional Diploma Course (for information on our European Tree Worker training please click here). These are our full time courses. We have many locations and styles of teaching from 1 day a week to our Tree Mail correspondence course with a twist.

 

"I received my results yesterday, I have passed all units and achieved a merit, I'm over the moon, I studied at Barchams in Ely, with Andy Summerley great course, great tutor.

Thanks to everyone at tree life, the prep course is also invaluable. Thanks again."

 2009 candidate

We aim to prepare candidates in the best way we know how and that always includes individual feedback no matter what type of course you are on and we always use tutors that have achieved the qualification themselves, although normally our tutors will have higher qualifications than the ones they teach. Therefore you know that you are getting the right preparation for those all important examinations.

 

We also like to think that it's a case of once a "Tree Life student - Always a Tree Life Student" so we are always on the end of the phone if you have any questions for us even when you are no longer taking a course with us. We love the fact that we are still in contact with so many of our previous students from the last 12 years.

 

And don't forget that because we understand that investing in your future can be expensive we have payment plans with no interest charged even if you are paying by monthly instalments across the course. Call us for more information on how are courses can be more affordable for you.

 

 

Qualifications:

Title:

Technician’s Certificate

Professional Diploma

 

Level:

 

Level 3 on the National Qualification Framework

 

 

Level 6 on the National Qualification Framework

 

Information:

The ABC/AA Technician’s Certificate is well recognised throughout the industry as an arboricultural manager’s qualification. Suitable for those wishing to work as assistant tree officers or to gain experience in consultancy work. Often candidates will have taken the Level 2 Certificate in Arboriculture before attempting this qualification.

 

 

Learning outcomes

Assessment procedures

 

The ABC/RFS Professional Diploma is well recognised through out the industry as an arboricultural manager’s qualification and the premier qualification suitable for those involved in the management of trees at tree officer and consultant level.  Ideally candidates will have achieved the Level 3 Technician's Certificate qualification first.

 

Learning outcomes

Assessment Procedures

Locations:

 

Starting September 2010

  • Syston, Leicestershire
  • Barcham Trees, Ely
  • Westonbirt, Tetbury
  • Harlow, Essex
  • Dublin, Ireland
  • Groups formed by yourself

                 *Inc. Lichfield, Stafforshire

  • Tree Mail Correspondence

 

 

 

Starting January 2010

 

  • Groups formed by yourself
  • Tree Mail Correspondence

     

 

Started January 2009

·         Syston, Leicestershire

·         Harlow, Essex

 

 

 

Details:

All courses except for Westonbirt run on a fortnightly basis (15 sessions to attend) during academic term time and are known as our group classes. Westonbirt operates on a weekly basis (30 sessions to attend) and is known as a day release class.  

All of our Professional Diploma Groups run on a fortnightly basis (25 sessions to attend) on an academic term timetable.

 

More information:

 

For details including prices, dates of course, place availability and application form please contact Keely on 01162606939 or by email

 

 Surveys - help us to decide how the new PD & TC syllabus' should look by clicking here.

 

 

 

if you are interested in one of the courses we offer please send an email giving details of

  • The course you are interested in
  • Your name and contact details
  • Any particular location that you would prefer
  • Any details of others in your area that are also interested in the qualification
  • Any other information think would be useful such as past experience or qualifications

 

 

We will then add you to our database and send out some more detailed information about the course including costs and schedules.

If you prefer to use the phone then please call 01162606939

 

Latest news: Arboricultural Qualifications are going through some changes therefore please click here to see the latest information available.

 

*please note that all Tree life Courses are dependent on numbers of candidates to make each course viable. The locations above are courses that we expect to run and wish candidates to register interest for, however if viable numbers are not reached another solution is likely to be offered to candidates. If this were to occur as much notice as possible would be given.

 
 

Q: should I still continue to take the Technician’s Certificate while the qualifications are changing in the near future?

 

A: the Technician's Certification is so well recognised in the industry that it will remain a valuable qualification no matter what happens with the new syllabus. We are already working hard to ensure that the industry recognises both qualifications as the same. We see no harm therefore in taking the qualification under the current syllabus - at the start this will be the qualification most recognised in any case as opposed to the new qualification title. It is for this reason that many candidates are signing up with us for the last year of the Technician's Certificate.

 

Please call if you have any concerns or wish to discuss the changes further.