Arboriculture I (Basic) - Endorsed Certificate Course (TQUK - Training Qualifications UK)

Arboriculture I (Basic) Online Course.100 Hours Endorsed Certificate Course (TQUK - Training Qualifications UK).

An excellent distance learning foundation program in tree care, tree management and tree culture, that you learn through home study.

This course helps you develop skills and understanding in the diagnosis and treatment of tree disorders, whether the problem is being caused by pests, disease, nutritional and water problems, or something else. You will also learn about standard tree surgery practice and essential pruning techniques such as: crown cleaning, crown thinning, crown reduction, crown lifting and crown renewal, plus normal branch removal.

After completing this course developed and updated by tree surgery professionals over many years, you will know where and how to plant trees, what varieties of trees to plant, how to transplant trees from one place to another and how to protect young trees. You will also have a good basic working knowledge of tree biology, soil chemistry in relation to trees, diagnosing tree problems, tree surgery, the right equipment to use in tree work, plus important workplace health and safety knowledge.

Once you have completed this course, you can extend your skills and level of expertise even further with our follow on intermediate course: Arboriculture II and/or Trees for Rehabilitation. There are also specialised tree course options available, including Deciduous Trees which covers: Maple, Birch, Ash, Oak, Prunus and other lesser known varieties.

Benefits of an ADL Endorsed Course?

Endorsed courses are skills based. They have been evaluated and approved by an independent awarding body such as Training Qualifications UK (TQUK).

What makes ADL’s Endorsed courses different?

• Flexible Self-Paced Learning– adjust your learning around your home and work commitments
• Start and Finish at any time
• Courses globally and industry relevant
• Practical Component at the end of most lessons.

Allocated your own tutor relevant to your subject. You can have as little or as much contact as you like with your tutor. They are there to support you all the way through.

This course is endorsed by TQUK -Training Qualifications UK, an OFQUAL awarding body.

Lesson Structure:

1 Introduction to Arboriculture

• Trees in the garden
• Planting in the right position
• Choosing the right variety
• Choosing the right specimen
• How to plant different types of trees
• Transplanting
• Tree Guards
• Using a Tree Report Form

2 Tree Biology

• Tree growth
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Transpiration
• Vernilisation
• What makes foliage change colour
• Tree physiology: Roots, Stems, Leaves
• Bud types
• How a tree grows
• Vascular tissue
• Cambium
• Xylem
• Phloem
• Secondary growth
• Growth rings
• Heartwood
• Sapwood
• Compartmentalisation
• Water and plant growth,
• Growth rate factors
• Arboricultural terminology

3 Soils In Relation to Trees

• Fertilising
• Compacted soils
• Tree health and drainage
• Treating soil over winter
• Changed soil levels around trees
• Measuring pH
• Measuring soil organic content
• Measuring water content
• Determining fertiliser solubility
• Testing affect of lime on soil
• Laboratory testing of soils
• Soil texture, Measuring salinity
• Soil horizons
• Soil Naming
• Soil nutrition
• Fertilisers, etc

4 Diagnosing Tree Problems

• Tree health disorders
• Frost protection
• Minimising frost and wind damage
• Mulch and frost, Mistletoe
• Diagnosing problems
• Conducting a Tree inspection

5 Tree Surgery

• Tree surgery-do you need it?
• Review of techniques
• Tree surgery safety
• Safety and the worker
• Public safety
• Safety regulations
• Cavity treatments
• Bracing
• Cabling
• Propping
• Bark wounds
• Tree climbing techniques, Knots, Anchoring points, etc.

6 Pruning Trees

• Pruning objectives
• Removing branches
• Crown cleaning
• Crown thinning
• Crown reduction
• Crown lifting
• Crown renewal
• Fruit tree pruning
• Felling a whole tree
• Felling sections of a tree: terminology.

7 Aboriculture Equipment

• Secateurs
• Hand saws
• Power tools
• Safety with electricity
• Engine and tool maintenance
• Chain saws
• Hedge trimmers
• Ladders
• Harnesses
• Ropes
• Pole belt
• Spurs etc

8 Workplace Health and Safety

• Duty of Care
• Lifting & manual handling
• Protective equipment
• Handling tools and machinery
• Auditing tools and equipment

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the academy, marked by the academy's tutors and returned to you with feedback, any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Gardeners, Arboriculture Enthusiasts, Horticulture Enthusiasts , Botanists

A pc or laptop with internet connection.

"This course will be a great help in my professional career but it also adds to my general knowledge of trees and enhances my interest in trees."Lisa B, Arboriculture I, UK"