A guide to professional qualifications and post nominals.
Below is a list of qualification and post nominals for arboriculture and related areas.
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AIEMA |
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Associate Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment |
HND Hort |
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Higher National Diploma in Horticulture |
AMInst LM |
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Associate Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management |
ISA Cert Arb |
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Certificate in Arboriculture International Society of Arboriculture |
BA (Cantab) |
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Bachelor of Arts degree Cambridge University |
LCGI(Hort) |
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Licentiate of City & Guilds Institute (Horticulture) |
BA (Hons) |
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) |
MA |
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Master of Arts |
BCMA |
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Board – Certified Master Arborist |
MAE |
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Master of the Academy of Experts |
BSc |
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Bachelor of Science |
MArb (RFS) |
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Master in Arboriculture Royal Forestry Society |
BSc (Hons) |
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) |
MArborA |
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Professional Member of the Arboricultural Association |
CBiol |
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Chartered Biologist |
MBE |
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Member of the Order of the British Empire |
CEnv |
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Chartered Environmentalist |
MBS |
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Master of Business Studies |
CUEW |
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Cardiff University Expert Witness |
MCIEA |
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Member of Chartered Institute Educational Assessors |
Cert Arb L2 (ABC) |
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Level 2 Certificate in Arboriculture |
MEWI |
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Member of the Expert Witness Institution |
Cert Arb L4 (ABC) |
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Level 4 Certificate in Arboriculture |
MICFor |
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Member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters |
Cert Arb L6 (ABC) |
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Level 6 Certificate in Arboriculture |
MIEEM |
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Member of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management |
Cert Ed |
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Certificate of Education |
M Hort |
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Master of Horticulture |
DMS |
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Diploma in Management Studies |
Mlf L |
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Member of the Institute for Learning |
DPhil |
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Doctor of Philosophy |
MI Hort |
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Member of the Institute of Horticulture |
Dip Arb L4 (ABC) |
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Level 4 Diploma in Arboriculture |
MPhil |
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Master of Philosophy |
Dip Arb L6 (ABC) |
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Level 6 Diploma in Arboriculture |
MRICS |
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Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
Dip Hort |
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Diploma in Horticulture |
MSB |
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Member of the Society of Biology |
Dip LA |
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Diploma in Landscape Architecture |
MSc |
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Master of Science |
Dip LD |
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Diploma in Land Design |
NCH Arb |
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National Certificate in Horticulture (Arboriculture) |
FArborA |
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Fellow of the Arboriculural Association |
ND Arb |
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National Diploma in Arboriculture |
FdSc (Arb) |
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Foundation Degree in Science |
ND Hort/Arb |
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National Diploma in Horticulture/Arboriculture |
FICFor |
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Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters |
NDF |
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National Diploma in Forestry |
FIOG |
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Fellow of the Institute of Groundsmanship |
OBE |
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
FLS |
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Fellow of the Linnean Society |
PDArb (RFS) |
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Now Cert Arb L6 (ABC) and Dip Arb L6 (ABC) |
FRES |
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Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society |
PhD |
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Doctor of Philosophy |
FRICS |
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Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors |
Tech Cert (ArborA) |
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Now Cert Arb L4 (ABC) and Dip Arb L4 (ABC) |
FRSA |
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts |
TechArborA |
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Technician Member of the Arboricultural Association |
HNC Arb |
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Higher National Certificate in Arboriculture |
WDH |
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Wisley Diploma in Horticulture |
HND Arb |
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Higher National Diploma in Arboriculture |