Certified Arborist Prep Course
Jun 02, 2025 - Jun 04, 2025
Course Location
Wilson County Extension Center
1806 Goldsboro St S SW, Wilson, NC 27893
Course Overview
Participants of this two-day workshop will receive professional instruction that improves their technical competency as an arborist in the tree care industry. As sponsors of this prepratory course, the NC Urban Forest Council, NC Coooperative Extension, NC Forest Service, and Southern Chapter of ISA seek to accomplish the following objectives:
- Create incentives for nascent arborists to continue their professional development.
- Provide the public with a means to identify tree care professionals who have demonstrated trusted competency in tree care practices, through a professionally developed education program and exam.
Course Topics
- Installation and establishment
- Tree identification and selection
- Tree biology
- Soil and water relations
- Tree nutrients and fertilizer
- Tree risk assessment
- Pruning
- Cabling and bracing
- Insects and diseases
- Tree safety
Whether you choose to take the ISA Certified Arborist Exam or simply attend the workshop as a refresher course, your involvement will keep your professional development on the fast track.
Lunch will be provided
Scholarships Available!
Five (5) NCFS/NCUFC scholarships are available for NC municipal workers pursuing an ISA Certified Arborist credential. Each scholarship will cover:
- Registration Fee for NCUFC's June 2025 Certified Arborist Prep Course
- Registration Fee for the ISA Certified Arborist Exam hosted by NCUFC at the Wilson County Extension Center on June 4, 2025
- Travel costs to attend the NCUFC Prep Course and Exam listed in items 1 and 2.
- ISA Certified Arborist Study Guide.
Applications are due May 9, 2025. Recipients will be notified by May 12, 2025.
Funding for this project was provided in part through an Urban & Community Forestry Grant from the North Carolina Forest Service, North Carolina Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, Southern Region.
ISA Certification Exam
Course participants can sit for the ISA Certified Arborist Exam on June 4, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Register for the exam directly through the International Society of Arboriculture at their exam weblink. The exam is not included in the prep course registration.
You must submit your examination application and fees by May 19, 2025.
If you have examination questions, contact the International Society of Arboriculture online or at (888) 472-8733.
Why pursue certification?
Certified Arborist recognition is given by the International Society of America to any individual who:
- Meets eligibility requirements to sit for the examination
- Successfully completes the exam
- Maintains the necessary number of continuing education units to recertify after three years
CEU Credits:
- NC Pesticide (G, N, D, X): 1 Credit
- Society of American Foresters Cat 1: 10.5 Credits
- Society of American Foresters Cat 2: 1.5 Credits
- International Society of Arboriculture, Pending
- NC Landscape Contractor Licensing Board, Pending
- NC Board of Landscape Architect, Pending
Thank you to our Annual Partners, NC State Extension, NC Forest Service, and ISA for funding this event!
Wilson County Extension Center 1806 Goldsboro St S SW, Wilson, NC 27893
Fees
| Non-Member Early Fee Amount: | $130.00 |
| Non-Member Late Fee Amount: | $130.00 |
| Member Early Fee Amount: | $100.00 |
| Member Late Fee Amount: | $100.00 |
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