Certified Arborist Prep Course
Dec 09, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Course Location
Guilford County Extension Center
3309 Burlington Rd, Greensboro, NC 27405
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 and helps them review for the ISA Certified Arborist Exam. 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
ISA Certification Exam
Registration for the ISA Certification Exam on December 11 is separate from the prep course. Apply to take the ISA Certified Arborist Exam HERE.
CEU Credits (Pending):
- NC Pesticide (G, N, D, X): 1 Credit Expected
- Society of American Foresters Cat 1: 10.5 Credits Expected
- Society of American Foresters Cat 2: 1.5 Credits Expected
- NC Landscape Contractor Licensing Board, Landscape Credits: 5 Credits Expected
ISA CEU Credits:
- Arborist: 12.25 Expected
- Tree Climber: 0
- Urban Forest: 12.25 Expected
- Utility: 1 Expected
- Aerial Lift: 0
- BCMA, Science: 5.75 Expected
- BCMA, Practice: 4.25 Expected
- BCMA, Management: 2.25 Expected
REGISTER HERE
Thank you to our Annual Partners, NC State Extension, NC Forest Service, and ISA for funding this event!
3309 Burlington Rd, Greensboro, NC
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