Instructors
Edward F. Gilman, PHD Nick Markley
What This Program Does
The new paradigm shifts the decision of which branches to prune from the production arborist to an informed prescriber. It establishes a protocol resulting in consistency between the arborist preparing the prescription and the production arborist. This credential teaches you how to prescribe and perform pruning in accordance with industry standards and ISA’s BMP supported by the latest research and experience.
Why Should I Get This Qualification?
- Improves professionalism for new and seasoned arborists.
- Establishes a standardized, accountable, objectives-based pruning process.
- Teaches an approach that increases life expectancy and clearance and reduces likelihood of failure.
- Improves your ability to explain to tree owners, contractors, and crew why and how to prune.
Who should get this qualification?
Arborists who prune trees or prescribe pruning or people who prepare and manage pruning contracts.
Target audience: Producers and Prescribers
A production arborist (Producer) working in trees, or anyone, seeking an organized process of evaluating tree owner and arborist conditions of concern, and an approach to pruning designed to solve these concerns.
A pruning prescriber (Prescriber) is an ISA Certified Arborist or equivalent.
Two training tracks are offered
Day 1 – Producers – ISA certification is not a prerequisite.
Producers are finished with the training at the end of day one, and each receives a certificate of completion. There is no exam.
Day 1, 2 and 3 – Prescribers – Must be an ISA Certified Arborist.
The second and third day of training focus on preparing pruning prescriptions using many examples which include outdoor exercises. This is an interactive program with many activities. There is a review and a multiple-choice exam on the third day. Those passing the exam become PPQ qualified.
Manual
Producers and Prescribers each receive a Prescription Pruning Qualification Manual Workbook.
Agenda
Day 1: Producers and Prescribers in the same class
Introduction with definitions
Tree Architecture
Response to Pruning Cuts
Guiding Urban-compatible Tree Architecture (pruning)
Day 2: Prescribers only
Prescription Approach to Pruning
Preparing Prescriptions
Outdoor Prescription Exercises and Discussion
Mature Trees and Palms
Day 3 (half day): Prescribers only
Review
Exam