Qualifications and other initials
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 |