St. Charles County Extension Center

International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist Examination Training

Registration

Training is offered annually. The next session will begin in early 2013. To receive notice when dates are scheduled and registration is open, call 636-970-3000 to add your name to the interersted list.

Fee: $50
Registration deadline: TBA

To pay with Visa, Master Card or Discover, call 636-970-3000.

To pay with a check, make payable to University Extension Council, complete a registration form and mail with payment to:

University of Missouri Extension
260 Brown Road
St. Peters MO 63376

Contact Scott Killpack for more information, 636-970-3000.

The status of an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist is becoming vital to those green industry professionals involved in tree care. More job positions and commercial and municipal contracts are requiring that a candidate either hold or attain ISA Certified Arborist status. In an effort to improve the industry and assist those interested in becoming an ISA Certified Arborist, the Community Tree Council of St. Charles is sponsoring this series of instructional classes as a preparation tool for the exam. The classes will be instructed by ISA Certified Arborists providing students the opportunity to learn from and network with industry professionals.

Class format

The class will cover all 10 domains of the ISA Certified Arborist exam and 15 chapters of the Certification Study Guide in a series of 10 lectures. Each class a different instructor will lecture on at least one of the test domains and chapters of the study guide. A Certification Study Guide is highly recommended to follow along with the series of lectures. The study guide is an additional cost of $114.95 and must be purchased through ISA. Call the ISA office at 888-472-8733 to order your copy (order #SKU-P1537) or visit their website.

Schedule of topics

Week 1    Tree biology, chapter 1
Week 2    Identification and selection, chapters 2, 6
Week 3    Soil management, chapters 3, 4, 5
Week 4    Tree protection, chapter 13
Week 5    Pruning, chapter 8
Week 6    Diagnosis and treatment, chapters 10, 11
Week 7    Tree risk management, chapter 12
Week 8    Installation and establishment, chapters 7, 9
Week 9    Urban forestry, chapter 14
Week 10  Safe work practices, chapter 15, 16

Arborist exam

The ISA Certified Arborist Exam will be offered on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. with a 5:30 p.m.check-in. The exam requires a separate registration. Call the International Society of Arboriculture at 217-355-9411 to register for the exam.

Instructors

Perry Eckhardt, Missouri Department of Conservation | Susan Ehlenbeck, Missouri Department of Agriculture | Ben Grossman, St. Charles County Parks & Recreation | Lorri Grueber, City of Lake Saint Louis | Mark Grueber, Missouri Department of Conservation | Scott Killpack, University of Missouri Extension | Nick Krekeler, DJM Ecological Services | Jim Mitchell, Arbor Logic of Missouri | Mike Sestric, Trees, Forests, and Landscapes, Inc. | Mike Walsh, Forest ReLeaf of Missouri

Supported by funding from the Community Tree Council in partnership with the University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation.