Diploma In Applied Management (Arboriculture) VBS001

Reach a high level in arboriculture management. A 600 hour course for managers and supervisors of workers in arboriculture. There are 6 modules plus a 100 hr workplace project in this course. These are the 4 core units common to all streams of this Diploma, and a choice of two specialist units of study relating to the selection and culture of plants, with an emphasis on trees. The core studies cover office practices, business operations, management and marketing. Course Structure This course is comprised of:

1. Core studies - Four units (400 hours) of compulsory subjects for all students.
2. Elective studies - Two (2) stream units (200 hours) for the development of knowledge in arboriculture
3. Project - a workplace project of 100 hrs relevant to your field of study.

Core Units

Develops basic office skills covering use of equipment, communication systems (telephone, fax, etc) and office procedures such as filing, security, workplace organisations, etc.


Develops knowledge of basic business operations and procedures (eg. types of businesses, financial management, business analysis, staffing, productivity, etc) and the skills to develop a 12 month business plan.

Develops knowledge of management structures, terminology, supervision, recruitment and workplace health and safety.

Develops a broad understanding of marketing and specific skills in writing advertisements, undertaking market research, developing an appropriate marketing plan and selling.

Stream Units (choose 2)

1. (requires Arboriculture I)

Work Place Project

A 100 hour project relevant to your field of study. The project specifically aims to provide the student with the opportunity to apply and integrate skills and knowledge developed through various areas of formal study. for more information.

Summary Of Competencies Developed Here is just some of what you will do.

• Distinguish between plants in order to identify at least 50 trees.
• Develop a standard tree report form, customised for surveying the condition and use of trees in your locality.
• Explain how to treat three specified soil related problems that can effect trees.
• Develop a twelve month program, for managing a health problem detected by you in an established tree.
• Demonstrate bridge grafting across a bark wound.
• Distinguish between different methods of pruning including:
  
  
  • Canopy reduction
  • Cleaning out
  • Topiary
  • Espaliering
• Determine the minimum equipment required to commence business as a tree surgeon.
• Compare three different chainsaws, to determine appropriate applications for each.
• Determine legislation which is relevant to a specific arborist in a workplace which you visit.
• Explain how to plant a specified advanced-sized tree on a specific site.
• Explain tree injection, including the technique and applications.
• Identify five situations where trees require strengthening operations to be carried out.
• Compare four different ways to control roots which invade underground pipes.
• Calculate the cost of removing a specified tree.
• Determine five appropriate tree species suited to a specific site visited and analysed.
• Devise a method for removing a tree, including tree felling and stump removal.
• Analyse three specimens of mature trees, from each of five different genera, to detect any patterns inproblems occurring in those trees.
• Develop criteria for the establishment of a tree plantation on a specific site which addresses; site restrictions, cost and function.
• Compare different approaches to land rehabilitation, to determine strengths and weaknesses of alternative options on a site to be rehabilitated.
• Determine techniques to maximise plant development in land rehabilitation situations.
• Explain the different ways of producing seedling trees for land rehabilitation purposes.
• Determine appropriate plant establishment programs.
• Develop procedures to care for plants, during establishment in an hostile environment.
• Manage the rehabilitation of degraded soil.
• Explain the effect of plants on improving a degraded site, both physically and chemically.