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Tree Surgeon Course

What will I learn?

Improve your healthcare expertise with our Tree Surgeon Course, designed to link arboriculture and public health in the South African context. Dive into how tree health affects healthcare, looking at pollen allergies, pest infestations, and the dangers of falling branches. Learn how to manage tree health, including pest control and stopping diseases, while understanding how important urban forestry is for public health in our cities and towns. Get better at spotting different types of urban trees and how they affect people's health, making our communities safer and healthier.

Apoia's Differentials

Online and lifetime course
Certificate in line with educational standards
PDF summaries for printing
Online assistant always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set the course workload
Practical activities marked instantly
Study anytime, without needing internet access

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Master pest control to protect trees and people's health.

Use disease prevention to keep urban trees healthier.

Improve public health by managing trees strategically.

Identify different types of urban trees that affect people's health.

Reduce allergy risks from pollen and tree pests.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.