Abbreviations
BALI - British Association of Landscape Industries
BTEC - Business & Technology Education Council
BUAA - British Utility Arborist Association
C of C - Certificate of Competence
C&G - City and Guilds
ConFor - Confederation of Forest Industries
Dip.CM - Diploma in Countryside Management
FAAV - Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers
FASTCO - Forestry & Arboriculture Safety & Training Council
FCA - Forestry Contractors Association
FICFor - Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters
FRICS - Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
FSC - Forestry Stewardship Council
HND Arb - Higher National Diploma in Arboriculture
HTA - Horticultural Trades Association
ICF - Institute of Chartered Foresters
ISA - International Society of Arboriculture
LI - Landscape Institute
MIEMA - Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
MIEEM - Member of the Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management
MScF - Master of Science - Forestry
NAA - National Arborist Association
NCH (Arb) - National Certificate Horticulture
ND Arb - National Diploma in Arboriculture
NDF - National Diploma in Forestry
NEB - National Examinations Board (City & Guilds)
NPTC - National Proficiency Test Council
NVQ - National Vocational Qualification
PAT - Professional Association of Teachers
PGCE - Post Graduate Certificate of Education
RFS - Royal Forestry Society
RSPB - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
SPAB - Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
TRA - Trussed Rafter Association
TRADA - Timber Research & Development Association
UKFPA - United Kingdom Forest Products Association