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