ISA Certification

[coolbrze]

What are the best books out there to know inside & out for the ISA Certification test? What other material (online, etc.) is helpful?

 

[tomtrees58]

go to the isa webb site

 

[TreeWhitelock]

The ISA CA study guide is great. The ANSI A300 book are good too.

 

[PFirebird]

When I took the test all the material came from their study guide. Some of the id stuff you can get elsewhere, just be sure to get the current ISA study guide. About $100.

 

[ArborAg]

if youve got a little bit more money to spend look into the cd-rom set

 

[puzzledmonkey]

Arborag, have you the cd roms? I've been toying with the idea of getting them but they're mad money,certainly over here anyway.

I could imagine they'd be brilliant but would like some first hand info before I buy em

 

[ArborAg]

No, I just have the book. But, they have tree worker safety on the web site and it seems a lot easier.

 

[TreeTopKid]

ISA Certifacation Study Guide, ISA best management Practice Series, A New Tree Biology by Alex Shigo.

Hope this helps. They helped me!

 

[derwoodii]

The ISA study guide book has it all but I also found listening to the study guide in cd was helpful for me. It was kinda a subliminal method of learning without given me brain strain.

 

[arborsoldier]

The CD ROM is a great resource, there is an audio CD set out there, would probably make me want to drive off the road into a pole though. The Richard Harris book, Arboriculture, An Integrated Management of Trees, Shrubs and Vines is great, also the Tree Climbers Guide by Sharon Lily. Team those with the above mentioned books and you should be good. The only tricky part would be ID.

 

[VL07]

Best management practices are also needed.