ISA Certified Tree Worker Aerial Lift Specialist®

​​This certification is for tree workers who specialize in aerial lift work. To become certified as an ISA Tree Worker Aerial Lift Specialist®, you must demonstrate your ability to perform as a competent aerial lift operator. For this credential, you will be tested in both a classroom setting and a field setting.

To be eligible for the exam, you must have the following:

• Eighteen months of experience in arboriculture and at least six months of experience in the operation of an aerial lift device within those 18 months

• Current training in a physical (practice) aerial rescue, CPR, and First Aid