This certification is for current ISA Certified Arborists who already work in utility vegetation management. You will be tested on topics such as electric utility pruning, program management, integrated vegetation management, electrical knowledge, customer relations, and storm response.

To be eligible for the exam, you must be an ISA Certified Arborist® and have:

• A minimum of 2,000 hours of direct experience over the past two years in electric utility vegetation management; or

• Full-time employment as an electric utility arborist, forester, or vegetation manager for at least 36 cumulative months during the last 10 years; or

• Full-time employment on a project as an electric utility vegetation management contract employee/consultant for at least 36 cumulative months during the past 10 years.