申請人須－ (a) 持有本地大學的樹藝學或相關範疇的學士或以上學位，例如植物學、生物學、林木學、園藝學、園境學、園境建築、園境管理、園境科學，或同等學歷； (b) 通過樹藝專業學會或業內機構主辦或認可的考試或評核，並取得相關資格或學歷證明，例如國際樹木學會註冊樹藝師(Certified Arborist of the International Society of Arboriculture)、英國樹木學會專業會員或院士(Professional Member or Fellow of the Arboricultural Association of the UK)、歐洲樹木栽培委員會樹木技術人員(European Tree Technician of the European Arboricultural Council)、或澳洲樹木學會(Arboriculture Australia)的註冊合格樹藝師（Registered Qualified Arborist）/註冊執業樹藝師 (Registered Practicing Arborist)/註冊資深樹藝師(Registered Consulting Arborist)/ 註冊資深執業樹藝師(Registered Consulting and Practicing Arborist)（註 1），或同等資歷； (c) 在樹藝工作方面具備最少一年半全職實際經驗，例如樹木風險評估和管理、修剪、植物營養和施肥、種植和種植後的護理、樹木問題的診斷和治理、使用拉索，或其他與樹藝有關的服務，特別是擬備樹藝工作指南、編寫或審核樹木風險評估報告、督導樹藝工作，以及處理公眾教育和社區參與事務；以及 (d) 具備良好英文和中文能力以及符合語文能力要求，即在香港中學文憑考試或香港中學會考英國語文科考獲第2等級或以上成績，或具備同等學歷，並能以嫻熟的中文溝通，最好在香港中學文憑考試或香港中學會考中國語文科考獲第2等級或以上成績，或具備同等學歷（註 2 ）。

Applicants should - (a) have a bachelor’s degree or higher in arboriculture or a related field such as botany, biology, forestry, horticulture, landscape studies, landscape architecture, landscape management, landscape science, from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; (b) have a qualification/certification offered by a professional institution or industry organisation on arboriculture after successful completion of examination or assessment process conducted within or accredited by the institution/organisation, such as Certified Arborist of the International Society of Arboriculture, Professional Member or Fellow of the Arboricultural Association of the United Kingdom, European Tree Technician of the European Arboricultural Council, Registered Qualified Arborist / Registered Practicing Arborist / Registered Consulting Arborist / Registered Consulting and Practicing Arborist of the Arboriculture Australia (Note 1) , or equivalent; (c) have a minimum of one and a half years of proven full-time practical experience in arboriculture, such as experience in tree risk assessment and management, pruning, plant nutrition and fertilisation, planting and care after planting, diagnosis and treatment of tree problems, cabling and bracing, or other services that relate to arboriculture, with emphasis on preparing guidance documents on arboriculture, preparing or vetting tree risk assessment reports, supervising arboricultural work, and handling public education and community involvement matters; and (d) have a good command of both English and Chinese and met the language proficiency requirement of Level 2 or above in English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent, and can communicate in Chinese effectively, preferably with a Level 2 or above in Chinese Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent (Note 2).