Landscape Institute Entry Standards and Competency Framework – Additional Landscape Competencies
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Landscape InstituteI DECEMBER 2020 Landscape Institute entry standards and competency framework – Additional landscape competencies BACKGROUNDLandscape Institute PAPER entry standards competency framework – Additional landscape competencies December 2020 1 Chartered Member – Competency Requirements Additional Landscape Competencies Level A Expert Members will be required to meet a selection of these competencies based on their knowledge and experience Level B Accomplished Level C Able Level D Understanding All applicants All applicants for chartered membership must achieve Arboriculture all Core Landscape Competencies and five Additional and Landscape Competencies (16 competencies in total) woodland to the following levels: 9 competencies to Level B (this must include Contract administration Sustainability, Climate and Resilience) and; 7 competencies to Level C Contract management Choices must: Be no more than 1 from: Design Design – garden – landscape • Contract administration (must be taken to level B by (all sectors) anyone wishing to work as a Contract Administrator) • Contract management Design Digital And no more than 2 from: – public realm technologies • Design – garden • Design – landscape Education and Funding • Design – public realm knowledge exchange and finance Habitats and Heritage Chartered Landscape Architect Pathway species landscapes/places Subject to the requirements for all applicants those wishing to use the title Chartered Landscape Architect must Landscape Landscape construction assessment (materials and systems) include in their choices: A minimum of 1 at Level B from: Landscape Landscape Landscape planning • Design – garden ecology engineering and/or policy • Design – landscape • Design – public realm Landscapes/places and Management of Master people (including tourism) landscapes Planning A minimum of 2 (at Level B or C ) from: Natural resources and Parks Place • Contract administration or Contract management ecosystems services management management • Landscape assessment • Landscape construction (materials and systems) Planting and Procurement and Protected • Landscape planning and/or policy horticulture tendering landscapes/places • Master planning • Planting and horticulture Soil management, Visualisation and Water • Procurement and tendering conservation and improvement photography management • Visualisation and photography • Water management Common across all landscape sectors, these competencies define the unique nature of our profession. All future members will be required to meet them at some level. Creative problem Healthy Inclusive Landscapes solving places environments as systems Core Landscape competencies Other Landscape Physical and social Planning, legal, specialisms context of sites/ policy and regulatory and industry structure places/landscapes compliance Quality of Research Stakeholder and/or Sustainability, Climate landscape and analysis community engagement and Resilience These competencies are common across all professional sectors. Professional competencies Communication, negotiation, Data Digital Economic systems influencing and engagement management practice and context Members need to achieve all competencies at levels indicated: Equality and Governance of societies Health and Management of organisations diversity (legal and political) safety and services Level B Level C People management Professional judgement, Project Team working and Level D and leadership ethics and values management collaboration 2 Technician – Competency Requirements Additional Landscape Competencies Members will be required to meet a selection of these competencies Level A Expert based on their knowledge and experience Level B Accomplished Level C Able Level D Understanding All applicants All applicants for Technician Membership must achieve all the Core Landscape Competencies and either one or Arboriculture two Additional Landscape Competencies to the following and woodland levels: 7 to Level D Contract AND EITHER: administration 5 to Level C (which must include Sustainability, Climate and Resilience) Contract OR: management 1 to Level B and 3 to Level C (one of the Level C choices must be Sustainability, Climate and Resilience) Design Design – garden – landscape Choices must: (all sectors) Be no more than 1 from: • Contract administration (must be taken to level B Design Digital by anyone wishing to work as a Contract Administrator) – public realm technologies • Contract management Education and Funding And no more than 1 from: knowledge exchange and finance • Design – garden • Design – landscape Habitats and Heritage • Design – public realm species landscapes/places Landscape Landscape construction assessment (materials and systems) Landscape Landscape Landscape planning ecology engineering and/or policy Landscapes/places and Management of Master people (including tourism) landscapes Planning Natural resources and Parks Place ecosystems services management management Planting and Procurement and Protected horticulture tendering landscapes/places Soil management, Visualisation and Water conservation and improvement photography management Common across all landscape sectors, these competencies define the unique nature of our profession. All future members will be required to meet them at some level. Creative problem Healthy Inclusive Landscapes solving places environments as systems Core Landscape Other Landscape Physical and social Planning, legal, competencies specialisms context of sites/ policy and regulatory and industry structure places/landscapes compliance Quality of Research Stakeholder and/or Sustainability, Climate landscape and analysis community engagement and Resilience These competencies are common across all professional sectors. Professional competencies Communication, negotiation, Data Digital Economic systems influencing and engagement management practice and context Members need to achieve all competencies at levels indicated: Equality and Governance of societies Health and Professional judgement, diversity (legal and political) safety ethics and values Level D Project Team working and Level C management collaboration Plus one from the list to Level C 3 Additional Landscape Competencies (in alphabetical order) Level A – Level B – Level C – Level D – Competency Description Understanding Able Accomplished Expert Arboriculture Recognises the importance Understands the underlying Can work within a team Has a proven track Is an authority on the and woodland of trees and woodland principles, legislation and and contribute to the record of delivering integration of landscape as part of both urban best practice of tree and delivery of projects relevant projects. Can level thinking in tree and and rural landscapes woodland management. requiring tree and provide leadership and woodland management. including their ecological, Recognises the social and woodland management. supervision in the delivery Promotes and educates economic, socio-cultural environmental benefits Independently make of complex schemes on the functions, benefits and aesthetic roles. of trees and factors decisions on basic working alongside other and integration of trees Considers the principles which influence their planning and management professionals. Evaluates and woodland within the of silviculture, including management. to consider common and offers critical and urban and rural landscape. species selection according influencing factors strategic thinking in Provides strategic level to site conditions, artificial situations with unique and advice to national bodies. and natural regeneration uncommon factors. of woodlands and interventions. Creates management plans. To be competent you will Demonstrate Can: Can: Are called upon to: need to demonstrate understanding of: • Work with assistance • Demonstrate a track • Contribute to new that in relation to your • The significance of as part of a project team record of successful and research and thinking landscape specialism you: legislation regarding the including specialists to relevant projects on management of trees protection of trees and determine appropriate • Lead and supervise a and woodland woodland management of existing project team engaged • Advise on the • Key principles of policy trees and woodland in the planning and formulation of standards, and best practice for • Make decisions on management of existing policy and/or best trees and woodland in species selection for a trees and woodland practice at a national the planning process range of basic sites and • Formulate complex and/or international level • The varying functions climates planting schemes • Provide training and and services that trees • Effectively plan projects which balance a range guidance to others on the and woodland offer involving trees and of objectives and appropriate management within a range of settings woodland with regard to constraints and planting of trees and and contexts relevant legislation and • Oversee and ensure woodland • A range of common processes compliance with required • Use the position of an tree species and • Seek and appoint legislation, standards expert to promote the characteristics specialist consultants and best practice benefits of trees and • The importance of when appropriate, • Communicate and woodland to society and correct species choice including sourcing and demonstrate an the environment and planting specification evaluating proposals understanding of • Provide expert advice for trees and woodland • Specify appropriate complex tree and on the