November 17 - 19, 2026

TRAQ Qualification Course

Cuyahoga Heights

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When:
Training Days:  November 17-18, 2026 - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exam Day:       November 19 - 8:00 am - 11:30 am

Where:   Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's Environmental & Maintenance Services Center (EMSC), 2nd Floor Conference Room A, 4747 East 49th St., Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125

Required Registration Steps:

1. Log in to your MyISA account through this link > https://wwv.isaarbor.com/myAccount/login
2. Select “ISA Credentialing” to access the ISA Cred HQ system. 
3. Locate the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification under My Applications or under Are you Ready to Apply for Eligibility and follow the links to determine eligibility. There is no fee associated with the eligibility process; however, this step is REQUIRED before registering for the Chapter's course.  
4. AFTER you confirm your eligibility in Cred HQ, click on the link below to register for the Ohio course.

PROGRAM MATERIALS: Participants will receive an email from ISA approximately four weeks before the course that includes digital access to all program materials. These resources include everything you need to prepare for the course. If you do not receive the email containing instructions for the digital access at least three weeks before the course start date, please contact ISA promptly at qual@isa-arbor.com. ISA also offers the printed ISA TRAQ Manual and a clipboard at a discounted rate for enrolled participants. A discount code for the ISA Web Store will be provided when you receive access to your digital materials.

The ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) is a voluntary qualification program designed to train and assess candidates in a specialized field of arboriculture. When a professional earns the ISA TRAQ credential, they should be recognized by their peers and the public as a tree care professional who has specialized knowledge in tree risk assessment. To earn the qualification, eligible candidates must complete a training course and pass both a comprehensive written assessment and a performance-based assessment. To maintain the qualification, current credential holders must retrain and retest every seven (7) years. View the programmatic changes effective November 2025.

If you hold an ISA certification, you can earn 14.5 ISA CEUs if you complete the ISA Tree Risk Assessment course. These CEUs can be applied to your ISA Certified Arborist® credential. ISA Board Certified Master Arborist® will receive 6 CEUs toward practice, 6 management, and 2.5 science.

Class size is limited to 20 individuals.