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About Forest Garden (FGC) Certification

Forest Garden Certification

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Benefits of Forest Garden (FGC) Certification

For Individuals

  • Access training resources anytime, anywhere through the Forest Garden Training Center.
  • Learn from Trees for the Future’s 30 years of experience in agroforestry and tree planting.
  • Gain recognized certification as a Forest Garden Specialist to strengthen your professional credibility.
  • Engage directly with a global community of practitioners and ask questions to experts in agroforestry.

For Organizations

  • Implement a scalable, replicable solution to end hunger, poverty and deforestation through Forest Gardens.
  • Empower teams and communities with the tools and knowledge to establish sustainable agroforestry systems.
  • Support staff and partners with practical training, enabling stronger community-led development projects.
  • Contribute to global efforts addressing poverty, hunger, drought and migration through sustainable forestry practices.

    Documentation

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    Forest Garden (FGC) Certification levels

    Certified Forest Garden Specialist Digital Badge

    Forest Garden Certification

    Certified Forest Garden Specialists are equipped to help end hunger, poverty and deforestation by planting trees.

    FAQs

    The Forest Garden Certification Exam is currently available in English, French and Latin-American Spanish.

    The certifications do not expire.

    Individuals who work in the Development sector, such as community and project leaders, development agents, extension personnel, missionaries, volunteers.

    When you pass an exam – you will instantly have the option to claim a digital badge as representation of your new certificate. Your badge can be embedded on an email signature, website, digital CV, or shared via LinkedIn.  

    Access the downloadable guide for more information on how to claim your digital badge.

    Using a company device in which you do not have administrative rights and access to download additional software tends to cause issues when sitting your exam via ProctorU, as outlined in the Candidate Guidance Agreement.  

    If you wish to sit your exam via ProctorU again, you will need to pay a reschedule fee of £32 (which you can do in the Candidate Portal) before you can select a new date and time.  

    Alternatively, you can reschedule your exam via our AIPP service, where you can take your exam over Zoom without downloading any additional software. Please note there are fewer exam slots available through AIPP.  

    Full details of our Proctoring options can be found on our Proctoring Page

    Since 2018, we are no longer registered for AXELOS qualifications and are unable to provide the certificates.  

    If you received your AXELOS qualification before this time, you can contact customer service and upon providing your candidate number, ask if a copy of your certificate still exists in our system. 

    Alternatively, you can reach out to IT PeopleCert directly with this request quoting your candidate number.  

    If you do not have your candidate number, we can provide it to you. Additionally, we are happy to provide a letter of verification for any exams sat with us.

    Your training organization specified that they wish to view candidate results before releasing. If you would like your results sooner, you may contact your ATO directly and request your results that way. After they have released them, you will be able to create/view your Digital Badge and download your Digital Certificate in your Credly account in the Certificates section of your portal.

    If you feel you had issues during your exam, you may submit an appeal to customerservice@apmgroup.co.uk. We will review your appeal and respond. See APMG’s policies for details on the full appeals process.

    If you go to the invigilator portal, use the same log in details as you would for your Marlin account. Once logged in then click on the '+' icon. This will provide two lists - 'Invigilators' and 'Trainers'. Click the appropriate one and find the person you are looking for, then send the invitation.

    Your results will be processed 6 to 12 hours after your exam. You will receive an email confirming your achievement and inviting you to the Candidate Portal where you can see your official result. From there, you can create your account in Credly.com and access your digital badge and certificate.

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    If you have a query about this certification or want to know more about training send us a message via this contact form. We would love to hear from you!

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