Accreditation Scheme

The National Hedgelaying Society offers training and assessment in hedgerow management. A series of progressive practical Lantra approved assessments provide a three‐tier system of accreditation awards in hedgelaying. The scheme is designed to ensure that hedgelayers achieve the highest standards of craftsmanship.

The new Accreditation Scheme offers both established hedgelayers and those new to the craft, the opportunity to have their skills assessed against standard criteria to attain one of the three levels of accreditation. Each level of accreditation from Bronze (competent level) to Gold (advanced level) is assessed against standards relevant to that level of skill.

Accreditation assessments can be taken at the end of a training course or as a stand-alone assessment. The following Accreditation Booklet gives full details of the Accreditation process.

If you would like to find out more about suitable training courses, please visit our training courses web page or email nhls.training@hedgelaying.org.uk.