Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) - Glasgow, June 2026

The Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) is a one-day test that determines your botanical proficiency on a scale from 1 (beginner) to 5 (professional) with 6 being awarded in exceptional cases.

The FISC is a combination of lab based and field-based testing. Firstly, the test consists of two lab sessions in the morning where candidates identify 10 widespread species from across Britain and Ireland, followed by 20 species ranging from ‘easy’ and common to ‘challenging’ and rare. This is followed by a field test of a local site with considerable botanical interest. Candidates produce a species list which is then compared to the species list of a FISC 5 or above botanist surveying at the same time.

The test will start at 10:00 and finish by around 16:30.

If you have any queries or questions please contact [email protected].

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