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Registration is open for this new full-time program designed to give students the skills and experience necessary for entering the field of horticulture. Completion of 1100 hours of classroom and hands-on practical instruction and supervised practical work will lead to Levels I & II Apprenticeship technical training credit. For more information visit the UBC Botanical... Read more »

Running from September to May, this full time program is designed to give students the skills and experience necessary for entering the field of horticulture. Completion of 1,100 hours of classroom and practical instruction, together with 150 hours of supervised practical work, will lead to the provincially recognized Horticultural Technician Certificate and Levels I &... Read more »

The BC Skills Competition took place on April 18th at Tradex in Abbotsford. Nicole McWalters and Jessie Lyons from Camosun College, and Dillon Mennie and Kevin O’Connor from Kwantlen Polytechnic University were the competitors this year.           The competitors were provided with a design and all the materials, and had to... Read more »

There will be changes to the application process for Program Fnancial Supports for Apprentices for any courses that begin April 2, 2012 and beyond.  For more information, click here.

Individuals who are a current BC Certified Faller from the BC Forest Safety Council and are CUA’s or AT’s can apply for the WUAA/HEBC Falling and Bucking Endorsement and do not need to complete the field evaluation. For more information go click here, to go to the Growing Careers page.

ITA is now accepting applications for the Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Challenge Exam. For more information go to our ‘Employers Info’ page.  There you will find a link to the application.  If you have any questions contact ITA Customer Service for any assistance; (778) 328.8700 1 (866) 606.6011 [email protected]

The Falling & Bucking Endorsement for Journeyperson Utility Arborist’s and Journeyperson Arborist Technician’s is now administered by HEBC.  For more information click here.

The Utility Arborist Trade is now residing under HortEducation.ca. For information on a career as a Utility Arborist visit our ‘Growing Careers’ page.  For information on becoming a Utility Arborist Apprentice, visit our ‘Apprentice Info‘ page.

We are excited to announce that the Arborist Technician Challenge Exam is now available to write.  For more information, and a link to the form click here.

HEBC’s office moved to #182 – 5489 Byrne Rd, Burnaby, BC.  We look forward to seeing you at our new office in Burnaby.

HEBC’s booth number is 838 at the 2011 CanWest Horticulture Show. Vancouver Convention Centre, West Building Under the ‘Green Roof ‘. Visit the booth to get all your apprenticeship questions answered. Go to www.canwesthortshow.com for more information on the show.

HortEducation.ca is presently forming a Landscape Standards Task Force, this committee will represent the expertise found within the Landscaping Industry. Definition: A task force is a group of people who are temporarily assigned to work together to achieve a very specific and clearly defined objective. This trade task force will be established to work specifically... Read more »