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UBC Horticulture Training Program – Info Session For more information click here.

Have you thought about writing the Red Seal Landscape Horticulture Exam, but don’t know how to prepare? Course & booklet will provide; Scope of exam Interpreting the National Occupational Analysis Challenging exam content for BC candidates Horticulture math skills Exam writing tips Study Techniques Practice Exam – 50 questions Includes a booklet to help you... Read more »

Come to the Info Session to learn all about the Level 1 & 2 Landscape/Production apprenticeship program that Burnaby Community & Continuing Education offers. For more information contact Karen Flynn at 604-296-6901 or [email protected]

Come to the Info Session to learn all about the Level 1 & 2 Landscape/Production apprenticeship program that Burnaby Community & Continuing Education offers. For more information contact Karen Flynn at 604-296-6901 or [email protected]

Information session for the Horticulture Program, held at G.R. Paine Horticulture Centre.  Prior registration preferred, but drop-ins welcome, space permitting. Please RSVP by registering online here. For more information on the program, click here.

Founding and current Board of Director of HortEducation.ca, was honored on October 1st at the BCLNA Member Awards Ceremony. “In the last few years, there has been some confusion concerning the difference between the Honorary Lifetime Achievement award which is awarded by the board of directors, and the Outstanding service award, which was formerly the... Read more »

Their next full-time Landscape Horticulture Certificate Program starts January 18, 2016! Learn about the program, meet the college staff, see the gardens and bring all your questions to this information session. Please register for free by emailing; [email protected]. For more information, go to http://hcp.ca/college-hcp/programs/

HEBC will be sharing a booth this year with the BCLNA, at the CanWest Hort Show.  Come on down to get the latest news on HEBC and ask all your horticulture apprenticeship questions. For more information on the Show and Seminars, visit www.canwesthortshow.com

The 2015 BC Tree Climbing Championships is being held at Filberg Park – 61 Filberg Rd, in Comox on Vancouver Island. Preliminary events will be held on Saturday August 8th, and finalists will compete on Sunday August 9th. Annika will be at the competition between 8am and 3pm, so come on by to ask all your... Read more »

HEBC will be hosting a refresher course for the Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Challenge exam.  There are only 20 spots available, for this free course. You will have the option to write the exam on July 29th, or arrange your date and location with ITA at a different time. Your challenge application must be submitted... Read more »

The National Skills competition took place from May 27th to 30th in Saskatoon. The Landscape competition is one of the 40 trades represented during the 4 days. As usual, landscape draws a large crown, who come to see how the competitors progress. Four provinces competed; Team Alberta who received Gold, Team Manitoba who received Silver,... Read more »

Another successful Landscape Competition at SkillsBC.  Gold goes to Kwantlen Polytechnic University Diploma students; Richard Blackwell & Sarah Pucek.  Silver goes to Kwantlen Polytechnic University Apprenticeship students Dillon Mennie & Morihiro Okada. Thank you to Judges; Mike Vandergugten, Douglas Luckow and Julio Villegas. Thank you to the sponsors, this competition would not happen without you;... Read more »