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It’s Back! Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Exam Prep Workshop November 12, 2022

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The Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist endorsement promotes excellence to employers & clients, instills pride in skilled workers, and facilitates labour mobility. Do you have enough industry hours to challenge the RED SEAL Landscape Horticulturist IP exam? Not sure what will be on the exam? Have exam anxiety? Need a refresher? If you have answered YES... Read more »

Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal IP Exam Prep Course @ PHC, Victoria, BC

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Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Inter-Provincial Exam Prep Course This course is a preparation class for the Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Inter-Provincial Exam. Date: Saturday, November 25th, 2017 Time: 12pm to 4pm Location: Pacific Horticulture College 505 Quayle Rd, Victoria, BC V9E 2J7 Instructor: Egan Davis (Instructor at UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research) Price: $85.00 + $4.25 GST... Read more »

Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal IP Exam Prep Course February 2018 @ UBC, Vancouver

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Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Inter-Provincial Exam Prep Course This course is a preparation class for the Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Inter-Provincial Exam. Date: Saturday, February 17th, 2018 Time: 9am to 1pm Location: UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research 6804 Marine Drive SW, Vancouver Instructor: Egan Davis (Instructor at UBC Botanical Garden & Centre... Read more »

NEW Canadian Apprenticeship Service Grant – Employers receive up to $10,000 grants for new apprentices

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Employers! Hiring apprentices or starting your current employees on the apprenticeship path has more funding than ever before with the launch of a new Canadian Apprenticeship Service grant. This is in addition to the existing $9500 (additional $3,750 for eligible minorities) in tax credits available for employers. This means in total, there is now a... Read more »

Notice of Career Fairs for Employers Looking for Employees

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There are two upcoming Career fairs that may be of interest to horticulture industry employers looking for employees. Prepare for Canada Is hosting a year long online fair for new Canadian immigrants settling in BC. The attendees will be immigrants who have already landed in BC as well as those who have their immigration visa ready and... Read more »

Para Space Landscaping Inc. Skills BC 2018 Try-A-Trade Sponsor

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HortEducation.ca And the SkillsBC Landscape Gardening Competition Committee would like to give a very special thank you to the Para Space Landscaping Inc. team for their sponsorship and support of this years Landscape Try-A-Trade activities at the 2018 Skills Canada BC provincial competition. Para Space Landscaping Inc. provided the labour and supplies to make this... Read more »

Practical Landscape Horticulture Series

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Complete Four Volume Series. Includes Books A, B, C, & D.

Version: V1 March 2024

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Book A: 512 pages

Book B: 614 pages

Book C: 588 pages

Book D: 302 pages

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Practical Landscape Horticulture - Book A: Performs Common Occupational Skills

Practical Landscape Horticulture - Book B: Applies Horticultural Principles

Practical Landscape Horticulture - Book C: Performs Landscape Construction

Practical Landscape Horticulture - Book D: Performs Landscape Maintenance

Format: 3 ring binder

Curriculum Standard: Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Occupational Standard

Taxes and Fees: a shipping and handling fee of $60 per series order is applied at check out and the Applicable sales tax (GST/HST).

Red Seal InterProvincial Exam Preparation Manual and Workshop

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  HortEducation.ca in partnership with the Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association, previously held biannual online workshops with instructor Egan Davis for Red Seal InterProvincial Exam Preparation. This popular workshop has been made available to all with free access to help apprentices and trade challengers prepare for the exam any time of the year. The manual... Read more »

Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist InterProvincial Exam Study Resources

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Inter Provincial Exam Study Resources The Inter-Provincial Landscape Horticulturist Exam is based on the Red Seal Occupational Standard (RSOS). The RSOS outlines the learning tasks and sub-tasks within each of the 4 “Major Work Activity” divisions. The Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist InterProvincial Exam is a requirement of all apprentices or trade challengers/trade qualifiers. The following... Read more »

Skills Canada BC 2018 Landscape Gardening Competition Silver Medal Winners Profile

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Ridha Al-Rammahi & Hussein Al-Rammahi teammates and brothers, won the silver medal in the 2018 Skills Canada BC Landscape Gardening Competition. Ridha and Hussein are Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist apprentices who have recently completed their Level 1 technical training at KPU School of Horticulture. Ridha and Hussein work for Para Space Landscaping Inc.. Para Space sponsors... Read more »

Skills Canada BC 2018 Landscape Gardening Competition Team Members

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Skills Canada BC 2018 Landscape Gardening Competition Team Members Front Left to Right: Derek Churchill (Volunteer), Silver Medal Winners Ridha Al-Rammahi & Hussein Al-Rammahi, Middle: Jamie Lamonte (Volunteer), Gold Medal Winners Matthew Schmalz & Stuart Albertson, Lindsay Lindholm (HortEducation.ca Staff), Lori Karr (KPU Team Coach) Back: Bill Hardy (HortEducation.ca Staff), Rob Welsh (Competition Technical Chair),... Read more »

Skills Canada BC 2018 Landscape Gardening Competition Winners

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Skills Canada BC 2018 Landscape Gardening Competition Winners GOLD MEDAL Stuart Albertson & Matthew Schmalz SILVER MEDAL Ridha Al-Rammahi & Hussein Al-Rammahi Both were outstanding teams who are students at KPU School of Horticulture studying the Landscape Diploma and Red Seal Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship. Find more on both of the teams including pictures of their... Read more »

The City of Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation hiring for 6 Tree Pruner I (temporary full time) positions!

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The City of Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation has an exciting opportunity for six Tree Pruner I (temporary full time) positions! View the job listing follow the link to view the job listing and please share with anyone who might be interested. City of Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation Tree Pruner I (temporary... Read more »

The wait is over! Take the Red Seal InterProvincial Exam Preparation Workshop Anytime!

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The wait is over! You can now take the Red Seal InterProvincial Exam Preparation Workshop whenever you are ready to start your preparations. No more waiting for a scheduled workshop! HortEducation.ca in partnership with the Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association, previously held biannual online workshops with instructor Egan Davis for Red Seal InterProvincial Exam Preparation.... Read more »

Practical Landscape Horticulture – Book A: Performs Common Occupational Skills

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Version: V1 March 2024

Pages: 512

View the Practical Landscape Horticulture - Book A: Performs Common Occupational Skills Table of Contents

Format: 3 ring binder

Curriculum Standard: Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Occupational Standard

Taxes and Fees: A shipping and handling fee of $30 for the first copy, $10 per additional copy, and applicable sales tax (GST/HST) are applied at check out.