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 »
Trade Category: Landscape Horticulturist
NEW Canadian Apprenticeship Service Grant – Employers receive up to $10,000 grants for new apprentices
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 »
North Island College Winter 2018 Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship – Level 1
North Island College is offering Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship – Level 1 in an enriched format. This format is delivered evenings and weekends for 12 weeks. Location: Comox Valley Campus Duration: 12 weeks Hours per week: 20 Total hours: 240 Times: Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs, 5:30-9:30 p.m. & Seven Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m Schedule: Jan 29 – Apr 20, 2018 Tuition:... Read more »
Para Space Landscaping Inc. Skills BC 2018 Try-A-Trade Sponsor
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
Complete Four Volume Series. Includes Books A, B, C, & D.
Version: V1 March 2024
Pages:
Book A: 512 pages
Book B: 614 pages
Book C: 588 pages
Book D: 302 pages
View Table of Contents
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
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
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
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
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
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 »
Study Resources
Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Apprentices The ITA Personal Record Book. Is for apprentices to use with their employers to ensure they are receiving training in the full scope of the trade to reinforce tasks learned in school, and for tasks that are learned in the field. The in school technical training is only part of... Read more »
The wait is over! Take the Red Seal InterProvincial Exam Preparation Workshop Anytime!
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 »
UBC Botanical Garden Horticulture Training Program Information Sessions
UBC Horticulture Training Program This eight-month, full-time program gives students the skills and experience to enter the field of horticulture. Application deadline May 1. Information Sessions When: March 14 and April 11 2019, 6:30 pm– 7:30 pm Where: UBC Botanical Garden, Reception Centre, 6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC Cost: Free
UBC Botanical Garden Horticulture Training Program Online Info Session
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 7 PM PST Register for this event This is an “Online Event” This is a free online public event; anyone interested can attend Do you love plants? Are you interested in a career in horticulture? Are you currently a horticulture professional and want to take the next step in... Read more »
Update on Landscape Horticulturist Red Seal Harmonization
All Red Seal Trades in Canada are undergoing an Harmonization Initiative to substantively align apprenticeship across Canada, and to improve the mobility of apprentices, support increased completion rates, and enable employers to access a larger pool of qualified employees. The Landscape Horticulturist apprenticeship has been redeveloped in consultation with industry and training representatives from... Read more »
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Horticulture Apprenticeship Technical Training programs offered at KPU Landscape Horticulturist Levels 1-4 Each of levels 1-4 are full-time, 6-week (180 hours) technical training sessions for theoretical and practical instruction. Arborist Technician (Arborist Level 1) 8 week technical training program in school. Program runs yearly starting in January’s Technical training towards the Certificate of Qualification as... Read more »