Trade Category: LH Level 1

Burnaby School District’s Community & Continuing Education Division

Technical training for Level 1 or Level 2 for the Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Apprenticeship Level 1 Landscape Horticulturist, starting in January Level 2 Landscape Horticulturist, starting in November Click for Information on future course offerings Cost: $1,250.00 (Textbooks are included) Students must purchase CSA approved steel-toed footwear. Rainwear, calculator, and work gloves are recommended... Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research

Horticulture Technician Foundation is the equivalent of Level 1 and Level 2 technical training + 500 hours workplace experience towards the Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Apprenticeship. 9 month full time program, starting in September Graduate with a Horticultural Technician Certificate and credit towards the Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist program UBC Botanical Garden Horticulture Training Program... Read more »

Camosun College

Horticulture Technician Foundation is the equivalent of Level 1 and Level 2 technical training + 500 hours workplace experience towards the Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Apprenticeship. 10 month full time program, starting date in July Graduate with a Horticultural Technician Certificate Upcoming Training Session: Program starts in July of each year Program Costs Upcoming Info... Read more »