Training Options

Training Institutions

Lower Mainland

  • Burnaby School District’s Community & Continuing Education Division

    Burnaby

    Phone Number: 604.314.8405

    Email Address: [email protected]

    • Level 1 Landscape/Production Horticulture, starting in January
    • Level 2 Landscape/Production Horticulture, starting in November
    • Technical training for Level 1 or Level 2 in Landscape/Production Horticulture Apprenticeship

  • Kwantlen Polytechnic University

    Langley

    Phone Number: 604.599.3254

    Email Address: [email protected]

    • Levels 1 & 2 – Common Core
      • Both Landscape & Production Apprentices take Level 1 & 2 common core before moving on to their trade specific training in Level 3.

     

    • Levels 3 & 4 – Landscape Horticulturalist
      • Click here for current start dates for all levels

     

    • Level 3 – Production
      • After completing Levels 1 & 2 – Common Core (Landscape/Production)
      •  (Level 3 Production is 8 weeks Next offering September 2018)
      • Click here for current start dates for all levels
      • Technical training towards the Certificate of Qualification as a Production Horticulturist

     

    • Level 1 – Arborist Technician
      • 8 weeks of schooling, starting in January
      • Click here for current start date
      • Technical training towards the Certificate of Qualification as an Arborist Technician

     

    • Level 2 – Climbing Arborist
      • 8 weeks of schooling
      • Contact HortEducationBC if you are interested in Climbing Arborist technical training
      • Technical training towards the Certificate of Qualification as a Climbing Arborist

  • UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research

    Vancouver

    Phone Number: 604.822.4208

    Email Address: [email protected]

    • Foundation Program (equivalent to Level 1 & 2 Landscape/Production Horticulture)
    • 9 month full time program, starting in September
    • Graduate with a Horticultural Technician Certificate

  • Electrical Industry Training Institute

    Langley

    Phone Number: 604.427.4200

    Email Address: [email protected]

    Level 1 & 2 Utility Arborist Apprenticeship

    • Level 1 is 6 weeks of schooling
    • Level 2 is 2 weeks of schooling
    • Click here for current start dates
    • Technical training towards the Certificate of Qualification as an Utility Arborist

Interior

  • Thompson Rivers University – Kamloops

    Kamloops

    Phone Number: 250.828.5181

    Email Address: [email protected]

    Location: Thompson Rivers University
    Horticulture Program
    900 McGill Rd
    Kamloops, BC
    V2C O8C

    Foundation Program Coordinator – Kevin Scollon 250-828-5181 [email protected]

    • Foundation Program (equivalent to Level 1 & 2 Landscape/Production Horticulture)
    • 35 week full time program, starting in August
    • Click here for current start dates
    • Graduate with a Horticulture Certificate

    Horticulture Management Diploma Coordinator - Ernest Phillips   250-828-5180  [email protected]

    • Start date: September 5, 2017

Vancouver Island

  • Camosun College

    Victoria

    Phone Number: 250.391.2544

    Email Address: [email protected]

    Foundation Program (equivalent to Level 1 & 2 Landscape/Production Horticulture)

    • 10 month full time program, starting date in July
    • Click here for current start dates
    • Graduate with a Horticultural Technician Certificate

  • North Island College

    Courtenay

    Phone Number: 250.923.9724

    Email Address: [email protected]

    Location: Comox Valley Campus
    2300 Ryan Road, Courtenay, BC

    • Level 1 Landscape/Production Horticulture, starting in January 2018
    • Level 2 Landscape/Production Horticulture, starting in September 2019
    • Technical training for Level 1 or Level 2 in Landscape/Production Horticulture Apprenticeship

  • Pacific Horticulture College

    Victoria

    Phone Number: 250.479.3210

    Email Address: [email protected]

    Location: Pacific Horticulture College
    505 Quayle Rd,
    Victoria, BC
    V9E 2J7, Canada

    • Foundation Program (equivalent to Level 1 & 2 Landscape/Production Horticulture)
      • 10 month full time program, starting in January (January 15, 2018)
      • Graduate with a Landscape Horticultural Certificate
    • Level 3 & 4 Landscape Horticulture
      • Available part-time or full-time
      • The next part time Level 4 program starts on August 8, 2017
      • The next full time Level 3 program starts on November 20, 2017

  • Vancouver Island University

    Nanaimo

    Phone Number: 250.754.8756

    Email Address: [email protected]

    Location: G.R. Paine Horticultural Training Centre,
    2324 East Wellington Rd
    Nanaimo, BC

    • Foundation Program (equivalent to Level 1 & 2 Landscape/Production Horticulture)
    • 9 month full time program, starting in January + Intercessional Semester Summer employment period
    • Click here for current start dates
    • Graduate with a Horticultural Technician Certificate
    • https://tradesappliedtech.viu.ca/horticulture

    Upcoming program dates:

    Foundation Program January 8, 2018 to December 21

    • Spring semester Jan 8th to May 11th (last week of that May 7th to May 11th is spring practicum) 18 weeks longIntercessional Semester Summer employment period May 14th – Aug 17th (12 weeks of employment required)Fall semester Aug 20th – Dec 21 18 weeks long
    • Upcoming information sessions: September 6th, October 4th and November 8th.