Retail Horticulturalist

Written
Practical

The Retail Horticulturist evaluation and designation is available for the retail garden centre sector.

What can Landscape Industry Certified do for me? By providing professional recognition and wide skill set needed to those individuals in the horticultural industries who have demonstrated a high level of competence in the profession, the Technician/Retail Horticulturist program:

Raises the professional standards of individuals working within the ornamental horticultural industry.

Improves performance within the profession by encouraging participation in a continuing program of professional development.

Provides the public with a means of identifying qualified horticultural.

Assists employees by giving them improved employment opportunities and options while encouraging their professional growth.

Assists employers in hiring qualified professional teams thereby improving the quality of work, training, wages, employee retention and company loyalty.

Steps to getting started:
(Note: There is no Practical test date booked for 2010 to date - please call 1800-265-5656 x326 to find out more).

Fill out the registration form here
Test: Registration and test dates
Re-test: Registration and test dates
Student registration form
which can be emailed to rachelb@landscapeontario.com, faxed to 905-875-3942, or mailed to:
Landscape Ontario
Attn Rachel Burt
7856 Fifth Line Milton ON L9T 2X8

Purchase a manual.

Receive your test book, plant list and description of the testing stations — and STUDY.

Remember "Safety" is the key to success.

Once certified, maintain your certification by continuing your horticultural training to fulfill recertification requirements.

Enjoy your status as one of North America's "Qualified, Trusted, Recognized" horticultural professionals.