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Duration:
More than 2 months
1 year
1 year
Cost:
$4,278.60
1 year horticultural certificate program 9-month Certificate Program (1 week Practicum and 12 weeks working in industry) Horticultural Technician Foundation
1 year horticultural certificate program 9-month Certificate Program (1 week Practicum and 12 weeks working in industry) Horticultural Technician Foundation
Recognition Provided:
Certificate
Method of Instruction:
Classroom
On-site/On-farm
On-site/On-farm
Agriculture Business:
Field Fruit and Vegetables
Greenhouse, Nursery, Landscape and Floriculture
Greenhouse, Nursery, Landscape and Floriculture
Subject of Training:
Crop Production
1 year Horticultural Technician Foundation 1 year horticultural certificate program 9-month Certificate Program (1 week Practicum and 12 weeks working in industry) The curriculum of this one-year horticultural certificate program has been designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of horticultural principles and practices. The program covers a broad spectrum of horticultural practices including plant propagation techniques, greenhouse floriculture production, nursery crop production, landscape design, landscape construction, and plant identification. As well, pest and disease management, pruning techniques, and maintenance practices are investigated. Throughout the program, special emphasis will be placed on many aspects of sustainable horticultural practices, including integrated pest management and environmentally responsible greenhouse, nursery and landscape practices. The curriculum used in this program meets the provincial standards set for all one-year horticulture certificate programs. Approximately 50% of the program will be spent in actual “hands-on” training on- and off-campus. This includes a two-month summer practicum spent working in the industry. The program is taught at the G.R. Paine Horticulture Centre, on a 5-acre site near the Nanaimo campus. The site contains a “Harnoise Nordique” style greenhouse, a headerhouse, a classroom and lab facility, as well as a containerized nursery. Students also practice their skills at the Milner Gardens and Woodland, in Qualicum, a garden estate environment where they participate in the day-to-day, season-to-season operational activities.
1 year Horticultural Technician Foundation 1 year horticultural certificate program 9-month Certificate Program (1 week Practicum and 12 weeks working in industry) The curriculum of this one-year horticultural certificate program has been designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of horticultural principles and practices. The program covers a broad spectrum of horticultural practices including plant propagation techniques, greenhouse floriculture production, nursery crop production, landscape design, landscape construction, and plant identification. As well, pest and disease management, pruning techniques, and maintenance practices are investigated. Throughout the program, special emphasis will be placed on many aspects of sustainable horticultural practices, including integrated pest management and environmentally responsible greenhouse, nursery and landscape practices. The curriculum used in this program meets the provincial standards set for all one-year horticulture certificate programs. Approximately 50% of the program will be spent in actual “hands-on” training on- and off-campus. This includes a two-month summer practicum spent working in the industry. The program is taught at the G.R. Paine Horticulture Centre, on a 5-acre site near the Nanaimo campus. The site contains a “Harnoise Nordique” style greenhouse, a headerhouse, a classroom and lab facility, as well as a containerized nursery. Students also practice their skills at the Milner Gardens and Woodland, in Qualicum, a garden estate environment where they participate in the day-to-day, season-to-season operational activities.
Language of Instruction:
English
For program information contact:
(250) 754-8756
Visit the program Web site
Michael Girard, Chair, B.S.F. (British Columbia), Instructor/Program Coordinator
Visit the program Web site
Michael Girard, Chair, B.S.F. (British Columbia), Instructor/Program Coordinator
Last Updated: 2013-05-09
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