Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship Training

Landscape horticulture is the art of selecting, handling and utilizing ornamental trees, shrubs, and turf grass for the design, development and maintenance of public and private landscape spaces. A landscape horticulturist prepares soil and cultivates, prunes, and irrigates plants to maintain plant health. They also control plant pests using integrated pest management techniques.
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Admission Requirements

Applicants must be ITA registered apprentices. An Industry Training Authority individual ID number (ITA- ID) is required. If you do not have an ITA-ID, you will need to register with the ITA prior to admission at www.itabc.ca.
With no experience contact HortEducation.ca for a sponsorship number to provide the ITA.
Complete and submit the NIC Application for Admission form, writing “Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship Training - Level 1 or Level 2” as the program name.
Complete and submit the NIC Apprentice Training Registration form.

Course Requirements

Apprentices enrolling in technical training must take their training in sequential order, levels 1, then 2, then 3 then 4. You must complete all levels of technical training to be eligible to write the Interprovincial (Red Seal) examination. NIC is currently only offering Level 1 and Level 2 Landscape Horticulture training.

Dates and classes may change or be cancelled depending on demand.

Landscape Horticulturist Apprenticeship Harmonized - Level 1

LHA - 100 Landscape Horticulturiste Apprenticeship Level 1

Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship - Level 2 Enriched

LHA - 200 Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship-Level 2 Enriched