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Landscape Horticulturist

Trade Description:

Landscape horticulturists design, construct, install and maintain landscaping. Projects include walkways, fences, decks, outbuildings, and irrigation systems. Responsibilities include maintaining inventory and facilities in greenhouses and garden retail centres and advising customers and clients on plants, plant materials, pesticides, fertilizers and other landscaping products.

Landscape construction companies, nurseries, greenhouses, garden centres, yard and tree care companies, golf courses, public parks and other horticulture and gardening-related fields are major employers of landscape horticulturists.

Trade Regulation PDF Document Prepping for the Exam - Booklist
Red Seal Occupational Standard
 

Apprenticeship - Annual Requirements:

Levels Total Hours/Year
(On-the-Job & Technical Training)
Total Weeks/Year
(Technical Training)
Delivered By
4 1,500 9-9-9-8 RRC
 

Training Standards:

PDF Document Level One PDF Document Level Chart
PDF Document Level Two PDF Document RSOS Subtask to Unit Comparison
PDF Document Level Three
PDF Document Level Four
 

Red Seal Exam Information

Red Seal Exam Breakdown Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide
Sample Exams                                                             Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide (PDF)
 

Challenging the Exam - Trades Qualification:

Years of Experience
Hours Required
Additional Practical
Exam Required
6 9,000 No
PDF Document Employer Declaration | PDF Document Employer Declaration (FR)
PDF Document Statutory Declaration | PDF Document Statutory Declaration (FR)
 

Designated Trainers:

PDF Document Work Experience Form
 

Accredited Programs:

Apprenticeship Trade Training Institution -
Secondary Schools 
Training Institution - Post-Secondary Schools Training Institution
Program Name 
Level
Landscape Horticulturist R.B. Russell Vocational School __ Landscape Horticulturist Program 1