Horticulture and Landscaping SHSM Sector
Overview:
The SHSM–Horticulture and Landscaping provides students with a strong foundation for a wide variety of careers in the horticulture and landscaping sector. It enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace.
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Courses:
Compulsory:
- CPR C – AED
- Plant identification
- Standard First Aid
- WHMIS – generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction
Elective:
- Advanced training in a technology
- Infection control
- Customer service
- Anti-oppression and allyship training
- Land and forest survey skills
- Fall protection
- Confined space awareness
- Leadership skills
- Grading and drainage
- Edging and trimming
- Plant layout
- Herbicide and pesticide
- First aid/CPR/AED awareness
- Project management
- Ladder safety training
- Grading and sodding
- Sector-specific sustainability practices
- Lawn mower use and safety
- Seed saving paver installation
- Sustainable resource management planning
- Portfolio development
- Weed and pest identification and management
- Pruning
- Working at Heights
- Sector-specific vehicle operation and safety
- Advanced training in a technique
- Soil classification and testing
- Cash handling and register training
- Tree planting work orders
Flashpoint Certification
- Customer Service
- Leadership
- Portfolio Development
- Project Management
- CPR Level C/AED
- Standard First Aid
- WHMIS