You can feel confident that you are receiving the right education from landscape teachers who are also AALD members!
Landscape New Brunswick Horticultural Trades Association
Address: P.O. Box 742 Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4B3
Telephone: 1.866.752.6862
Email: lnb@nbnet.nb.ca
Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification- Landscape New Brunswick
The Landscape Horticulture Training Institute is owned and operated by Landscape NB and has been operating since 2010. It’s primary function is provide winter classroom instruction in support of the Landscape Horticulture apprenticeship program. The school is located in Sussex and employs instructors from the landscaping industry.
It is a 3 year program consisting of 6 weeks each year in the classroom and the rest of the year working in the field for a journeyperson.
The school is a member of the NB Association of Career Colleges, is registered with the Private Occupational Training Act, and is part of the Post Secondary Education, Training and Labour Apprenticeship program. Potential students must become indentured to a journeyman in the province to qualify for entry into the program. Much of the costs are covered through EI, as well as their wages. Also there is a significant cash incentive in place for those who successfully challenge each of the 3 block exams.
If you are considering a career in Horticulture, and have at least one season’s experience under your belt, this is the school for you. If you are an employer who wants to take advantage and have your staff receive winter training to upgrade their skill set, as well as receive tax breaks, then this is the school for you.
Checkout the website: http://www.landscapenbmember.com/lhti/
Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture, Truro, NS
Website: https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/about.html
Dalhousie’s Faculty of Agriculture is located on the Agricultural Campus just outside the Town of Truro, in the the village of Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. We’re one hour from Halifax by car and only 40 minutes from the Halifax International Airport. Truro is the approximate geographic centre of Nova Scotia located on Cobequid Bay, the eastern-most inlet of the Bay of Fundy. The highest tides in the world occur in Cobequid Bay—some recorded at over 52 feet.
On May 20, 2011, the Province of Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University launched a process to merge Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) with Dalhousie University. The merger itself was effective September 1, 2012.
The two schools have had a close academic relationship for many years. NSAC degrees were jointly awarded by Dalhousie and NSAC was represented on the Dalhousie Senate. As Dalhousie’s new Faculty of Agriculture, these and many ongoing research collaborations between faculty at both institutions will be built upon to benefit both communities.
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Address: 236 Belcher Street, Kentville, Nova Scotia B4N 0A6 Telephone: (902) 678-7341 Email:kingstec.info@nscc.ca Website:http://www.nscc.ca |
Kingstec Campus is located in the beautiful Annapolis Valley. Minutes from downtown Kentville and the commercial district of New Minas, Kingstec Campus is readily accessible to stores, banks, recreational facilities and housing accommodations. Bus service to Kingstec Campus from Valley locations is provided by Kings Transit operating between Bridgetown and Wolfville. Kingstec Campus is proud of an extensive new development project that has transformed the face of the campus! A welcoming new light-filled atrium houses the Library, the Centre for Student Success, the Horticulture program, classrooms and other enhanced learning spaces. A new Trades wing provides state-of0the-art shops. Programs at Kingstec represent the Academic Schools of Access; Applied Arts and New Media; Business; Health and Human Services; and Trades and Technology. The Centre for Student Success provides a convenient cluster of services for students, in a prominent location on campus. Services include academic and personal counseling, career planning and assessment, a student resource centre, job postings and placement assistance, skills workshops and financial information on student loans and scholarships. Support services are also available through student services for students with special needs. The Registrar’s office assists students with course selection, transfer credits, course costs and other academic matters.