local dirt But you didn’t spend money on new


sod just so that someone could install it incorrectly, and it die a month later. Or choose beautiful flora to add to your garden, that have been ruined and won’t survive because the company you hired didn’t know how to care for them properly. The fact is that mistakes and poor workmanship can cost more than hiring someone who is certified or has undergone apprenticeship training, and has the credentials that prove they know what they’re doing. Here’s what you should be asking a


landscape company you’re thinking of employing. What types of credentials do you and your staff hold?


Their answer should include either


one or a few of the following: 1. Enrollment at a post-secondary


institution with a horticulture program. 2. Work as an apprentice who was


hired by an employer to learn their trade in a workplace-based program, and was officially registered with their province


Who's working on your project continued... and examina-


or territory during which they successfully completed assignments


tions. 3.


Successful comple-


tion of the rigorous and internationally


recognized


Landscape Industry Certi- fied examination process, through which they’ve received credentials as either a Landscape Industry Certi- fied Technician, Manager or Designer. Certified indi- viduals must continue to upgrade their skills through a manda- tory continuing education program. What proof of completion do you have?


1. A Certificate of Qualification that


recognizes that the individual complet- ed their apprenticeship and are skilled in the trade because they’ve achieved their key competencies on the job. 2. Red Seal endorsement is recognized and affixed on the provincial certificate


and facilitates being able to find work across the coun- try, because the individual has achieved the set of stan- dards and competencies in their trade, in this case the landscape trade. 3. A certificate of comple-


Safety and knowledge are important to ensure your project is done right.


tion specifying their Land- scape Industry Certified designation. For Landscape Industry Certified Techni- cians, the designation is broken down further within specific modules like Softs-


cape and Hardscape Installation, Turf and Ornamental Maintenance, Retail Horticulture, Interior Landscaping and Lawn Care. So the next time you’re planning


landscape work, insist that the company you choose have trained individuals on staff, who can back up their qualifica- tions.  Provided by Canadian Nursery Land- scape Association www.cnla-acpp.ca.


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