Build a career creating beautiful outdoor spaces.
Professionally designed outdoor spaces have become the norm! Learn everything you’ll need to plan, design and implement landscaping plans including decks, benches, arbours, gardens, pathways, patios, stone walls, rock gardens and whatever else that is needed to bring outdoor spaces to life. Work for yourself, or for landscaping companies, municipalities, garden centres and more!
**Please note for 2024 we are offering 630 hours, local attestation earned upon completion**
Competencies offered
706-202 – Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process
706-214 – Maintain horticultural tools, equipment and machinery and operate machinery
706-222 – Take measurements and make estimates
706-284 – Install irrigation and lighting systems
706-294 – Build concrete structures
706-308 – Build mortarless structures using stone and concrete products
706-312 – Build mortared stone structures
706-327 – Build wooden structures
706-344 – Build and maintain a water and a rock garden
706-365 – Enter the workforce
(International students MUST register through the International Students application process.)
| Program | Centre | Start date | Graduate in ... | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscaping Operations | HAECC | Fall 2024 (date to be determined) | 6 months | $122.21 |
| Code | Statement of competency | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 704-592 | Use pesticides outdoors | 30 | 2 |
| 706-202 | Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process | 30 | 2 |
| 706-214 | Maintain horticultural tools, equipment and machinery and operate machinery | 60 | 4 |
| 706-222 | Take measurements and make estimates | 30 | 2 |
| 706-233 | Interpret plans, specifications and technical documentation | 45 | 3 |
| 706-241 | Communicate in the workplace | 15 | 1 |
| 706-252 | Differentiate plants | 30 | 2 |
| 706-266 | Landscape a site | 90 | 6 |
| 706-277 | Maintain grounds | 105 | 7 |
| 706-284 | Install irrigation and lighting systems | 60 | 4 |
| 706-294 | Build concrete structures | 60 | 4 |
| 706-308 | Build mortarless structures using stone and concrete products | 120 | 8 |
| 706-312 | Build mortared stone structures | 30 | 2 |
| 706-327 | Build wooden structures | 105 | 7 |
| 706-331 | Use job search techniques | 15 | 1 |
| 706-344 | Build and maintain a water and a rock garden | 60 | 4 |
| 706-353 | Produce a sketch for a residential landscape design | 45 | 3 |
| 706-365 | Enter the workforce | 75 | 5 |
| 754-992 | Ensure health, safety and physical well-being on construction sites | 30 | 2 |
To be eligible for admission to this program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:
Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary V studies, or a postsecondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor’s degree
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition of equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test (see the following table), or recognition of equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their vocational training is to begin in a specific program of study, who hold a Training Certificate in a Semiskilled Trade, and who earned the required credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in Secondary Cycle One in general education in the youth sector or in Secondary II in general education in the adult sector
OR
Persons who are at least 15 years of age as at September 30 of the current school year, are registered in a concurrent admission pilot project or in the Trades and Occupations With a Promising Future training path, are vocationally mature and have obtained Secondary II credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics. They are pursuing their vocational training and general education (youth sector or adult sector) under concurrent admission with an integrated schedule in the Trades and Occupations with a Promising Future training path in order to earn the missing Secondary III credits required for their Diploma of Vocational Studies and their Secondary School Diploma. Authorization from the Ministère de l’Éducation is required to admit a Secondary III student registered in concurrent admission to this program.
This section identifies the modules or course codes for the actual programs of study in adult general education that are specific prerequisites in language of instruction and mathematics. Functional prerequisites includes the successful completion of specific prerequisites as well as the general development test (TDG). When a DVS doesn’t require specific prerequisites in language of instruction or in mathematics, a dash ( – ) is displayed in the appropriate cell. For programs that lead to an AVS, specific prerequisites and the TDG do not apply (N/A).
| Language of instruction | Second language | Mathematics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Youth | Adults | Youth | Adults | Youth |
| ENG-3101-1 et ENG-3102-2 ou (ENG-3070-3) | 632-306 ou (630-316) | – | – | MTH-3053-2 ou (MTH-3016-2) | 563-306 ou (568-314) |
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