Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship Training

Landscape horticulture is the art of selecting, handling and utilizing ornamental trees, shrubs, and turf grass for the design, development and maintenance of public and private landscape spaces.

A landscape horticulturist prepares soil and cultivates, prunes, and irrigates plants to maintain plant health. They also control plant pests using integrated pest management techniques.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must be ITA registered apprentices. An Industry Training Authority individual ID number (ITA- ID) is required. If you do not have an ITA-ID, you will need to register with the ITA prior to admission at www.itabc.ca.
• With no experience contact HortEducation.ca for a sponsorship number to provide the ITA.

If it has been more than a year since you have first applied to NIC’s Apprenticeship Program, please submit a new application using the Apply Now link above and upload the completed Apprentice Training Registration Form

Be sure to monitor your myNIC email address for registration and payment deadlines.  If you have forgotten your username and password, please contact Student Technical Support 

Course Requirements

Apprentices enrolling in technical training must take their training in sequential order, levels 1, then 2, then 3 then 4. You must complete all levels of technical training to be eligible to write the Interprovincial (Red Seal) examination.

NIC is currently only offering Level 1 and Level 2 Landscape Horticulture training.Dates and classes may change or be cancelled depending on demand.

• LHA - 100 Landscape Horticulturiste Apprenticeship Level 1

• Apprenticeship Schedule 

• LHA - 200 Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship-Level 2 Enriched

• Apprenticeship Schedule