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 career-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or the workplace.
The Horticulture and Landscaping SHSM is currently offered at Saltfleet District.
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Bundle of Grade 11 and 12 Courses
- Four sector-specific courses such as Green Industries, Construction Technology, Environmental Science and Technological Design
- Three other required courses: English, Math, and Science or Business
- Two Cooperative Education credits in a horticulture or landscaping placement
- Coop placements could include working at places like landscape design companies, garden centres, Gage Park greenhouses, and green industry companies
Speak to your guidance counsellor or SHSM subject teachers for specific pathway courses for your school
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Apprenticeship Training
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College
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University
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Workplace
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| Major Credits One credit may be substituted with a cooperative education credit (additional to the 2 required co-op credits) |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
| English including a CLA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mathematics including a CLA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Business Studies or Science including a CLA May be substituted with 1 cooperative education credit (additional to the 2 required co-op credits) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooperative Education | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total number of credits | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Certifications
This SHSM sector requires students to complete a specified number of compulsory and elective sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses/programs, as indicated in the following table.
Four (4) compulsory |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C – includes automated external defibrillation (AED) | Plant Identification | Standard First Aid | Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – generic (i.e., not site- specific) instruction |
Three (3) electives from the list below |
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| advanced training in a technology | cash handling and register training | customer service | edging and trimming |
| fall protection | grading and drainage | grading and sodding | herbicide and pesticide |
| Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) | ladder safety training | lawn mower use and safety | leadership skills |
| paver installation | plant layout | portfolio development | project management |
| pruning | sector-specific sustainability practices | sector-specific vehicle operation and safety | seed saving |
| tree planting | weed and pest identification and management | work orders | Working at Heights |
Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Design, installation and maintenance of landscaping projects on school grounds or with sector partners.
- Greenhouse planting and management.
- Participation in annual plant sales.
- Job shadowing, job twinning or short-term work experience with an industry professional
Reach Ahead Examples
Talks with industry professional, interviewing a college or university student or apprentice, visits to post-secondary institutions and apprenticeship training facilities offering horticulture and landscaping programs.
Occupations in the Horticulture and Landscaping Sector
The following table provides examples of occupations in the arts and culture sector, with corresponding National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes, sorted according to the type of postsecondary education or training the occupations would normally require.
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Updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.