The Horticulture and Landscaping sector offers plenty of career opportunities and the experience of working outside with nature, earning potential with the proper training and skills, lots of variety and a job that helps the environment. In the industry, professionals design, construct, install, grow, plant and maintain landscapes, features and gardens. They also work in a variety of places, in nurseries, golf courses, as contractors, in education and research, parks and recreation and many other settings.
The Horticulture and Landscaping SHSM gives students an opportunity to specialize, gain qualifications, and plan a career pathway in various areas of the Horticulture and Landscaping sector while still in high school. The SHSM Program has a number of required components, designed to give students a “leg-up” to pursue post-secondary opportunities in each of the identified sectors, valuing apprenticeship, college, community, university and the workplace.
This major is offered at :
Required Components :
Certifications:
- Provided to students FREE of charge, certifications,
trainings and workshops led by industry professionals, help students develop their skills and discover more information about their future career.
- Seven certifications/trainings/workshops related to the industry
- 4 Compulsory, 3 Elective
- Examples include: Leadership Skills, Paver Installation, Seed Saving, Pruning, Working at Heights, and more!
- View all certification topics for Horticulture & Landscaping SHSM Here
- To view all current online training options for your major please click here
Courses:
- A bundle of nine credits in Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits which students earn:
- Four Landscaping & Horticulture major credits
- One English credit
- One Math credit
- One Other credit in either Science or Business Studies
- Two Co-operative Education credits
- Required Courses Chart found here
Co-op:
- Co-operative Education (Co-op) provides students with workplace experience that enables students to refine, extend and practice sector-specific knowledge and skills.
- Examples of Horticulture & Landscaping Placements:
Architecture Firms, Conservation Authorities, Grounds Management & Lawn Care Services, Landscape Contractors, Greenhouses, Garden Centres, Nurseries, Golf Courses.
- Examples of Horticulture & Landscaping Placements:
Sector Partnered Experience (SPE):
- The SPE is a 6-hour activity with a career-related sector partner and allows students to work alongside an experienced professional. Students explore sector-related content, skills, and knowledge involving either ICE (innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship), coding, or mathematical literacy.
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