These courses are for professionals pursuing continuing education and specialization in their area of practice. Most of these courses are eligible for Continuing Education Credits for a number of different professional associations.
Organic Horticulture Specialist Online
This course will give you the knowledge you need to be a successfully organic gardener. You will receive a thorough introduction to the science and practice of organic horticulture, facilitating a profound shift in ecological awareness.
Going way beyond the idea of pesticide and fertilizer product substitution, you will understand the concepts of landscape health management as opposed to pest management, building a holistic decision making framework for creating and maintaining vibrantly healthy gardens and landscapes, including turf.
Attendance at this program can earn you Continuing Education Credits (CECs) with:
CLNA, NALP, ISA: Certified Arborist, ISA: Board Certified Arborist, ISA: Municipal Specialist, BCSLA, Canadian Society for Organic Urban Land Care, IPM Canada, MGOI, NOFA
Organic Horticulture Specialist Online
Living Green Infrastructure Online
This course is designed to provide the knowledge and tools to assist professionals and practitioners in attaining a proficient level of competence in living green infrastructure, and for implementing these technologies and best management practices throughout the planning, constructing and maintenance phase of land development.
Attendance at this program can earn you Continuing Education Credits (CECs) with:
CLNA, NALP, ISA: Certified Arborist, ISA: Board Certified Arborist, ISA: Municipal Specialist, BCSLA, MGOI, NOFA
Living Green Infrastructure Online
Rainwater Harvesting & Management Online
Using the concepts of rainwater management, and implementing key components of rainwater harvesting, professionals and trades practitioners will be able to design, create and manage quality systems in a sustainable and environmentally ethical manner.
Attendance at this program can earn you Continuing Education Credits (CECs) with:
CLNA, NALP, BCSLA, MGOI, IPM, NOFA, ARCSA
Rainwater Harvesting & Management Online
The Art of Online Facilitation
The Art of Online Facilitation is a course intended for training educators as online facilitators of fully online and blended delivery courses.
Course design is critical to good online course facilitation and this course is intended to guide the educator in using an already developed online course as the basis for example.