Newsletter Spring 2012
Technical Landscaping Expertise... ...it’s in you to give
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ey, guess what? We (or more accurately the Landscape Horticulture Training Institute) now has 3 blocks of apprenticeship training under our belt. It seems like just yesterday that Landscape Horticulture was designated as a Red Seal Trade. To quote Jack Frost; “We were so much older then, we’re younger than that now.” We now have upwards of 40 journeypersons in the NB, as well as 2 certified (similar status) individuals in PEI. If you can’t count yourself as one of these, then you should ask youself the question “Why?... or reverse the question and ask “why not?” or digitize it and ask “01101”? I know some of you who took the initiative early on and really bite into this tasty opportuninty. Ernies Landscaping in Saint John stepped up to the plate right away and Jeff and Rodney Lamrock became our first 2 journeymen. Next year, if all goes according to plan Ernie’s will have 3 apprentices indentured (this means they are Preferred Suppliers:
formally connected to a journeyman, and has no meaning related to teeth). Scholtens Landscaping is in a similar boat. They are also in Saint John. Maybe there is something in the water there! Well, that is for sure, but maybe it is something having a positive effect. I like to think they are issuing a challange to the rest of the province. An employer who takes advantage of the apprenticship opportunity, will receive the following rewards in return: • A serious employee on a career path. • An eager employee with a willingness to learn. • An employee that returns every year, with greater knowledge than when they left. • An employee who has a broader understanding and appreciation for workplace safety, as this is a significant component of the apprenticeship program. • You’ll be part of a more professional and respected industry. • You’ll be helping industry solve some of it’s own human resource issues. • You will receive tax credits for your efforts. • You will be taller than you once were, but not as tall as you someday will be. Silver Sponsors:
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