Safety And Training

Landscape Ontario’s Education and Labour Development committee has identified the Horticulture Technician Apprenticeship program as a top priority.

Apprenticeship training is a great opportunity to educate your employees.

Now is the time to register for various industry certification or continuing education workshops.

Winter is a great time to update your company health and safety policies.

Without well-trained and skilled employees, we are challenged to meet the needs of clients.

Our industry’s challenges in regards to human resources development are shared across the country.

Many landscape contractors are actually affected by Bill 119 if undertaking Class G work.

Congress 2013 was a fantastic, all-round success!

We have received a high volume of emails and calls this past month in regards to human resources issues and challenges.

We are excited to be presenting Congress 2013, celebrating our 40th anniversary.

Apprenticeship is a gift to employers and employees.

Landscape Industry Certification 2012 had a busy written test season last winter and the hands-on test day in Milton in July and at Kemptville College at the end of September. The final test of the year is at Milton in October.

Ontario students excelled again at the Skills Canada competition held from Apr. 30 to May 2 at RIM Park in Waterloo.

We now have an HR Toolkit available with templates and samples for employers to adapt for their own business.

Without a doubt we just completed my favourite Congress since I joined LO as a staff member.

It is the time of year that many of us take time to reflect on the good, the bad and the not-so-good within our business over the past year.

It is hard to believe that Congress is approaching once again.

We are privileged to have such dedicated teachers and instructors.