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Professional Training

4-Weeks • Monday-Friday • 9 am - 5pm
Online & On-site • Various Locations

GROW gets you working with training designed by the province's largest association of industry professionals. Learn the skills and techniques employers demand from today's industry professionals.

Train with industry professionals.

Train in real-world conditions with the industry's most common tools and equipment. No previous experience necessary. With small class sizes, GROW instructors can provide hands on support when and where you need it.

Gain hands-on experience.

Safety is our top priority. Learn how to protect your safety, practice industry standards and know your rights on the job site. Get job-ready with the latest safety gear and certifications.

Work safe. Stay safe.

Job Development

One-on-one Career Counselling
Access to a powerful professional network.

Discover what Ontario's landscape and horticulture industry has to offer. Explore the industry's many thriving sectors and connect with leading professionals in your area as you develop your personal career path.

Create a personal career path.

Harness the power of Landscape Ontario's vast professional network and one-on-one support from a GROW Employment Specialist to find a full-time job with an industry employer in your area.

Find your first job in the industry.

Recognized throughout the industry, GROW is an asset at all stages of your career.  Get exclusive graduate resources and individual support designed to help you turn your hard work into exciting opportunities. 

Fast-track your future.

Our next training starts soon!

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Have questions?
Send us an email at: grow@landscapeontario.com

Get your workforce GROWing!

PRIORITY access to job-seeking GROW graduates.
UNLIMITED job postings.

Each year, GROW Training for New Workers prepares 200+ new workers for careers in landscape and horticulture.

With GROW Quick Connect, connecting to ready-to-work GROW grads near you just got easier.

GROW Quick Connect lets you create or update your company profile and add unlimited job postings from anywhere on any device. 

 Click to download GROW Quick Connect to your mobile device.

Open the link above from your device’s web browser. Click yes when asked to create a home menu icon. Now you can access GROW Quick Connect directly from your device home screen.

Eligibility:

To participate, your company must be registered and operating in full compliance with all applicable safety and employment legislation including but not limited to:

Additionally, you will need to provide evidence of your company’s  current workplace safety insurance policy.

For more information or to update your job bank information please contact
Shalini Mehta, Employer Services Lead with Landscape Ontario’s Workforce Development
smehta@landscapeontario.com | 1-800-265-5656 x2309

Participant Portal

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• Training Modules
• Connect to Zoom
• Schedule
• Field Notes

•  Professional Profile
• GROW Quick Connect

• Staff & Instructors
• Feedback

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Navigating your Participant Portal

• E-Learning Support
•  Resources

Week 1 Summary:

  • Explore the characteristics of annuals, perennial plants, vines and shrubs.

  • Features and landscape use of

    • 11 annual plants

    • 12 perennials plants and vines

    • 13 shurbs

  • Introduced the GROW Plant Reference Guide

Instructions

Downloads

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To download files to your computer, right-click and select Save-as.

Coming soon: Search for employers and job postings near you.

Add, edit or download your professional profile. Make it available to employers hiring in your area.

E-Learning Support

Find support documents and tutorials for all GROW tools and platforms or contact GROW for more support.

Resources

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Get the GROW App!

Available exclusively to GROW participants, the GROW New Worker App connects you to all aspects of your training on the go, from anywhere with a cell signal or internet connection. You can also access all the app features from your laptop or tablet.

  • Click here to open the app on the device of your choice.

    • Follow the onscreen directions to create your free account on Jotform to secure your responses and access the app.

    • You will receive a confirmation from grow@landscapeontatio.com or noreply@jotform.com (Please check your spam.)

    • Click the link in this email to verify your email.

    • Open the GROW app again. (You may need to reclick the link in this email or rescan the QR code)

    • When the app opens, click YES in the pop-up window to add the app to your home screen.

Scan the QR code to add the GROW app to any mobile device.