Title: Identify opportunities in continuing education, training, licensure, and certification.
Course: Landscaping I (18054-I) > Section: Gaining an Overview of the Landscaping Industry

Identification could include

- listing industry certification options and describing their importance
- exploring postsecondary education programs
- exploring employer training and professional growth options
- exploring Virginia cooperative extension services or workshops
- exploring professional landscaping organizations
- investigating professional conferences
- researching park and garden classes
- researching industry field days.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can certifications advance career plans?
- Where in Virginia can one receive an associate or bachelor’s degree in horticulture?
- What opportunities are available through the local cooperative extension service?