Allison Luke, a graduate of our Horticulture Program, has successfully completed the Red Seal. Congratulations Allison!
My passion for horticulture and work as a gardener began even before it was recognized as a Red Seal trade. I was only made aware of the designation many years later; however, once I set my sights on getting certified in my trade, I never looked back. In 2017, I began the Horticulture Training Program (equivalent to ITA Levels 1 and 2) at UBC Botanical Garden. Even with years of work under my belt at that point, I had still yet to learn some of the basics of the trade.
During the program, I was exposed to a larger diversity of opportunities in the industry and was inspired by the number of successful women thriving within the trade: women were running their own businesses and crews, designing gardens, and managing entire greenhouse operations.
Upon completion of my training, I had the required number of work hours to challenge the Red Seal exam, so I studied and successfully achieved qualification in Landscape Horticulture. I have no doubt studying at UBC Botanical Garden as a pathway to Red Seal certification was one of the best investments I made in my career to date. If you’re passionate about your trade, there is always something new to learn or a skill to acquire. Competency equals confidence. And as a woman in the trades, confidence in yourself will take you anywhere.
Applications are now open for 2021! Submit your online application below.
Hi Caleb, We’ve connected you with our HTP program. If you have any further questions please contact us at garden.htp@ubc.ca. Thank you.
Hi, my name is Caleb and I’m interested in the HTP. I’m not sure if Allison Luke will see this but I was curious if this program should be taken with a lot of experience in horticulture. I’m currently in grade 12 and I applied to a bachelors program in horticulture but this program seems a lot more hands on and more my style. I was thinking I could skip a four year program and instead do a great one year program. My question here is would the red seal and certificates from UBC be something impressive/hirable to a cannabis company?