SOUNDPLANT REGISTRATION PROFESSIONAL
Should you be awarded a scholarship, your payment will be refunded.Įligibility: We are seeking applicants who (1) have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED/HiSET, (2) are motivated to receive training in the care and maintenance of plants and soils, (3) and have an interest in entering the horticultural services industry workforce in a professional capacity. If you have concerns about course availability while your scholarship application is pending, it is suggested that you register and pay in full.
SOUNDPLANT REGISTRATION REGISTRATION
Only payment upon registration or notification of a successful scholarship award secures a seat. Please note that there are a limited number of Green School seats, and a completed scholarship application does not guarantee a seat. Scheduled class times are also listed in Eastern Time. Geographic Disclaimer: While attendees from far and wide are welcome to join us for this virtual course, please note that the information presented will have a geographic focus on Massachusetts and New England, and therefore will be most applicable to those locations. Note that this is a change from previous years. When? Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from thru. While Green School has traditionally been offered as an in-person program and some aspects of the interaction and networking are certainly missed, this current shift to virtual instruction offers unique benefits, including registration cost savings due to reduced overhead, savings on time and travel expenses, and opportunity for those who have previously been unable to attend due to other commitments, travel restrictions or distance the ability to participate from the convenience of their own homes and offices!
Green School in 2022 will be an entirely virtual course taught by UMass Extension Specialists, UMass faculty, and distinguished guest instructors. Green School has been successfully offered to the industry as a certificate short course since the early 1990’s, and more recently for UMass Amherst Stockbridge School of Agriculture academic credit. Green School is only offered every other year, and the course will not be offered again until 2024.Ĭlick to expand the headings below for complete course information and registration instructions. The primary learning objective is to communicate effective and efficient approaches for the production and maintenance of healthy, resilient, functional, and attractive managed landscapes with simultaneous emphasis on responsibility, sustainability, and environmental stewardship. The course is expressly designed to promote understanding of economically feasible and environmentally sound plant and land care practices, and the relation of those practices to the protection and preservation of natural resources and the health of non-target organisms.
The curriculum, which emphasizes a systems-based approach to plant and land care, is based on current research and is built on a framework of Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Both experienced professionals as well as those aspiring to be will benefit from this course. The program is designed for professional practitioners such as landscapers, lawn care providers, nursery operators, public and private grounds managers, arborists, professional gardeners, landscape and garden designers, industry sales and support professionals, and others in the green industries. UMass Extension’s Green School is a comprehensive 60+ hour certificate short course that offers fundamental horticultural training in a compact time frame.
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