{"id":21489,"date":"2013-12-16T14:02:01","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T00:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=21489"},"modified":"2020-06-26T13:41:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T23:41:24","slug":"new-landscape-training-at-leeward-cc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/12\/16\/new-landscape-training-at-leeward-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"New landscape training at Leeward CC<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s pleasant year-round weather makes for a lush and green environment, which requires a steady supply of landscape technicians. Helping to meet this industry demand is Leeward Community College’s Office of Continuing Education and Workforce Development<\/a>. Beginning in February 2014 they will offer a new course – Basic Training in Landscape Maintenance and Installation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Green Industry Pro<\/a><\/em> magazine’s Fall 2012 Landscape Contractor’s Business Outlook showed that 53 percent of companies expect to be more profitable in 2013 recording increases in lawn care providers, irrigation, maintenance and installation. The need for qualified and highly trained landscape technicians is on the rise.<\/p>\n

The 48-hour course will be delivered through a series of classes February 13–May 15 and has a participant cost of $450. The course blends classroom learning with hands-on experience, based on the Professional Landcare Network Training manual.<\/p>\n

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