Develop your key staff with training customized to meet the needs of your business.

Program Details:

Designed for Ontario’s landscape and horticulture professionals.

Customized for your professional development goals. 

GROW: Foundational Supervisory Course

Includes:

  • 2 • 8-hour online leadership Workshops;

  • 1 • 30-minute online coaching sessions;

  • Practical workplace change project.

Advanced Workplace Health & Safety Compliance Training

Includes:

  • Supervisor Responsibilities & Due Diligence training provided by WSPS.

Individual Training Plan & Budget

Includes:

  • 45 minute Goal-Setting Meeting between the employer and participant facilitated by GROW staff;

  • Custom list of supplemental training or educational opportunities to achieve the participant’s training goals;

  • Exclusive online portal to connect participants to ongoing training and professional development opportunities.

*photo taken prior to COVID-19

 

What to Expect:

Employers and employees both have a role in the GROW Supervisory Training Program.

Employer Responsibilities:

Employers will be required to:

  • Collaborate with GROW Program Staff;

  • Help develop the individual training plan during a 45 minute goal-setting session;

  • Empower their candidate to implement concepts and/or best-practices introduced throughout the course of their training;

  • Offer workplace support to the nominee for the duration of the training program (i.e. offer flexible work hours, regular mentoring/coaching meetings, and feedback).

Employee Program Requirements:

Successful participants should be committed to:

  • Advance their knowledge, skills and abilities within the landscape and horticulture profession;

  • Attend goal-setting and online coaching sessions;

  • Complete the following mandatory training courses:

    • GROW Foundational Supervisory Course;

    • Supervisor Responsibilities & Due Diligence training provided by WSPS;

  • Complete all supplemental training courses and/or certifications specified in their individual training plan.

Eligibility Requirements:

All participants must be nominated for the program by an eligible employer.

 

Employer Eligibility:

To nominate a key staff member, employers must:

  • Provide landscape and/or horticulture services in Ontario;

  • Interested in advancing a key staff member;

  • Registered and licensed to operate in Ontario and in full compliance with all relevant legislation.

Employee Eligibility:

To be eligible for nomination by their employer participants must:

  • Have an interest in advancement within the organization;

  • Live in Ontario and be legally permitted to work in Canada;

  • Have regular access to a computer & reliable internet (at work or at home).