Basic
Information about the Landscape Industry Certification Program
The
INLA Congratulates Eighteen New Landscape Industry Certified Professionals
and one new Horticultural Technician from the September 2011 testing
session!
Landscape Industry Certified Horticultural
Technician: Kingi Go, Terravita Landscape and Gardening,
Boise, ID
Landscape Industry Certified Technicians:
Everado Arizmendi – Turf Maintenance, Idaho Landscape, Nampa,
ID
Aaron Atkinson – Irrigation, Total Maintenance Solutions,
Garden City, ID
Orland Badley – Irrigation, Total Maintenance Solutions,
Garden City, ID
Matthew Carpenter – Irrigation and Softscape Installation,
The Cutting Edge Lawn and Landscape Service, Cascade, ID
Doug Davis – Softscape Installation, Hoffman’s Landscaping,
Nampa, ID
Justin Fleming – Turf Maintenance, Summer Lawns, Boise,
ID
Tim Greer – Softscape Installation, Merrill Quality Landscapes,
Rexburg, ID
Rob Gregory – Irrigation, The Cutting Edge Lawn Company,
Garden City, ID
David Guerrero – Turf Maintenance, Stark Landscaping, Boise,
ID
Christina Kober – Ornamental Maintenance, The Cutting Edge
Lawn & Landscape Service, Cascade, ID
Humberto Machuca – Irrigation, Pioneer Landscape Inc., Meridian,
ID
Juan M. Morales – Irrigation, Summer Lawns, Boise, ID
Mike Proctor – Softscape Installation, Power Enterprises,
Nampa, ID
Michael Sagehorn – Irrigation, Sagehorn Landscape, Meridian,
ID
Richard Sims – Irrigation, McKenzie Landscaping, Boise,
ID
Eric Steiner – Irrigation, E & J Sprinkler & Backflow
Testing, Nampa, ID
Stephen Tyler – Softscape Installation, Forever Green, Garden
City, ID
Che Walker – Hardscape Installation, Terravita Landscape
& Gardening, Boise, ID
Press
Release about our newly certified professionals.
More
information on other Certification Programs within
the INLA
Upcoming
Test Dates: January 19, 2012 at the Idaho Hort Expo!
**
You must register early to be able to test! Some tests require
over 30 days for pre-registration.
Landscape
Industry Certified Technician - Exterior specialize
in Irrigation, Ornamental or Turf Maintenance, and
Softscape or Hardscape Installation. Sign
up for this test. Once you have signed up the INLA
office will send you a test book with the actual items you need
to study for for your exams. The test books are more specific
than the manuals and they include all the items you need to
be aware of during testing; safety equipment, timed tests, and
all the items that need to be completed in the alotted time.
The Landscape Certification manuals are full of excellent
information on the individual subjects (Irrigation, Maintenance
and Landscape). Many people use them as reference material
and as training guides for employees. Once an application
for the Landscape Industry Certified exam is received the
applicant receives a test bookl. The test book will be for
the specialty exam he/she has chosen (Ornamental Maintenance,
Turf Maintenance, Softscape, Hardscape or Irrigation). The
test bookl is very detailed as to what is expected of the
candidate to pass each specific site test in their chosen
specialty. The test bookwill refer back to the Certification
Manual so it is recommended that candidates have them on hand.
Flyer
on the next testing date for all PLANET Landscape Industry Certified
Tests
The
next hands-on testing date will be Sept 14 & 15, 2012 in
Boise, ID.
Test
dates in other states.
To
register for all other PLANET exams:
Instructions. Only the Landscape Industry Certified
Exterior Exam application is sent to the INLA office. The rest
must be registered for through PLANET.
Certification
Renewal Application for Landscape Industry Certification
from PLANET.
Get
Certified!
Test
elements - Find out the various stations you will
be tested on and the time alloted to each of the different stations
for Landscape Industry Certified Technician - Exterior
_____________________________________________
All
other PLANET exams are as follows:
- Landscape
Industry Certified Horticultural Technician
- Landscape
Industry Certified Lawn Care Manager
- Landscape
Industry Certified Lawn Care Technician
- Landscape
Industry Certified Manager
- Landscape
Industry Certified Interior Technician
For more information on each of these certifications, follow
this link to the PLANET certification website PLANET
certification website.
The
Landscape Industry Certified exams listed above will also
be given on September 17th. These are all written exams and
you must register directly through PLANET at least 30 days
in advance. Visit www.landcarenetwork.org
to learn more about these exams.
Resources available through the INLA:
***New
Landscape Industry Training Manuals are available now***Order
one or a set by clicking here. It is recommended
that all candidates purchase these manuals to aid in studying
for the test. For other manuals, please order from the PLANET
website listed above.
The Landscape Industry Training Manuals are full of excellent
information on the testing subjects. Many people use them
as reference material and as training guides for employees.
Once an application for the Landscape Industry Certified Exterior
exam is received the applicant receives a test book, telling
the candidate exactly what he has to know for the test. A
training manual can be purchased and will be for the specialty
exam he/she has chosen (Ornamental Maintenance, Turf maintenance,
Softscape, Hardscape or Irrigation). The training manual is
very detailed as to what is expected of the candidate to pass
each specific site test in their chosen specialty. The test
book will refer back to the manual so it is recommended that
candidates have them on hand.
Plant
ID Study Guide on CD rom. Contains 150 plants on the
Landscape Industry Certified Plant List along with height, spread,
common name, latin name and identifying photos. This guide is
in Powerpoint and pdf form on the CD. Call the INLA office at
1-800-462-4769 to order one today. Download
a form to order one today!
Find
out about PLANET's STARS Program.
