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Certificate Program Overview
Are you looking to offer services your competitors do not?
Are you looking to gain more upscale clients?
Are you looking for a respected credential to help close the deal?
The Rutgers Landscape Management II Certificate is the solution for you!
Key Features of this Certificate
- Comprehensive and Customizable – Attend nine classes to a gain solid foundation in the complex skills necessary to design and construct landscapes, plus your choice of one elective to build your business knowledge.
- Flexible Schedule – Do it all in one winter or take a few courses each season until you’ve completed the requirements!
- Total Cost – $3,950 (*Price is based upon early registration fee for each class.)
Certificate Program Requirements
Complete the following nine required courses, plus one elective, to earn the Landscape Management II Certificate!
Required Courses
Landscape Lighting: Design and LED Technology
Learn the fundamentals of landscape lighting, including design and installation of wired and wireless systems. Includes hands-on exercises!
Next offering is scheduled for March 11 & 12, 2025 – Register now!
Introduction to Plant Identification
Learn plant classification and biology basics to better understand how plants and trees are grouped and identified. Includes hands-on field activities!
Next offering is scheduled for April 10 & 11, 2025 – Register now!
Landscape Plants: Identification, Selection, and Application
Gain a comprehensive knowledge of plants and how to best use them in a landscape. Includes hands-on plant identification walks!
Next offering is scheduled for January 3 – March 14, 2025 – Register now!
Landscape Design I: The Basics
Discover the sequential steps for planning a perfect landscape, from the basics of bubble diagrams to the complexity of major site installations. Includes hands-on assignments to practice new skills!
Next offering is scheduled for January 3 – February 21, 2025 – Register now!
Concrete Pavers
Learn about excavation, cutting, edging, and estimating so you can design and install better paver projects. Includes hands-on project!
Next offering is scheduled for January 28, 2025 – Register now!
Sustainable Landscape Design
Explore effective sustainable practices to meet the preferences of green consumers. Topics include rain gardens, composting, native plants, going organic, and more.
Next offering is scheduled for January 15, 2025 – Register now!
Designing and Installing Retaining Walls
Learn about retaining wall design strategies, material selection, installation techniques, and cost estimating. Includes hands-on project!
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Beds and Borders Seminar
Learn how to design, create, and maintain outstanding garden beds and borders for year-round beauty within a property.
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Outdoor Entertainment Spaces: Kitchens, Fire Pits, and More
Learn how to create the kinds of outdoor entertainment spaces high-end clients want, including the planning, installation, and estimating processes you need to produce a quality job at a profitable price. Includes hands-on project!
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Elective Courses
Choose one of these four classes to meet the elective requirement for the Landscape Management II Certificate.
Better Business Management Skills for the Landscape Professionals
Improve your understanding of the vital financial information you’ll need to make a profit, including job costing, profit and loss statements, cash flow, financial ratios, hiring and firing, and more. Yes, you need to know this!
Next offering is scheduled for January 29, 2025 – Register now!
Making the Most Out of the Internet and Your Website
Do you have a website? Are you using social media? Are you getting the most possible gain from your internet presence? Take your internet marketing to the next level and learn how to become a player in the digital world in order to grow your business!
Next offering is scheduled for January 13, 2025 – Register now!
Common Sense Business and Pricing Strategies for Landscape Contractors
Learn about estimating and bidding, calculating overhead, marketing, sales, effective work flow, and more. This course also includes an interactive question and answer session so you can get your questions answered by our expert instructors.
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Landscape Project Management
The project is designed, estimated, and sold. Now what? Many project problems originate during the transfer from sales to production or due to poor project preparation. Learn how to ensure more projects are completed on time, resulting in higher profit margins and an improved customer experience.
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Certificate Program Instructors
All of the classes in this certificate series are led by experienced and successful landscape industry professionals who are highly qualified to share their expertise with you through classroom instruction and hands-on training. Visit each course page for details on the instructor’s background and qualifications.
Who Should Attend the Landscape Management II Certificate Program?
This certificate program is recommended for individuals who want to develop or improve their landscape design and construction skills in order to successfully complete client projects that are functional, attractive, and built to last .
Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Do I need to apply for a certificate program?
A. No. You just register for the individual classes.
Q. How do I register for a certificate program?
A. You sign up for each class individually. The best way is to do it right here on our website.
Q. Do I need to take all of the classes within a certificate in one year?
A. No. Do it all in one winter, or take a few courses each season until you’ve completed the requirements!
Q. How is certificate completion tracked?
A. You will need to keep track of your courses taken.
When you think you’ve completed the certificate requirements, please email program coordinator Joe Canzano to tell him you have completed it and include the name of the certificate. He will check your attendance and confirm whether or not you have successful fulfilled the certificate requirements.
If you have not fulfilled the requirements, Joe will provide you a list of courses you still need to take.
If you have fulfilled the requirements, Joe will email your certificate to you within 3-5 business days.
If you have any questions about the Landscape Management II Certificate Program, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
Program Coordinator: Joe Canzano
848-932-7317
joe.canzano@rutgers.edu
