BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5f70743ecc27a1e13246b70e2a8b640540 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:CNLP Manual Review & Certification Exam DESCRIPTION:
JANUARY 24-25, 20 23 - CNLP Manual Review and Certification Test at LSU AgCenter Ha mmond Research Station large conference room - 21549 Old Covin gton Hwy, Hammond, LA 70403. Register for this class by clic king the link above when available.
Manual review will be held on Tue sday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon.< br />The certification exam will be given at about 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday; 3 hours are allowed for the full certification exam.
There are five s
ections to the certification exam:
Section 1 - Plant Classification, G
rowth and Development
Section 2 - Understanding Pests and Their Contro
l
Section 3 - Culture of Nursery Stock in Retail Yards
Section 4
- Landscape Contracting, Tree and Turf Management
Section 5 - Plant Id
entification
You will increase your knowledge of horticulture and you may cite your LNLA Certication on resumes , business cards, vehicles, etc. to demonstrate your high professional stan dards. Certification shows that you have a good understanding of the inform ation contained in the Manual. Horticulture businesses, such as nurseries, garden centers, landscape maintenance companies and landscape instillation companies, send their employees to the CNLP Review and Tests to make them m ore knowledgeable and effective.
Pr imarily, persons in the retail garden center and landscape contracting/main tenance areas of the ‘Green Industry’ participate, however the course is al so recommended for wholesale growers, irrigation contractors and Master Gar deners. The manual review is excellent preparation for the Louisiana Depart ment of Agriculture and Forestry’s horticultural services and landscape con tracting. The CNLP was established to provide a professional educational op portunity for ‘Green Industry’ professionals.
The Louisiana Manual for the Enviro nmental Horticulture Industry is the primary reference you must be familiar with to pass the test and obtain your state horticultural licenses in the categories of Horticulturist, Landscape Contractor and Nursery Stock Dealer . The Manual is thoroughly reviewed during the CNLP Review making it an exc ellent way to prepare for your state license tests. It is best to obtain an d look through the Manual before the Review and Exams. The exam includes id entification of plant specimens from the several lists of plants in various sections of the manual, so you should be able to identify many of the plan ts listed in the manual.
The cost of the Manual is $65 (includes S/H). Click here to order the manual online.
Review and Full Exam - $175 per p
erson
Review only(no exam) - $100 per person
Exam retakes - $20 p
er section