Program Overview

Program Overview

Horticulture professionals play a vital role in ensuring the livability, beauty, and sustainability of our communities. UFV's Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate provides hands-on training in plant identification, greenhouse operations, integrated pest diagnosis and treatment, fruit and vegetable crop production, and soil analysis.

Program Details

• Duration: One year
• Certificate: Horticulture Crop Production and Protection
• Diploma Option: Two-year Agriculture Technology diploma, Horticulture Crop Production and Protection option
• Degree Option: Four-year Bachelor in Agricultural Science from UFV

Program Emphasis

The program emphasizes management practices compatible with sustainability, food security, and environmentally responsible agricultural production techniques.

Facilities

• State-of-the-art Agriculture Centre's greenhouse complex
• Research greenhouse with fully programmable pressurization controls
• Two heated polyethylene greenhouses, one equipped for virus-free nursery stock production

Practicum

A practicum in the second semester provides hands-on experience in a supervised setting, preparing students to enter the workforce.

Career Outlook

• Abundant work opportunities in horticulture, including greenhouses, nurseries, farms, garden centres, golf courses, and landscaping companies
• Career development opportunities are excellent, especially for those who pursue further education at UFV or elsewhere
• Many jobs in this field allow for time outdoors and physical activity

Career Options

• Grounds maintenance
• Technician with various levels of government
• Agribusiness sector in marketing, sales, and service
• Family-owned enterprises or starting one's own business