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Expo Education Conference 2010

Texas Nursery & Landscape Online Education Portal

TNLA Management Workshop

Online Retail Trainings 

TNLA Education and Research Foundation

TNLA Annual Growers' Summit

Risk Management Training

 

 


Expo

 

Expo Education Conference 2010

 

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CEU Opportunities

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Nursery/Landscape EXPO official website

 

At the EXPO you will find a variety of classes that will help educate you on new products, new trends, and how to take your business to the next level! This year, we are paying special attention to the four P’s that will help your business flourish: PEOPLE, PRIDE, PASSION, and PROMISE!

 

Don't miss out on a special Key Note Presentation by John Moore, the mastermind behind Whole Foods and Starbucks' marketing, and a lunch Key Note Presentation by Jeffrey Hansler: "Language to Deliver on the Promise" on Thursday. New this year are 3 featured keynote speakers for each business category (Grower, Retail, Landscape) that will present prior to the show Saturday morning.

 

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Click here to watch this video from John Moore!


Online Trainings

 

Retail Nursery Course

The Texas Nursery and Landscape Association is committed to enhancing business success through online educational offerings. These trainings are designed to educate professionals in the nursery and landscape industry by providing them with the knowledge and skills sets needed to successfully do their job, as well as preparing them to achieve TNLA certifications. Current Course Offering: Retail Nursery Business and Basic Botany.

 

Landscape Pro Training

This course provides basic landscape instruction, including: safety and first aid, landscape design and plan reading, landscape installation and maintenance, landscape maintenance equipment and landscape pruning. It also aides in the preparation for the TCLP exam.

 

TMCNP Training

The Texas Master Certified Nursery Professional (TMCNP) course is designed for nursery professionals that have already achieved TCNP status. It enhances the intensive summary of skills and knowledge that you have already achieved as a TCNP and updates that knowledge with the latest information, research, and technology. The course consists of a series of online modules presented by recognized authorities in their respected fields and helps nursery professionals prepare for the TMCNP certification.

 

All Safe Mart

Training for Landscaping and Horticultural Services.

 

Risk Management

Working with the USDA's Risk Management Agency, Texas Nursery & Landscape Association has created an easily accessible, online resource center for Green Industry employees and employers. Lessons include risk management information for employers and employees, as well as helpful links to risk related websites and supporting information.

 

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TNLA Management Workshop

Held in conjunction with the Association’s annual meeting each January, the Management Workshop is ideal for the upper level manager or owner. 

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Watch the video clips of TNLA members: Mark Chamblee, John and Gayle Smothers, and John Allen discussing how they use technology to market their businesses here!

 

Collage of Marketing Videos

 

Watch Charlie Hall's Presentation on the Post Recession Consumer here!

 

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Tour of Historic Galveston:

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TNLA Green magazine review of the 2010 TNLA Management Workshop

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Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's Annual Growers' Summit 

 

The Growers' Summit brings growers from across the state of Texas together to provide them with new information and to educate them on issues that are affecting their industry.

                  

Slideshow Highlights of the 2010 Grower's Summit, held on February 26, 2010 in Round Rock, TX

 

 

 

 
Hot Topics

TNLA has created a compilation of information on the new Healthcare legislation, click here to find out more.

TNLA receives $100,000 from the Texas Department of Agriculture!!!  To find out more about this money click here!

TO VIEW A CALENDAR OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS CLICK HERE. (you must be a tnla member to view this page!)


 

Career Opportunities

The nursery and landscape industry is full of exciting career possibilities for people with a passion for growing, landscaping, designing, and more!  To learn more about these exciting career opportunities visit our Careers in Horticulture page or visit the Land Lovers site.

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Educational Products

One of our primary goals at TNLA is to promote the educational growth of our members and to provide our members with as many educational opportunities as possible.  We believe that by making education more accessible you will have the opportunity to enhance your business success!  For more information about the educational products that TNLA offers please click here. To learn more about THE LandLovers click here.

 

 

Texas Nursery & Landscape Online Education Portal

The Texas Nursery and Landscape Association is committed to enhancing business success through educational offerings. The TNLA Education Portal offers a variety of training at your fingertips. These trainings are designed to educate professionals in the nursery and landscape industry by providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully do their job, as well as preparing them to achieve TNLA certifications.

 

 

The TNLA Education and Research Foundation was created to advance in the broadest sense the environmentally beneficial use of plants, and  the interests of the nursery/landscape industry in Texas, through funding education and research. The Foundation awards post-high school scholarships and research grants.

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Visit the E&R Foundation Page

Download Scholarship Application

DEADLINE IS JUNE 1, 2010

View a list of eligible scholarship school