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Did you know...?
The Certified Nursery Professional Program allows industry personnel to accumulate CNP points BEFORE they are a registered CNP?
So, if you are not yet a CNP, you can still use any industry related learning you have undertaken in the 24 months prior to your application towards your CNP renewal.
It’s time you investigated the benefits of becoming a Certified Industry Professional! Your industry, your program, your future!
Call the CNP Coordinator on (02) 9876 5200 or cnp@ngia.com.au
Who do you think should win a Nursery & Garden Industry Award?
If you’ve ever wanted to shout out to the industry about an outstanding business or person, here’s your chance. Entries are now open for the 2009 Nursery & Garden Industry Awards, and you can either enter yourself, or nominate a business or individual that you think is worthy of winning an award.
Reinstatement of agriculture and horticulture apprenticeship incentives
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has confirmed that the Tools for your Trade and Apprenticeship Training (Fee) Voucher will be retained.
Australian apprenticeships in horticulture – employer fast facts
Thinking about hiring an apprentice in horticulture and wanting to know what the benefits would be for you? Is the plethora of guidelines weighing your enthusiasm down?
Findings of the HTA Garden Industry Monitor
The latest data from The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Garden Industry Monitor (GIM) report provides a comprehensive overview of what consumers spent their money on within the British garden industry in 2007.
Biosecurity Deed update
Plant Health Australia held a meeting on May 29 in Melbourne to review key issues relating to the Biosecurity Deed, with Robert Prince representing NGIA. The meeting had a presentation by the Chief Vet of Victoria on how Equine Influenza was kept out of the State of Victoria. The key learnings will be utilised in developing potential Incursion strategies by the Plant Industry. This group is very important as it covers all plant based industries, State Government representatives and Federal Government representatives.
How a garden could cure insomnia and cholesterol
The Sun newspaper (UK) has published a interesting article on the the health benefits of plants
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/article1193067.ece
