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Did you know...?
The Certified Nursery Professional (CNP) Program allows industry personnel to accumulate CNP points BEFORE they are a registered CNP?
So, if you are not yet a CNP, you can use any industry related learning you have undertaken in 24 months prior to your application and put it towards your CNP renewal.
It's time you investigated the benefits of becoming a Certified Nursery Professional! Your Industry, Your program, Your Future!
Call the CNP co-ordinator on
(02) 9876 5200 or email cnp@ngia.com.au
Get down and dirty at the 2009 Conference & Symposium! Don’t miss out
The 2009 Nursery & Garden Industry Conference and the inaugural Urban GreenScapes Symposium, to be held at the National Convention Centre from February 17 to 19, will be events not to be missed.
New ways to save water when the heat is on
As the temperature climbs across the country this summer, Smart Approved WaterMark – Australia’s national outdoor water conservation label – has good news: there are some simple new ways we can all save water even when the heat is on.
Interesting industry related apprentice & trainee statistics
Recently the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) released a publication presenting estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the quarter ending June 30 2008. Many of the figures seemed very low and Nursery & Garden Industry Australia (NGIA) was interested to know just where the horticulture sector was placed in this mass of figures and tables.
How does your nursery grow?
America’s growers and nurseries have been changing their business plans as they have been feeling the effects of the recession and housing crunch. This article from Home Channel News outlines how garden retailers in the USA are trying to capitalise on the Staycation trend where, instead of spending lots of money on a holiday, consumers instead create a holiday feel in their own home (a trend that is also very relevant and applicable to the Australian market).
The garden industry mark of approval
Membership of the Certified Nursery Professional (CNP) program continues to grow, with 250 industry personnel having applied and been accepted into the program thus far.
Nursery Papers & Clippings
February Nursery Paper
During 2008, Nursery & Garden Industry Australia (NGIA) commissioned the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Queensland (DPI&F, Qld) to evaluate and quantify the efficiency of hand watering against other irrigation methodologies. In this Nursery Paper, Dr Rachel Poulter, DPI&F, Qld presents the results from this study.
