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The Ohio Certified Nursery Technician (OCNT) program has three
areas of specialization: Garden Center, Grower and Landscape.
Each area of specialty has its own study manual and test. Once
a person passes all three tests, they are given the status of
Ohio Certified Nursery Technician - Master Technician.
Garden Center The retail nursery is the information center on which homeowners
have come to rely for dependable horticultural expertise. In order
to provide sound scientific horticultural advice to customers,
the garden center employee must be knowledgeable in a wide variety
of subjects including plant identification, proper plant usage,
plant health, soils, turfgrass management, landscape design, and
proper planting and maintenance of nursery stock and more.
Grower
The grower is the base of the green industry. In order to have
healthy plants to sell, the nursery employee must be knowledgeable
in a wide variety of subjects including plant identification,
plant development, plant health, growing and harvesting techniques,
plant nutrients, pest and disease elimination, plant maintenance
and more.
Landscape The public, architects and contractors have come to rely on landscape
contractors and installers for dependable landscape construction
techniques and horticultural expertise. In order to provide sound
scientific, horticultural advise and proper installation, the
landscape installer must be knowledgeable in a wide variety of
areas including plant identification, plant usage, plant health,
soils, turfgrass management, use of pesticides, construction techniques,
design, sales and more.
Master The Master Technician status is granted to all of those who successfully
hold all three of the certification areas of specialization. Once
a person achieves the Master status, they will be given special
diplomas and patches signifying this accomplishment. A person
must keep all three specializations current in order to keep the
Master designation. |
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