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Landscape service providers operating in Oregon are required to possess several types of licenses. Landscape Contractors License: |
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Certification in the landscape industry is offered through PLANET, the Professional Landcare Network, and is an international association serving lawn care professionals, landscape management contractors, design/build/installation professionals, and interior plantscapers. The Individuals who have voluntarily tested for certification and passed have demonstrated a high level of competence and dedication.
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Certified Landscape Professional |
| This is the landscape industry equivalent to professional certification in other fields, such as association or property manager accreditation. A landscape professional with a C.L.P. designation has passed a six hour exam consisting of 5 parts administrated by PLANET. This exam covers the following subject matters: ~~Business - Risk, Law & Contracts | |
| www.landcarenetwork.org | |
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Certified Landscape Technician |
| The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) administers two types of competency tests for landscape industry professionals. The C.L.P. test (described previously) is designed for managers and executives. The C.L.T. test was established to create a benchmark of skill development of field practitioners, usually crew leaders and technicians.~~This demanding, hands-on skills test (pass rates hover around 20%) began with the California Landscape Contractors Association in the 1980s (Washington followed in 1991) prior to its further development and standardization nationally by ALCA beginning in 1995. Today 24 states and 8 Canadian provinces are conducting this test. ~~You expect certification when you need a mechanic, a plumber, an electrician, or an arborist for tree work. Increasingly, property managers are demanding certified landscapers, and for good reason! | |
| www.landcarenetwork.org | |
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| ASSOCIATIONS | |
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Oregon Landscape Contractors Association |
| Oregon Landscape Contractors Association. OLCAs mission is to serve the needs of its members and to promote the growth and well-being of the landscape industry. | |
| www.oregonlandscape.org/ | |
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Oregon Garden |
| The Oregon Garden will be a botanically challenging, world-class facility which will showcase the wealth and diversity of plant material in a visually compelling manner. It will be a landscaped approach to plant display, resulting in a garden that is a skillfully arranged environmental laboratory for education, research and public enjoyment. | |
| www.oregongarden.org | |
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Oregon Association of Nurseries |
| The Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) is a non-profit trade association that represents more than 1,600 individual nursery stock producers, retailers, landscapers and related companies serving the nursery and greenhouse industry. The OAN is the main voice for Oregon's nursery and greenhouse producers, re-sellers, transporters, retailers and suppliers. | |
| www.oan.org | |
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