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SANTA BARBARA — SBCC Career Skills Institute is proud to announce the latest provides class of students in the Green Gardener program have earned their certification and have demonstrated “cutting edge” skills in the landscaping field, opening them to new opportunities.
Two sections of Green Gardener are offered each semester where one session is offered bilingually and the other section is offered in English. This unique program covers environmentally responsible, resource efficient, and pollution prevention landscape maintenance practices. Green Gardeners complete 15 class sessions, that includes hands-on projects, and the graduates benefit by being featured on the popular County of Santa Barbara’s Waterwise list of certified Green Gardeners, available online.
“Our Green Gardener program and certification gives local landscapers a great opportunity to learn new techniques in dealing with our current problems, like drought, as well as the least toxic methods of dealing with pests and diseases,” said Oscar Carmona, SBCC Career Skills Institute Green Gardener instructor.
The tuition-free Green Gardener Program is open to everyone, from homeowners looking to spruce up their yards to professional landscapers wanting to learn about the most up-to-date technology advances and to become more desirable employees. As a majority of students speak English as second language, Gutierrez noted the class also helps improves students’ abilities to communicate with clients.
Graduating students celebrated during brief ceremonies May 7 and 16 at the Wake Campus, 300 N. Turnpike Road.
The next Green Gardener Module 1 class begins this month at the Wake Center with the bilingual class (CRN 21007) being held 4-8:10 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays May 21-June 6 (no class 5/28) and the English language class (CRN 20985) being held 4-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays May 22-June 7. Both classes will run 4-7:30 p.m. The two-week Module 2 classes required for certification will follow in June. This summer, the certification can be earned in six weeks, rather than the usual 16 weeks.
Career Skills Institute will offer the certification classes again this fall.
Register online at www.sbcc.edu/csi or find out more by calling (805) 683-8282.
Career Skills Institute at Santa Barbara City College: The SBCC Career Skills Institute is part of the programs offered through the SBCC School of Extended Learning. It launched in 2015 to address the growing gap between the skills employers need and the current lack of workforce skills. The innovative program is endorsed by LinkedIn® and serves job seekers, employers and employees with a tuition–free, noncredit certificate program to provide career training for employees and job seekers. Participants can earn certificates and digital badges demonstrating knowledge and skills in over 25 areas of business, design and technology. For more information, visit www.sbcc.edu/csi or call (805) 683-8282. To learn more about the SBCC School of Extended Learning, visit www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning
About Santa Barbara City College: Founded in 1909, Santa Barbara City College currently serves approximately 15,000 students each semester who enroll in courses for transfer preparation, career education, and foundational skills. SBCC was the 2013-2015 national co-winner of the prestigious Aspen Institute Prize for Community College Excellence. The college was recognized for its quality and focus in four areas: facilitating underrepresented and minority student success, student learning outcomes, degree completion and transfer rates, and labor market success in securing good jobs after college.
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