Thursday, May 16, 2024
Nate Serota: (808) 768-3046
Deadline fast-approaching to apply for free plant nursery training
$1,050 scholarships good for summer training to qualify for Nursery Worker jobs with the City
O‘AHU – Interested in work beautifying our communities and making them greener by growing more trees and plant life? In partnership with the Windward Community College and Good Jobs Hawai‘i, the City and County of Honolulu is now offering scholarships to cover the cost of training needed to become a Nursery Worker in our Division of Urban Forestry!
O‘ahu residents interested in this training need to apply soon. The deadline for applications to qualify for this scholarship is May 31, 2024. The online application is available by visiting: bit.ly/GJHapply
The Plant Propagation for Nursery Workers course is offered by Windward Community College from July 2 through August 8, 2024. The course includes approximately 45 hours of in-person training, held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
As part of the course, you’ll be introduced to the practice of growing a variety of plants and trees through several propagation methods (from seed, cuttings, grafting, budding, etc.) In addition, you’ll learn valuable skills for careers in groundskeeping and landscaping, such as: how to identify plants, understand how environmental factors influence their growth, and how to help struggling plants.
These hands-on skills are useful in everyday life, with the training qualifying you for an amazing career within the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation’s Division of Urban Forestry (DUF)! Completing this course fulfills the training and experience requirements for DUF’s Nursery Worker I and II positions. These positions work outdoors with plants, earning upwards of $4,471 a month with amazing employment benefits. For more information about these employment opportunities, and to apply for these jobs online, visit bit.ly/NurseryWorker
For more information about this training and scholarship opportunity, please contact training@hawaii.edu or call (808) 960-8565.
Good Jobs O’ahu aims to build pathways to quality jobs in O’ahu, and offers free skills training courses in high-demand industries, intending to find O’ahu residents good jobs throughout the City and State. Support for Good Jobs O’ahu is provided by various government and philanthropic organizations including The City and County of Honolulu’s Office of Economic Revitalization.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service, other accommodations due to a disability, or an interpreter for a language other than English in reference to this announcement, please contact the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation at (808) 768-3003 on weekdays from 7:45 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. or email parks@honolulu.gov at least three business days before the scheduled event. Without sufficient advanced notice, it may not be possible to fulfill requests.
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