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Program summary:. Two year Horticulture Technology diploma majoring in Turf Management Training turf managers primarily for golf course and athletic field maintenance management Located in Langley, BC. Why do I need a Kwantlen Turfgrass Management diploma?. Standard Quality

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  1. Program summary: • Two year Horticulture Technology diploma majoring in Turf Management • Training turf managers primarily for golf course and athletic field maintenance management • Located in Langley, BC

  2. Why do I need a Kwantlen Turfgrass Management diploma? Standard Quality Student experience Reputation Results

  3. Standard Turfgrass Management diploma is recognized Canadian minimum standard education to become a Golf Course Superintendent, Assistant, or Sportsfield Manager

  4. Quality Progression of theory to practice to application Small class size for good learning environment Staff with practical industry experience Onsite 3-hole golf course Field Lab

  5. Student experience Kwantlen is only Canadian turf school with climate foryear round use of Field Lab, industry visits and golf Close turfgrass industry interaction Strong ‘Turf Club’ provides for great social activity and funds students’ WCTA conference attendance EI funding and local PT work readily available Smooth transition from graduation to career

  6. Reputation Our graduates are valued by industry for their solid turfgrass management skills

  7. Results Excellent job placement success history for our graduates Usual progression of graduate to: Technician Foreman Assistant Superintendent

  8. Kwantlen Turfgrass Alumni Superintendents: Kamloops Royalwood Northlands Port Alberni Storey Creek Hazelmere Predator Ridge Sun Peaks Metchosin Mountain View The Dunes Burro Hills Hirsch Creek Bowen Island Princeton Crown Isle Shuswap Lake Belmont Kings Links

  9. Kwantlen Turfgrass Alumni Assistants Kamloops Storey Creek Belmont Two Eagles Northlands Hillview Kenora Cedar Hill Fairwinds Sunshine Coast Sun Peaks Seymour

  10. Kwantlen Turfgrass Alumni Sports Turf Managers: Prince George Surrey Coquitlam Surrey Schools New Westminster North Vancouver Kelowna Kamloops Penticton Langley Township Chilliwack Nanaimo

  11. The TurfManagement Graduating Class of 2007 went to: Superintendent – Burro Hills Assistant, Kings Links Assistant – Storey Creek Assistant – Hillview Foreman - Sun Peaks Foreman - Kenora Construction – New Zealand Assistant – Mabel Lake From left to right: Tim Holt, Scott Longstaffe, Nicole Wiwchar, Kyle Knox, Rob Jensen, Mike Kiener, Stan Kazymerchyk, Scott Webster, Lee Darnbrough

  12. Equipment Operation

  13. Cultural operations

  14. Golf Green Maintenance

  15. Turfgrass ID and Selection

  16. Soils

  17. Home Reno Makeover

  18. IPM

  19. Drainage & Construction

  20. Irrigation

  21. Grounds Machinery Maintenance

  22. Human Resource Management

  23. Athletic Fields

  24. Synthetic Turf Uses

  25. Environmental Issues

  26. Kwantlen Field Labs

  27. Students at Work on KUC Golf Course

  28. Turf Club Activities

  29. Kwantlen Students at 2004 WCTA Turf Conference

  30. 2010 WCTA Conference

  31. Ready to advance your career? Stan Kazymerchyk Turfgrass Management Instructor 604-345-7125 stan.kazymerchyk@kwantlen.ca

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