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Provide your entire team with flexible, practical green industry training to enhance skills and foster growth—all year long.
Discover Expert-Led Learning Experiences
Workforce development is available for your team—in both English and Spanish—no matter the skill level.
Explore top industry practices through expert-led and designed micro credentials, certification courses, webinars, recorded webinars, in-person workshops, industry production tours, and a range of education programs.
Take advantage of the AmericanHort educational programs designed to give you and your employees tools for success.
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Herbal Distancing: Keeping Boxwood in Your Nursery Free from Blight
Thursday, February 12, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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Quarterly Advocacy Brief: H-2A and H-2B Ag Labor Happenings
Thursday, February 18, 2:00-3:00 PM ET
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Workplace Safety in Horticulture
Tuesday, February 24, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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Grow Forward: Employee Engagement That Works
Wednesday, February 25, 12:30-1:30 PM ET
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Weed Control in Propagation: Sanitation, Mulches, and Pre-emergence Herbicides
Wednesday, March 4, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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Grow Forward: Creating Health and Wealth in Business and Life
Wednesday, March 11, 12:30-1:30 PM ET
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Understanding Why Rose Rosetting Disease Appears in Distinct Regions of a Shrub Rose Plant
Wednesday, April 8, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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Soilless Substrate Science – Ushering in the Next Generation of Growing Media
Wednesday, May 13, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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July 11- July 14 2026
Flexible Learning Options
Advance your team with flexible, on-demand educational offerings for all industry segments and skill levels.
Certification Courses
Enhance existing skill sets or develop new ones with expert-led learning modules.
HortCred
Gain practical skills and earn digital badges through topic-focused training for all experience levels.
Mastery Series
Virtual, multi-part courses that increase knowledge and build mastery of skills and practices.
Spanish Translated Education
Provides fundamental horticulture skills training online.
Building Connections and Enhancing Skills
From emerging talent to seasoned industry professionals, programs and networking opportunities connect you with the people you need to know.
Grow Forward
Designed for emerging professionals to provide practical insights, strategies, and actionable tips for the workplace.
HR Peer Sharing Group
A place to share ideas, discuss best practices, network, and connect with other Human Resource managers.
Roundtable
AmericanHort members connect by industry segment to share experiences, address challenges, and stay informed.
Women in Horticulture
Interviews with accomplished women provide inspiration, learning and connection with peers.
HRI Leadership Academy
This program guides selected participants through a concentrated curriculum designed to enhance leadership skills.
HRI tHRIve
This web-based series features key research findings that are HRI and federally funded.
The AmericanHort Knowledge Center
Log in to access educational courses, programming, and other content including articles, on-demand videos and much more.
If you are not yet a member but are interested in obtaining access to resources, join AmericanHort today.
“The Hort Knowledge Center is a great online tool to share with my staff. It helps me train them in a budget friendly way.”
– Liz Lark-Riley, Mahoney’s Garden Center, MA