This is your home for the tools you need to bring education, certification and a pathway to success for your students in Florida's nursery and landscape industry. Whether you need direction on preparing for FNGLA's horticulture or landscape certification exams, participating in FFA Career Development Events or finding connections to career opportunities for your students, FNGLA is your resource.
FNGLA's Certified Horticulture Professional (FCHP) program is the industry's only standard for measuring horticulture knowledge on everything from plant and pest identification to landscape management. The certification is designed for those working in the horticulture industry or studying to enter the field.
VALUE-ADDED for your students who plan to pursue a landscape career: FCHP is recognized as equivalent to the Florida-FriendlyTM Best Management Practices for the Green Industries (GI-BMP) certificate program. FCHPs can submit their request online for certificate. The GI-BMP certificate is the document necessary to obtain the Limited Urban Commercial Fertilizer Applicator Certification required by law to apply fertilizer for hire.
Setting up FCHP testing for your students is an easy process. Below are links to the forms necessary to establish your school as an FCHP test site, register your exam proctor and get information on the process for student FCHP testing. Contact Merry Mott with any questions. FNGLA's main number is 407-295-7994.
FNGLA's FCHP exam is an online, multiple choice exam made up of four sections which can be taken together or separately throughout the school year. Each section must be passed with a minumum 70% in order to earn the FCHP Certification.
Click here to view full information about bringing FNGLA's Certifications to your students
Click here to see the breakdown of subjects within each exam
FCHP exams are hosted at the individual schools by FNGLA approved proctors. Download this form to register your school as an approved test site. Click here to view and save this pdf document
FNGLA provides the necessary testing accommodations to any student identified by the instructor as needing accommodations. It is the responsibility of the instructor to provide FNGLA with the list of students and their accommodations. Proctors should download and complete this form and return it to FNGLA prior to testing.
