Students will learn the foundation skills they need to prepare them for entry level production work in the cannabis industry. Specific areas of instruction include:
Introduction to Horticulture Production | CNB 7000
Dates: Sept. 15 - Nov. 7, 2025
Cost: $899 + GST
Prerequisites: None
Delivery Method: Online
This course provides an entry level overview of horticulture production for someone completely new to horticulture. Students will learn basic plant botany, plant life cycle and seed storage of common plants. A variety of propagation methods will be discussed, including plant, seed and vegetative and tissue culture propagation. An overview of how commercial greenhouse crops are produced will be discussed.
Introduction to Crop Production and Facilities | CNB 7001
Dates: Oct. 20 - Dec. 12, 2025
Cost: $899 + GST
Prerequisites: None
Delivery Method: Online
In this course, students will be exposed to different types of growing facilities and their respective crop production systems. Environmental management equipment, irrigation systems, soil management and pest control will be discussed in the context of crop production. This broad introduction provides students with an initial awareness of the facilities they may encounter in a commercial context.
Cannabis Legislation and Documentation | CNB 7002
Dates: TBD
Cost: $899 + GST
Prerequisites: CNB 7000 & CNB 7001
Delivery Method: Online
Students will learn the basics for ensuring government compliance surrounding the production of cannabis. Legislative requirements surrounding security requirements for facility and staff, quality assurance and quality control and post-harvest handling will be discussed. This course will prepare students who intend to work in the cannabis field with an overview of current requirements for compliance and how to remain up to date if and as policies change.
Horticulture for Cannabis Production | CNB 7003
Dates: Feb. 24 - April 18, 2025
Cost: $899 + GST
Prerequisites: CNB 7000 & CNB 7001
Delivery Method: Online
Students will apply introductory horticulture knowledge to cannabis specific production in this course, to empower them to tend and care for plants in entry level production work. Cannabis botany, growth cycle, genetics & propagation, pest management and harvesting will be addressed. This will include an introduction to chemical composition of cannabis. Typical grow room structures, designs and setups will be discussed.
Practical Cannabis Production - Field Study (Optional) | CNB 7004
Dates: April 22 - May 23, 2025
Cost: $559 + GST
Prerequisites: Preceding 4 courses
Delivery Method: In-person
Students will apply the production practices from the Cannabis Production Program in a hands-on, face to face environment with a licensed cannabis producer in a one week short field study opportunity. The specific schedule is determined per practicum offering, but will include approximately 30-hours of on-site experience. This will be paired with an online component open over the listed course dates to supplement student experience. Students will be exposed to all aspects of production, from propagation through to drying, packaging and the regulatory procedures.
Please note: Students must take the previous four courses before taking this field study option and are responsible for finding their own placement. They will be required to travel to their field study site. Students will also be required to access evaluation and supplemental content online and to adhere to relevant industry dress codes.