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Tongue Point Job Corps Center
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
 		Landscape Technician


Landscaping Students - All photos provided by courtesy of Job Corps center operators under contract to the US Department of Labor.
To complete his or her Landscape Technician training, a student must master dozens of skills in the following categories:

Safety
Understanding and safe use of all power and hand tools. Use of material Safety Data Sheets. Proper procedures for storage of gasoline and hazardous chemicals.

Pesticide Use


Preparing and Improving Soil


Installation and Maintenance of Shrubs, Groundcover and Turfgrass
Ability to mulch, weed, plant, fertilize, prune, irrigate and aerate.

Tree Installation and Maintenance
Maintaining a permanent sprinkler system. Installing an irrigation system and use of sprinkler controllers.

Operating Equipment and Maintenance
Use and maintenance of seeder, edger, blower, vacuum, mower, trimmer, and tiller.

Greenhouse Maintenance


Constructing and Maintaining Facilities



Tongue Point Job Corps Center
offers these vocational training programs on campus:
| Accounting Clerk | Carpentry | Cement Mason | Computer Service Technician | Culinary Arts | Dental Assistant | Electrician Trainee | Facilities Maintenance | Architectural Metal and Glass Works | Landscape Technician | Medical Assistant | Nursing Assistant | Office Assistant | Painter | Plasterer | Seamanship | Welding | Word Processor |


Tongue Point Job Corps Center
"Employability is our business."
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
Fax: 503-325-5375
E-mail: Tita Montero at montero.tita@jobcorps.org
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