The Leading Credential for
Cannabis Cultivation Professionals

Cultivation Technician Certificate

Earning GFI’s Cultivation Technician Certificate (CTC) demonstrates that you have what it takes to succeed in growing and cultivating commercial cannabis.

The Cultivation Technician must demonstrate proficiency in understanding cannabis plant botany, the cannabis plant growth cycles, and how to properly harvest, cure, and store cannabis to achieve the highest quality product.

The CTC is grounded in practice and real-world skills representing ongoing input from industry experts and cannabis operators.

Program Details

Duration

6 – 8 Hours

Modules

13

Duration

6 – 8 Hours

Modules

13

Course Description

Growing cannabis is the backbone of the entire industry, covering every aspect of the plant development cycle and the processes for optimizing quality and yield at commercial scale while maintaining compliance.

The Cultivation Technician Certificate is a professional credential program developed by leaders in the cannabis industry. 

Upon successful completion, graduates automatically become members of GF Institute.

You will also receive a certificate of completion AND a third-party verifiable digital badge proving your achievement. Every time a digital badge is shared and viewed, your personal brand increases its reach and recognition.

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Course Syllabus

Cultivation Technician Certificate

Learn the Cannabis Plant Development Cycle & Optimize for Quality and Yield

  1. Cannabis Botany
  2. Cannabis Genetics
  3. Seeds, Germination, and Transplanting
  4. Cannabis Cloning
  5. Soil and Growing Media
  6. Light and Light Sources
  7. Cannabis Watering Essentials
  8. Vegetative Cycle of the Cannabis Plant
  9. Flowering Cycle of the Cannabis Plant
  10. Cannabis Pests, Diseases, and Threats
  11. Cannabis Harvesting & Drying
  12. Cannabis Trimming & Processing
  13. Cannabis Curing and Storage

Cultivation Technician Certificate Exam

  • 50 multiple-choice questions
  • Passing score is 70% or more
  • 2 permitted attempts per enrollment

Badge + Skills Earned

Earn + Share Your Badge

Earn the Cultivation Technician Badge, the cannabis industry’s most trusted credential for cannabis cultivation professionals.

Your digital badge enables your team to publicly share their professional skills and training accomplishments in a verifiable way, with 1-click publishing to LinkedIn and other social platforms.

Green Flower and GF Institute have partnered with Credly, a globally-adopted badging and credential verification platform, to provide members with these digital badges.

Credly badges link to powerful metadata that provide your internal “people” functions with context and instant verification of the newly-acquired training status.

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