The Garden Centre Association ( GCA ) has preface a new module on identifying hazardous plants through its Garden Retail Online Workshops ( GROW ) learning platform ( August 2021 ) .
The GCA ’s ‘ Poisonous Plants ’ GROW mental faculty highlights indoor and outdoor plant life that are grave to human being and deary .
Antony Snow , Instructional Designer for GROW at the GCA , aver : “ We ’re entranced to be offering this new Poisonous Plants module for phallus . During the past 16 months , we have seen an increment of those interested in gardening , both inside and outside the home , which is fantastic for everyone ’s physical health and mental wellbeing .
“ However , a surprising telephone number of indoor and out-of-door plant , that are pop with our member ’ customer , lay a hazard to human beings and pets likewise so this faculty has been produced to help employees key these plants , supply their customers with the serious advice for stay on safe around them , as well as what to do if a workfellow or client becomes affected by them . ”
Grow modulesThe GCA ’s GROW modules compensate a mountain chain of valuable topics to help employees acquire knowledge and confidence in product and serving to provide customers with the best advice .
The new mental faculty is useable immediately to exist contributor and the GROW einsteinium - learning facility is uncommitted to GCA member garden sum , as well as to Horticultural Trades Association ( HTA ) garden core members too .
Iain Wylie , GCA Chief Executive , say : “ We are always wait ahead to improve GROW , which is one of our most vital services we provide for our GCA phallus . This late addition has been carefully put together by Antony to complement our existing offering .
“ Many of our extremity have commented on how effective our armed service has been to fetch education and training to employee , which improves their cognition to help others in the workplace , whether workfellow or customer . “ It ’s available 24/7 , so garden center faculty can update their expertise when it ’s suitable for them . It ’s a cost - effective room of deliver training and personal developments too , which , in turn , benefits customers ’ experiences when visiting a garden center and this is good for everyone . ”
IdeaGROW started as an initial idea , thought up during a scheme meeting of the GCA ’s executive commission , to bring didactics and training cut to individual employed in the garden centre diligence . It is a self - funding and non - profit making facility with any surpluses being reinvested into the on-going exploitation and betterment of GCA GROW . Currently there are 99 modules and more than 13,000 users across the country .
The 99 modules include a wide range of topic that cover gardening , customer service , food prophylactic , regulate sales event and health and safety . The recognise intellectual nourishment safety and wellness and safety topics are categorized as either level one or two .
All the modules have been indite by experts in their field and are designed to apply to a garden centre environment , with the content for the horticultural module drawing on the vast experience of phallus within the GCA .
Iain added : “ Users can be assured that they are always receiving the correct , practical and unbiased advice , as well as solutions to problems and help with gardening projects .
“ We have a flow of young module in the grapevine which let in ‘ Allergens ’ and ‘ Manual Handling ’ , which will both complement and expand the exist education within the Food Safety and Health and Safety category and will be designed , as always , with a garden heart environment in mind , while cover all the necessary legalities and best exercise . ”
