NORTH CAROLINA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS

Agricultural Education

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Grade 9 - 12

Course: Horticulture II - Landscaping

• NCCTE.AP44 - Horticulture II - Landscaping
  • NCCTE.AP44.01.00 - Understand leadership and employability skills in the landscape industry.
    • NCCTE.AP44.01.01 - Understand leadership and worked-based learning skills used in the landscape industry.
    • NCCTE.AP44.01.02 - Recognize professional organizations and certifications available to those employed in the landscape industry.
  • NCCTE.AP44.02.00 - Apply procedures to perform calculations and to market landscape enterprises.
    • NCCTE.AP44.02.01 - Apply procedures to perform calculations used in estimates and quotes.
    • NCCTE.AP44.02.02 - Understand characteristics of effective marketing.
  • NCCTE.AP44.03.00 - Understand the processes used to select plants in the landscape industry.
    • NCCTE.AP44.03.01 - Recognize plants based on use.
    • NCCTE.AP44.03.02 - Understand factors used to select plants.
  • NCCTE.AP44.04.00 - Apply procedures to develop plans, estimates, and quotes.
    • NCCTE.AP44.04.01 - Remember elements and principles of design, irrigation system components and measurements, and symbols used to develop landscape and irrigation plans.
    • NCCTE.AP44.04.02 - Apply procedures to develop landscape and irrigation plans.
    • NCCTE.AP44.04.03 - Remember key terms, abilities needed, and items included in estimates and quotes for landscape and/or irrigation plans.
  • NCCTE.AP44.05.00 - Apply procedures to install landscapes.
    • NCCTE.AP44.05.01 - Remember the uses for materials and hand tools used to install landscapes.
    • NCCTE.AP44.05.02 - Apply procedures to use equipment to install landscapes.
    • NCCTE.AP44.05.03 - Apply procedures to install turfgrass.
    • NCCTE.AP44.05.04 - Understand procedures used to plant, stake/guy, and mulch landscape plants.
    • NCCTE.AP44.05.05 - Apply procedures to incorporate hardscapes into landscapes.
  • NCCTE.AP44.06.00 - Apply procedures to maintain landscapes and landscape equipment.
    • NCCTE.AP44.06.01 - Apply procedures to prune, fertilize, and mulch landscape plants.
    • NCCTE.AP44.06.02 - Understand pests and their control in landscapes.
    • NCCTE.AP44.06.03 - Apply procedures to maintain turfgrass.
    • NCCTE.AP44.06.04 - Apply procedures to maintain landscape equipment and tools.