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Technical Updating for Master Gardeners
Approved, March 20, 2009
Master Gardeners are expected to provide current and up-to-date advice and information to the gardening public. In order to achieve this, Master Gardeners must engage in continuing education activities.
Requirements: In order to remain current, each Master Gardener is expected to complete six (6) Continuing Education Units each year. MGiTs are not required to complete CEUs during any year in which they take courses or are doing self-study to prepare for the Certification Exam.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are the measurement used to assess a continuing education event. CEUs indicate an investment by a Master Gardener in continuing learning activities in order to remain current and to acquire new horticultural knowledge and skills.
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Continuing Education Activity
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No. of CEUs
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Attend a one-day, formal Technical Update.
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6
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Attend a 2-day Summer Workshop co-planned by MGOI.
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6
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Attend a class of at least 2 hours in Horticulture at a local college or university or other place of botanical/horticultural significance.
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2
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Attend a horticultural event of at least 1 hour on a technical, horticultural theme.
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1
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Prepare a 1-hour presentation for your group or other event. The CEU is awarded for the preparation only.
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2
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Research a current horticultural topic and submit a paper to your group or the MGOI Newsletter.
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1
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Read a book on a horticultural subject and submit a report both written and orally to your group.
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1
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Research and write an article or column for a local or provincial publication (newspaper, magazine, newsletter, TV, website).
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1
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Guidelines
The focus of Continuing Education is on lifelong learning; all CEUs should be earned because learning occurred.
CEUs must be planned learning events or activities.
CEUs must provide information within the horticultural field that increases the depth and breadth of your knowledge of some aspect of horticulture, making you a better-informed Master Gardener.
All CEUs must have a scientific/technical basis – for example travel tours or garden tours generally do not apply.
Travel, meals, etc., are not included in CEU time.
Events may be either volunteer or update activies, but not both.
Formal Technical Updates: A group or a zone may host and organize a one-day Technical Update. The host group will choose the theme of the update. Technical Updates (TUs) have historically been the method by which most MGs have gained their continuing education. These Updating days are valuable to MGs in many ways. Zones and groups are encouraged to continue the practice of hosting Technical Updates. The above guidelines for other CEU events govern TUs also.
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