CLHM Exam Details
There are 7 modules or topic areas for the
Certified Landscape Horticulturist Manager (CLHM) exam and corresponding training materials:
Marketing & Sales Management
This section involves using effective communication in the marketing process. It examines how market research, pricing strategies, advertising, competitive bidding, contract negotiation, and customer service can enhance your business.
Leadership & Corporate Citizenship
Ideas on how managers can act as effective leaders and communicators, manage change within a company, and relate their business to the community. Additionally, it examines business structures and conflict resolution methods.
Innovation, Strategic, Business & Succession Planning
Developing effective business plans and setting goals using ideas of what is part of a successful business. Also includes innovation, situation analysis and succession planning.
Risk/Law/Contract/Government
Risk management as it pertains to business operations. Different situations involving contract law and understanding the differences between types of business structures, and what is helpful for you.
Technical – Exterior Landscaping
Examines knowledge of technical operations involved in the installation and maintenance of landscape projects. Topics include plans, standards, irrigation systems, IPM, project management, softscape installation, grading and turf.
Human Resource Management
Examines topics covering what is involved in recruiting, hiring and maintaining employees to run a successful business. Includes issues of compensation, training and employee safety as well as specifics about the hiring process itself.
Corporate Financial Management
Includes core accounting principles and examines a candidate’s ability to understand, evaluate and manage financial statements. This section also covers business cycles, capitalization and financial planning.
Each section varies in length and time. All questions are multiple choice, and the full exam totals 300 questions. Candidates have 4-1/2 hours to complete the full exam.
The exam can also be split up over several exam dates. Modules can be grouped together or written one at a time. In this case, the time limit varies based on the number of questions per section:
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