Proven Winners offers certified garden center training

Proven Winners is offering its Certified Garden Center Training Program to support independent garden centers as they prepare for the spring season. The program, designed to educate employees in less than an hour, covers new plants, programs and customer solutions.

“We know that trained teams are more confident, provide their customers with the right solutions and sell more products,” said Jessica DeGraaf, director of retail accounts. “That’s why we created the Certified training program more than 20 years ago – to support garden centers and help them set their staff up for success.”

Since its inception, over 1,500 garden centers across North America have participated in the training, which includes a video and a set of questions. The program offers participants a choice of incentives such as a t-shirt, hat, or point-of-purchase credit, along with priority listing on Proven Winners’ website.

This year’s training video includes English, Spanish, and French closed captions and is now divided into chapters for easier navigation.

Garden centers that complete the training also receive access to Proven Winners’ photo library and a pizza party to celebrate their staff’s accomplishments.

The Certified Garden Center Program has received positive feedback, with 98% of past participants saying they would take it again and recommend it to a co-worker.

Learn how you and your team can get certified this spring at provenwinners.com/training.