St. Cloud State University will offer new online career training courses this summer in cannabis education.
SCSU’s Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) division is partnering with California-based cannabis education company Green Flower to deliver the content. These nine-week career training courses are available to anyone over the age of 18. These courses are designed to provide individuals with job specific skills and knowledge to jumpstart their career in the cannabis industry.
“We are working to meet workforce demand by expanding our portfolio of cannabis education to provide educated professionals in this quickly evolving industry,” SCSU Dean of PACE Jeanie York said. “The cannabis industry is growing at an unprecedented rate and the demand for skilled professionals is higher than ever.”
The career training courses offer three distinct topics: Cannabis Cultivation Specialist, Cannabis Retail Specialist and Cannabis Extraction and Product Development Specialist. Each career training program takes about nine weeks to complete, and the fully online learning model allows students to work at their own pace throughout each week.
Green Flower has proven itself as a leader in the cannabis education space, partnering with over 50 other institutions around the country to deliver courses. Students will learn from industry pioneers and leading experts in the cannabis industry. Currently in Minnesota the career training programs are also offered through St. Paul College.
“We are very excited that our partners at St. Cloud State University decided to add workforce training programs to their already successful cannabis education portfolio,” said Daniel Kalef, Green Flower’s Chief Growth Officer. “We’ve seen incredible demand for the current 6-month programs and know the importance of additional programs designed to train people working on the front lines of cultivation, manufacturing and retail sales. The new programs will be equally important in ensuring the newly legal adult use industry in Minnesota will be made up of an educated workforce and using the highest standards in training.”
These flexible learning options aim to give individuals the knowledge and training needed to advance in the emerging cannabis field. Over 300 students have enrolled since St. Cloud State University launched the state’s first cannabis certificate program last fall.
The next start date is August 5 for the career training courses. For more information, visit cannabiscareertraining.stcloudstate.edu.
