Bringing Standardized Training Credentials To The Cannabis Industry
YOUR EXCLUSIVE INVITATION TO BECOME A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE GF INSTITUTE In order to build an industry filled with truly skilled and talented professionals The GF Institute was established to create standardized training and credentials that ensure workers have a fundamental level of proficiency and knowledge in the cannabis industry We are now inviting select organizations to become Founding Members of the GF Institute to validate the effectiveness of these standardized programs and become public proponents of education and credentials for our industry
OVERSIGHT The GF Institute is composed of 3 Independent Boards that provide an oversight function to ensure the integrity of the credentials Specifically these new credentials will Be deployed via our relationships to university vocational and community colleges Conform to cannabis standard setting bodies and regulatory requirements Independently solve business challenges related to Responsible Vendor Training RVT and servsafe mandates Provide a real solution to employee onboarding and retention initiatives American National Standards Institute ANSI We are delighted to inform you that our preliminary Certificates application has been approved by ANSI American National Standards Institute The Green Flower Institute is now listed on the Certificate Accreditation Program s Accreditation Directory as a Public Preliminary Applicant This is a major step forward for the credential as the world s first accredited cannabis qualification for professionals inside our industry
THE CREDENTIALS
WHAT YOU GET FOR BEING A FOUNDING MEMBER Ability to put 10 people inside your organization through one of the Credentials FOR FREE 5 000 value Your company will be added to the list of Founding Members of the GF Institute demonstrating your commitment to proper education and training in our industry Your entire team will get free access to these Credentials as part of a standard Green Flower license Be the very first organization to provide industry adopted credentials to your team The goodwill of helping to create the world s first standardized education program for the cannabis industry
OUR ASK You designate someone inside your organization to work with us on ensuring execution of the 10 free credential seats in a timely fashion Provide feedback on the programs and a testimonial on the value of standardized education Become an advocate for standardized training and credentials in our industry
Our Founding Members
WHY THIS MATTERS The cannabis industry is at an inflection point with tremendous growth ahead But like every industry the cannabis industry is powered by people and unfortunately 99 of the talent out there has little to no cannabis experience requiring you to train them from scratch This is why we re inviting you to join us in helping to build a truly skilled and talented workforce through standardized education programs and industrysupported credentials This will result in much higher quality talent better service to customers and patients safety and consistency in products and a new level of confidence sustainability and value to our industry
Founded in 2014 Green Flower has become the industry standard in cannabis education and training helping thousands of individuals companies and higher education institutions learn how to succeed in the cannabis industry today Today Green Flower s content and technology powers the cannabis certificate programs of top Universities around the country such as Syracuse University UC Riverside and Northern Michigan University gets customized as the internal training platform for licensed operators and empowers individuals with the knowledge and credentials necessary to participate and succeed in the emerging cannabis industry