NALP announces NCLC will be virtual this year

FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Association of Landscape Professionals has announced that the National Collegiate Landscape Competition is taking place virtually March 15-19, 2021.

For more than 40 years, the event has showcased the skills of college and university landscape and horticulture students in the United States and Canada, bringing them together with companies that are actively recruiting future employees.

With 20 “challenge” events, 17 educational workshops, the Career Fair, and career development opportunities, COVID-19 travel restrictions will change the way the event is traditionally run but won't cancel the event itself. 

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“We are truly excited about the innovative, flexible, and robust NCLC event that our partners and schools are working with us to build,” said Britt Wood, NALP CEO. “We couldn’t do it without the support of all the industry manufacturers and sponsors who’ve made it possible to hold challenge events and provide career opportunities this year for hundreds of top college landscape students.” 

During NCLC 2021, more than two-thirds of the regular annual competitive events have been adapted to online versions called “challenges,” in which students will receive individual scores. 

The Career Fair has also gotten a virtual overhaul. Companies can showcase themselves in the easy-to-use event platform and book one-on-one interview appointments to meet students individually when it is most convenient – or companies can host sessions with groups of students together.