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Built by the Industry, for the Industry

GF Institute (GFI) was formed in 2021 by cannabis training and education company Green Flower and a consortium of over 40+ cannabis industry companies and business leaders representing all aspects of the supply chain.

GFI’s primary function is to serve the cannabis industry by developing and maintaining standardized credentials which generate value for cannabis professionals, employers, and job seekers.

GFI Certificates

Earn Your Professional Cannabis Credential

Skill up and stand out with industry-approved credentials that verify you have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in cannabis today.

Skill up and stand out with industry-approved credentials that verify you have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in cannabis today.

Compliance & Core Competency Certificates

For cannabis employees to satisfy compliance and minimum core competencies requirements.

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Cannabis Specialist Certificates

Gain specialized cannabis skills and knowledge through our nationwide network of community colleges.

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Master Classes

Earn our most prestigious credentials offered through university partners, and our Ganjier Cannabis Sommelier Certification.

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GFI Certificates

Earn Your Professional Cannabis Credential

Skill up and stand out with industry-approved credentials that verify you have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in cannabis today.

Compliance & Core Competency Certificates

For cannabis employees to satisfy compliance and minimum core competencies requirements.

GET MORE INFORMATION

Cannabis Specialist Certificates

Gain specialized cannabis skills and knowledge through our nationwide network of community colleges.

GET MORE INFORMATION

Master Classes

Earn our most prestigious credentials offered through university partners, and our Ganjier Cannabis Sommelier Certification.

GET MORE INFORMATION

Testimonials

"I loved it! The Dispensary Associate Certificate is a really good tool and really detailed. I feel like this is EXACTLY what our industry has been needing!"
Amalie Celaya
Amalie CelayaHarvest
"The Manufacturing Agent Certificate is a really thorough program with important content that sadly, most cannabis brands don't enable their teams to receive."
Lo Friesen
Lo FriesenHeylo Cannabis
"Really good stuff! I like the cannabis-specific quizzes and content provided. Standardized training is exactly what we need, and programs like this contribute to that kind of internal self-regulation in any organization."
Max Cranford
Max CranfordJushi Co
Everyone on every cultivation team should take this course! I loved seeing well-known cultivators promoted as knowledgeable experts. It was a really engaging training program and I even learned some things, even as a long-time cultivation veteran.
Ernie Pello Jr.
Ernie Pello Jr.NorCal Cannabis Company
"The Cultivation Technician Certificate program is comparable to a college level online course, but way less stressful! My team members are hearing me takie this course, and they are so excited about the opportunity to take it themselves!"
Heather Norris
Heather NorrisNatura
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Testimonials

"I loved it! The Dispensary Associate Certificate is a really good tool and really detailed. I feel like this is EXACTLY what our industry has been needing!"
Amalie Celaya
Amalie CelayaHarvest
"The Manufacturing Agent Certificate is a really thorough program with important content that sadly, most cannabis brands don't enable their teams to receive."
Lo Friesen
Lo FriesenHeylo Cannabis
"Really good stuff! I like the cannabis-specific quizzes and content provided. Standardized training is exactly what we need, and programs like this contribute to that kind of internal self-regulation in any organization."
Max Cranford
Max CranfordJushi Co
Everyone on every cultivation team should take this course! I loved seeing well-known cultivators promoted as knowledgeable experts. It was a really engaging training program and I even learned some things, even as a long-time cultivation veteran.
Ernie Pello Jr.
Ernie Pello Jr.NorCal Cannabis Company
"The Cultivation Technician Certificate program is comparable to a college level online course, but way less stressful! My team members are hearing me takie this course, and they are so excited about the opportunity to take it themselves!"
Heather Norris
Heather NorrisNatura
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Proudly Display Your Commitment to Quality

GF Institute offers digital badges to signify your credentials online, enabling GFI members to publicly and verifiably demonstrate their commitment to adhering to the highest standards available in cannabis education and training.

GF Institute has partnered with Credly, a third party skill verification platform, to provide our members with these badges.

It’s not just about sharing your achievements, either. Credly badges link to powerful metadata that provides prospective employers with context and instant verification of your training status, from the moment your course is complete.

Proudly Display Your Commitment to Quality

GF Institute offers digital badges to signify your credentials online, enabling GFI members to publicly and verifiably demonstrate their commitment to adhering to the highest standards available in cannabis education and training.

GF Institute has partnered with Credly, a third party skill verification platform, to provide our members with these badges.

It’s not just about sharing your achievements, either. Credly badges link to powerful metadata that provides prospective employers with context and instant verification of your training status, from the moment your course is complete.

Proudly Display Your Commitment to Quality

GF Institute offers digital badges to signify your credentials online, enabling GFI members to publicly and verifiably demonstrate their commitment to adhering to the highest standards available in cannabis education and training.

GF Institute has partnered with Credly, a third party skill verification platform, to provide our members with these badges.

It’s not just about sharing your achievements, either. Credly badges link to powerful metadata that provides prospective employers with context and instant verification of your training status, from the moment your course is complete.

Frequently Asked Questions

When you successfully complete a GFI Approved Certificate program, you will receive an email notification with the subject: “GF Institute issued you a new badge” This will be followed by several reminders if you have not yet accepted/claimed your badge.

To accept your GFI digital badge click the button that says “Accept your badge” in the email you receive from Credly.

GFI will issue the badge via email from admin@credly.com which will look like this:

The digital badge is a web-enabled way for you to share your professional achievements, experience, and credentials to others. You can embed the badge on your email signatures, website and resumes and share in different social media platforms. GFI badges represent achievements valued by employers, students, your peers and prospective clients. Badges will help you tell your professional story in a way that is complete and validated. 

Badges are digital assets used to communicate a learning achievement or credential. GFI badges link to metadata that provides context and verification. They can be shared across the Internet for maximum visibility and recognition.  Badges are a standard to recognize and verify learning. A badge communicates three things without sacrificing verification or context. 

  • Who did something?
  • What did they do?
  • Who says they did it?

You can share your badges with anyone through digital platforms, including on social media, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and via email signature or embedded in a website. 

Here are helpful links to instructions on how to share, attach or embed your digital badge.  

Representing your skills as a badge gives you a way to share your abilities online in a way that is simple, trusted and can be easily verified in real time. Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your credential and what you’re now capable of.

We have partnered with Credly to translate the learning outcomes you’ve demonstrated into a badge. The technology Credly uses is based on the Open Badge Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share and verify your competencies digitally.

While badges are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on the Credly platform. This link to verified data makes them more reliable and secure than a paper-based certification. It also eliminates the possibility of anyone claiming your credential and your associated identity.

Frequently Asked Questions

When you successfully complete a GFI Approved Certificate program, you will receive an email notification with the subject: “GF Institute issued you a new badge” This will be followed by several reminders if you have not yet accepted/claimed your badge.

To accept your GFI digital badge click the button that says “Accept your badge” in the email you receive from Credly.

GFI will issue the badge via email from admin@credly.com which will look like this:

The digital badge is a web-enabled way for you to share your professional achievements, experience, and credentials to others. You can embed the badge on your email signatures, website and resumes and share in different social media platforms. GFI badges represent achievements valued by employers, students, your peers and prospective clients. Badges will help you tell your professional story in a way that is complete and validated. 

Badges are digital assets used to communicate a learning achievement or credential. GFI badges link to metadata that provides context and verification. They can be shared across the Internet for maximum visibility and recognition.  Badges are a standard to recognize and verify learning. A badge communicates three things without sacrificing verification or context. 

  • Who did something?
  • What did they do?
  • Who says they did it?

You can share your badges with anyone through digital platforms, including on social media, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and via email signature or embedded in a website. 

Here are helpful links to instructions on how to share, attach or embed your digital badge.  

Representing your skills as a badge gives you a way to share your abilities online in a way that is simple, trusted and can be easily verified in real time. Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your credential and what you’re now capable of.

We have partnered with Credly to translate the learning outcomes you’ve demonstrated into a badge. The technology Credly uses is based on the Open Badge Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share and verify your competencies digitally.

While badges are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on the Credly platform. This link to verified data makes them more reliable and secure than a paper-based certification. It also eliminates the possibility of anyone claiming your credential and your associated identity.

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