Craft & Technical Courses

Horticulture Levels I and II
The aim of the course is to provide you with the practical and technical ability to work in Horticulture and allied industries.

Content
The course provides training in the following areas that will enable you to specialise in the Amenity or Commercial sectors (including garden centres), or mix and match skills across the whole sector:

Amenity Assisting in establishing ornamental plantings and turf Maintaining ornamental plantings and turf Erecting structures and maintaining hard landscape features Preparing sports facility areas for play Health & Safety Establishing ornamental plantings and turf Erecting structures and maintaining equipment Maintaining safe and healthy work practices and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment

Nursery Monitor and maintain health and safety Maintain and develop personal performance Maintain the condition of plants and other resources during transportation Propagate plants by vegetative methods Propagate plants from seed Prepare growing media Monitor environmental conditions for protected crops Identify and collect plants for dispatch Training inFork-Lift TruckOperations and/orPesticides and Sprayingare available.

Length
The length of the course is flexible - up to a total of 52 weeks, which includes a period of work placement and holidays.

Qualifications

• You have the opportunity to achieve one or a combination of the following:
• Certificate of Horticultural Skills
• Horticultural Skills Tests
• NVQ Level I Horticulture
• NVQ Level II Amenity Horticulture: Decorative, Nursery
• NVQ Level II Commercial Horticulture: Intensive Crop Production
• NPTC PA1/PA6 Application of Pesticides Certificate
• RTIB Lift and Reach Truck Basic Operators Certificate

Opportunities
On successful completion of this course you will be have the necessary skills to apply for vacancies in general and specific areas of horticulture, including public authorities, specialised producers, landscape contractors, garden and commercial retail centres. There are also opportunities for self-employment.