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AWARD, CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA IN WORK-BASED HORTICULTURE (PRODUCTION HORTICULTURE) (LEVEL 2)

Horticulture student in the commercial glasshouses, demonstrating horticulture at Hadlow College

Resources

  • Extensive glasshouse facilities
  • Field nursery stock production
  • Computer controlled environmental and irrigation systems
  • Fruit and container production units
  • Plant propagation centre
  • Fully equipped landscape training centre
  • Demonstration garden for leading national retailers
  • Fully labelled plant collectiopn throughout the College grounds
  • 10 acres of landscaped gardens and two National Collections within Broadview Gardens
  • Fully commercial garden centre

Typical Employers
Local authorities, nurseries, garden centres, publicly and privately owned gardens, commercial landscaping companies.

Industry Links

Students benefit from a wide range of links with commercial nurseries, research institutes, organic producers, public and privately owned gardens as well as exposure to the retail world through our onsite garden centre. The College is also a member of the Royal Horticultural Society; NCCPG and the Hardy Plant Society.

More about Horticulture, Landscape & Design Courses faculty

Formerly known as an NVQ, this course develops the essential skills and knowledge required to work in production horticulture and can be tailored specifically to examine the issues within the nursery stock; glasshouse or fruit sectors. Training will take place in the workplace at a suitable time arranged with the assessor.

Entry Requirements

Students must be employed or in a 1 year work placement within the industry.

Location
Workplace

Start Date

Subject to demand.

Course Duration
1 year. Apprenticeship: 15 months.

Course Content

This can include:

  • Monitoring and maintaining health and safety
  • Maintain and develop personal performance
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
  • Clearing horticultural and landscaping sites
  • Establishing crops or plants in growing medium

Registration Fee

 

Tuition Fee

Fees for this course are available on request. For more information please call 0500 551434.