Course overview
Who is the course for? This course is for anyone interested in studying while working in parks, gardens, garden centres, nurseries, cemeteries or green spaces, as a landscape gardener, or in production horticulture. The programme was written by industry professionals and provides you with the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours that employers are looking for.
What does the course involve?
Core Duties:
Comply with health and safety legislation, industry guidance and organisational policies.
Carry out operations to minimise the adverse environmental impact (including pollution control) in line with legislation, industry guidance and organisational policies.
Operate or use tools equipment and machinery.
Process waste from horticultural activities.
Record keeping including digital records and written.
Communicate with supervisor, colleagues, public and others.
Comply with biosecurity and invasive species legislation, industry guidance and organisational policies.
Maintain plant health including pests, pathogens and disorders.
Prepare site for planting, carry out planting and provide appropriate care to plants during and immediately after planting.
Control vegetation including site clearance, weed management, pruning and basic turf management.
Install soft landscape materials for example shrubs, trees, turf and seeds.
Maintain hard surfaces, features or structures.
Works to support the business and wider teams.
What makes this course special? Based in a real working environment, you learn and hone your skills as a Horticulturalist with one-to-one support from a specialist trainer and workplace mentor, all while earning a wage.
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