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Courses available in Horticulture Courses
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Climb to the top of the ladder! This 900 hour course for managers and supervisors of workers in arboriculture will help you realise your career goals in this exciting and challenging industry.
There are 7 modules plus a 200 hr workplace project in this course. The 4 'core units' are common to all streams of this Advanced Certificate and cover office practices, business ope... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C.An accredited 700 hr management oriented course; to train managers of horticultural operations which utilise an advanced level of technology. There are eight units plus a 200 hr workplace project in this course. These are the five core units common to all streams of this Advanced Certificate C12CN001 (ie. Communications,... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
A 900 hour course develops both skills required to manage a retail business, and knowledge in identification, care and handling of plants and other products sold through retail nurseries. The course trains managers or supervisors rather than workers. There are 7 units plus a 200 hr workplace project in this course. These are the 4 core units common to all streams of this Advanc... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
For people who work, or hope to work, as a supervisor, manager or owner operator of a wholesale or production nursery. This is a 900 hour covering both management and horticultural studies relating to running a wholesale nursery. There are 7 units plus a workplace project in this course. These include the 4 core units common to all streams of the Advanced Certificate (C12CN001)... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course provides training for people to work in the care and development of gardens, parks, or other areas of amenity horticulture (eg. Tree management, Turf management, interior plantscaping), at a technician or management level, in positions such as: managers, technical officers, or consultants.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course provides training for people to work in the management and development of recreation and park facilities and services. It is relevant to all types of situations including municipal parks, national parks, tourist parks, resorts, etc. This is a substantial and unique course, requiring a 5 year part time or 2 to 3 year full time committment.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Train as a professional NurserymanThis course provides training for people wishing to work in nurseries at a technician or management level; in positions such as nursery managers, technical representatives or consultants. ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
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This course develops your skills and understanding in diagnosis and treatment of tree disorders, whether pests, diseases, nutritional or water problems, or something else. You learn about the standard tree surgery practices, to prune and train both young and established trees, and safety measures to follow.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develops your ability to manage trees beyond Arboriculture I, in order to minimize potential long term tree problems. Learn about better tree selection, strengthening and improving health of existing trees, and techniques used to better remove trees and stumps that must be removed... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course provides a broad based foundation to allow you to adapt to and work in different sectors of the industry, as a technician, business owner, consultant, etc.Horticultural staff need to have a strong foundation in both science and plants. They need to know:What affects plant growth (Soils, nutrition, water, temperature, pests etc) Cultural Techniques (Propagation, prun... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
A very sound foundation for a career in the turf industry Graduates may find employment in such positions as a superintendent, greens manager, sales or marketing representative, technician etc. ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Start a career working with trees or for those already in this gain qualifications to improve your career advancement opportunities. To work in the challenging and stimulating arboriculture industry you need fundamental knowledge and understanding of trees, their amenity value and their indisputable value to the environment. Such knowledge includes the maintenance and managemen... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Accredited through International Accreditation & recognition CouncilA 700 hour course that provides initial training for gardeners, groundsmen and others involved in the care and maintenance of parks, gardens and turf facilities. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifi... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Accredited through International Accreditation & recognition CouncilA 700 hour certificate for people working or intending to work in nature parks such as zoos, wildlife parks, national parks, forests and reserves. Six modules must be completed including Nature Park Management I and II.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
A 700 hour course that provides initial training for anyone working, or intending to work in ornamental horticulture. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related to ornamental horticulture. The course is designed to teach the basics of how to identify, grow, and ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Accredited through International Accreditation & recognition CouncilA 600 hr certificate that provides initial training in the area of plant protection. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related to plant protection.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Accredited through the International Accreditation & Recognition CouncilA 600 hour course designed principally for plant propagators. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related to plant propagation, dealing with hundreds of different types of plants, and methods ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
A 700 hour course designed principally for turf workers at golf courses, bowling greens, sports fields, or councils. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related to turf culture, species and management.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
If you want a career in horticulture, this is one of the best starting points. This Certificate was developed with a great deal of industry input throughout the 1990's then revised by staff in Australia and the UK in 2004 to ensure international relevance. Graduates from this 700 hour certificate have a history of outstanding areer success. The course provides a very strong fou... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develop your ability to propagate a wide variety of different plants by cuttings. This is a particularly valued skill in today's nursery industry, and while no course alone is going to make you into an exceptional propagator, this training provides a necessary foundation needed to build these skills.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This is a foundation course (first step) toward a career in horticultural science (eg. technician, laboratory worker, technical advisor, consultant, research assistant, teacher, etc). Horticultural Technicans and Scientists need to have a strong foundation in both horticulture and science. They need to know how to identify lots of different plants, and the botany and chemistry ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This Diploma is based on overseas systems. It has graduates in leading positions in the horticulture industry.A program designed to provide formal recognition to non-qualified horticulturists with significant industry experience and expertise, without having to undertake lengthy studies in areas where they already have a high level of ability. The program leads to the award of ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Designed in conjunction with the state garden department manager of a major retail chain store; this course has been very successful in training both staff and managers of retail nurseries and garden centres across Australia and beyond. It was thoroughly updated recently by horticultural professionals in both Australia and the U.K. to be relevant to countries around the world.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Are you thinking of setting up a garden maintenance business? This course covers all the aspects required to set you on the right track in your garden maintenance business.Proper garden maintenance costs both time and money. Fortunately, there are shortcuts to help you create a good-looking garden for yourself or your clients - without spending a huge amount of time or money.Ov... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
In any business, including horticulture, success depends upon good marketing of your product. This subject covers the theoretical and practical importance of marketing in the horticultural industry, including topics such as advertizing, promotions, signs, customer relations, pricing strategy, labelling, transport, product presentation, and more.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develop the skills and knowledge needed to plan, conduct and report on research in social, technological and environmental issues that impact on Horticulture today and which are needed for strategic business planning. This course has been developed by professionals in both Australia and the UK, with the aim of being relevant throughout the world. This is a module in the Royal H... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Covers planning for efficient and economical management in horticulture: including such things as work procedures and programming, budgeting and staff supervision. The course is relevant to all areas of horticulture including nurseries, parks, private gardens, market gardening and fruit production.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
The E learning course in Horticulture 1is offered at 10%less in price than the traditional Horticulture 1. The ideal course for the beginner, this is a basic, yet thoroughly practical course which gives you a sound broad technical grounding in horticultural principles and practices. A section of each lesson involves plant identification. YOU WILL LEARN:To identify, propagate an... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
The E learning course in Horticulture 1 is offered at 10% less in price than the traditional Horticulture 1. The ideal course for the beginner, this is a basic, yet thoroughly practical course which gives you a sound broad technical grounding in horticultural principles and practices. A section of each lesson involves plant identification. YOU WILL LEARN:To identify, propagate ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Get a start in Horticulture!The ideal course for the beginner, this is a basic, yet thoroughly practical course which gives you a sound broad technical grounding in horticultural principles and practices. A section of each lesson involves plant identification. YOU WILL LEARN:To identify, propagate and care for 80 different types of plants. The systematic way plants are classifi... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course is a natural progression from Horticulture 1, but can be taken as a subject in its own. It concentrates on the identification, care and use of plants in a systematic way. Plant knowledge learnt here is in high demand in the horticulture industry. It is something priozed by employers, but all too often minimized in modern courses due to financial constraints.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This subject develops a firm understanding of plant health, the systematic identification of health problems in plants, and the techniques for control of those problems.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Irrigation design is an important adjunct to garden maintenance, park maintenance or ornamental horticultural enterprises. Extend your business possibilities or improve the health of the garden plants you deal with on a day to day basis. Water is essential to healthy plant growth. It is often the major limitation to a plant's productivity. Irrigation may enable plants or turf t... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develops skills to manage the design and operation of large scale irrigation systems.The following topic areas are covered: Ways to optimise water efficiency Scheduling irrigation for nurseries, gardens, turf and horticultural crops. Drainage system design Operating irrigation controllers Managing system maintenance Managing fertigation Evaluating irrigation designs Design of d... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develop an understanding of the natural environment and basic ecological principles, and learn a variety of skills ranging from basic gardening and nature park design, to erosion control, weed control and tree surgery.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course is a natural progression from Nature Park Management I, but can be taken in its own right. It concentrates more on plants and using them to create natural, balanced ecosystems. Also learn to create nature trails, build rockeries and pathways, construct ponds and watercourses, design picnic grounds and animal enclosures, market a nature park, and lots more.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course was developed in response to a request from a retail nurseryman who was finding it difficult to find staff with appropriate skills. As he put it, job applicants were either over qualified or lacked the basic skills needed: to be able to identify plants, advise customers on their use and to understand some basic sales techniques and procedures.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
An introductory course which shows the beginner how to get started in the nursery business. You learn how to propagate plants, decide what to propagate, how to start a small inexpensive operation, and to go about selling what you grow. Part of every lesson is devoted to the important area of building up your knowledge of plants. Through six lessons you will learn how many estab... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This is a course designed in collaboration with nursery hands at the Greening Australia Hamel Nursery, south of Perth. It teaches the skills for day to day work in a production nursery. There are eleven lessons involving: The Nursery Industry - operational flow charts, nursery standards, plant variety rights, transport regulations;plant identification, nursery structures, build... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
A study focussing on managing Economics, Planning and Marketing of operations in horticulture. Your ability to manage a business can make a huge difference to your success in horticulture. In this course, you will learn to the business side of horticulture, including how to plan and implement effective strategies for your business and/or services. This is a module in the Royal ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
A growing interest in more environmentally sustainable gardening methods offers the chance to provide the general public the quickest, safest and most enjoyable organic garden practices. This course will lead you through these practices and guide you to develop and maintain your plot, large or small. Organic plant growing is the production of plants without the addition of arti... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Plant breeding is a bigger industry than most people realize. In some places, earnings from plant breeding rights can equal or exceed earnings from actually producing plants. Today's nurseryman needs to understand plant breeding and selection; and to this end, this course is a very valuable and unique course for anyone working in the modern industry.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
A course designed for the professional horticulturist - the knowledge gained from this course will extend your abilities to beat the bugs! The professional horticulturist needs to not only be able to treat disease and other plant problems but to prevent them in the first place where possible. This course is your first step towards that goal. It develops your understanding of al... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Extend your knowledge and increase your job prospects - a detailed plant protection course for horticulturists, technicians and also for enthusiastic gardeners. Understanding the life cycles of insects and weeds and learning how to identify them is important in the protect of plants from disease and insect and the spread of weed species. lIn this course you learn how to identi... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Take the next step in your career: develop practical skills in the management of a variety of horticultural situations required of the horticultural manager or the management of your own business that you would normally learn working under the supervision of a horticultural expert. A step on from Practical Horticulture 1 but a course that can be taken in its own right by those ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
How do you learn the practical side of horticulture by distance education? This course is the ANSWER! It really does work, particularly if done online, or on CD, where you can make full use of interactive learning tasks and coloured photography on the computer. This course has been written to satisfy curriculum developed by the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK (Advanced C... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
A "Specialised Qualification". This comprises a set syllabus consisting generally of 30 lessons that relate to a particular specialist theme. A Proficiency Award allows you to study subjects in a highly specialised area. You select and study three short courses of your own choice, which relate to each other (eg. Three crops or three landscaping short courses). In addition, you ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develop your broad skills in plant propagation (Formerly Advanced Propagation). If you find parts of this subject difficult, we recommend that you should pause and read through a book on botany or general plant propagation before proceeding. The subject is aimed primarily at people who work in the nursery industry, but will be of value to anyone with a broad interest in propag... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course not only provides a credit in ACS qualifications, accredited through IARC; but it also prepares you to sit for RHS modules and acquire credits in the RHS advanced certificate or diploma.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This is a prestigeous and sound foundation for a professional career in horticulture.Accredited in the UK Awarded by the RHS (The worlds largest and most prestigeous horticulture body)Endorsed by industry leaders around the globe.Prerequisites: Anyone enrolling in this diploma is assumed to have first completed either: the RHS Certificate 2 in Horticulture or an equivalent qual... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This vocationally-oriented course comprises core studies in general horticulture plus specialised elective studies. The course is designed to lay a foundation for a long-term career in horticulture by developing the ability to identify a large range of plants, knowledge of essential horticultural principles and practices and practical skills in plant propagation, growth and car... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Seed propagation can be inexpensive and with manty (not all) types of plants, it is the most cost effective way of propagating large quazntities quickly. Some plants though germinate easily, and others don't. For some species seed and seedlings must be handled in a very particular way to ensure not only germination, but also survival of the seedling. This is a course priovides ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Soil management skills - a solution for today and for tomorrow. The soil is a living biological ecosystem that must be managed to the benefit of the crop and to the broader ecosystem of the region. The reason we investigate soil and its characteristics it to understand it in relation to plant growth, how to manage and manipulate it without causing damage, how to improve it gen... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course assumes a basic knowledge of turf care, either through experience or prior study (eg. Our Turf Care course) From there it develops your ability to manage the maintenance of sports turf. It is relevant to the maintenance of all sports turf including golf courses, bowling clubs, playing fields, cricket wickets and other sporting facilities.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Tissue culture involves growing plants from very small sections (sometimes microscopic) in a laboratory. It is a propagation method which is being increasingly used. Tissue culture is not appropriate for many plants, but for others such as orchids, some indoor plants and in particular, many new plant varieties, it is a very popular propagation method.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Kick start or advance your career in environmental rehabilitation. This course covers the fundamentals you require to advance or start your career in this field. The significance of caring for the environment has been receiving more and more attention in recent times as we come to understand the importance of limited resources and the effects of human activities on the environ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
A comprehensive introduction to the identification, selection, culture and management of turf for commercial, recreational or home use. Taking approximately 100 hours to complete it is suitable as a basic course for people working with turf, such as on a golf course or bowling green, or for keen amateurs who wish to make the most of their home lawns.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
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Know how to identify weeds and chose appropriate control techniques - a must for established horticulturists or those wanting to extend their knowledge and improve their job prospects. Weed control is an important part of the horticulturists daily routine - irrelevant of which sector you are working in ie. greenhouse growing, open field growing, pot culture, or gardens you will... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Managing a production nursery involves more than just propagating and potting up plants. Even the small nursery must be able to not only producer plants, but do it at a pre determined cost, then sustain those plants before and during marketing.. The nursery industry currently has a real need for people with skills and knowledge in managing production plant nurseries! This cours... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
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