Duration: 700 hours
CORE UNITS - to develop broad general skills in horticultural practices, and plant knowledge. All students undertaking this certificate will complete these units. The core units comprise approximately 50% of the course content. The core units consist of the following lessons:
1. Introduction To Plants
2. Parts of the Plant
3. Plant Culture - Planting
4. Plant Culture - Pruning
5. Plant Culture - Irrigation and Machinery 1
6. Soils and Media
7. Soils and Nutrition
8. Seeds and Cuttings
9. Other Techniques
10. ID and Use of Plants - Landscape Application
11. ID and Use of Plants - Problems
12. ID and Use of Plants - Indoor/tropical plants
13. Pests
14. Diseases
15. Weeds
STREAM
The Viticulture stream is divided into the following:
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1. Introduction To Viticulture
| 2. Introduction To Grapevines |
| 3. Propagation Of Grapevines
| 4. Improving Grape Quality |
| 5. Climate & Other Factors In Siting Vineyards
| 6. Grape Varieties & Selection |
| 7. Establishing A Vineyard
| 8. Harvest & Post-harvest Handling |
| 9. Managing A Vineyard
| 10. Machinery & Equipment |
| 11. Irrigation
| 12. Plant Nutrition |
| 13. Agricultural Chemicals
| 14. Supervision |
| 15. Increasing Efficiency |
Fees do not include exam fees
Fee Payment Options
You can pay either
- Full Fees
- In Two Parts
- In Four Parts
If you pay in full on enrolment, the fees are discounted.
If you pay in 2 parts, the first half of the course is supplied initially; and the second part payment is not made until you have completed the first half (at which time the second half of the course is supplied).
If you pay in 4 parts, the first half is still supplied; you are then billed a second payment (due 2 months later). The third payment becomes due when you commence the second half of the certificate.You can be either pay fees in one or two parts.
A 700 hr course for people working, or intending to work, in the production of grapes. 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 the production of grapes for wine, drying or as fresh fruit.
The Core Units comprise fifteen and are divided into the following sections:
- Introduction to Plants
- Plant Culture
- Soils and Nutrition
- Plant Identification and Use
- Pests, Diseases and Weeds
Accredited through the International Accreditation & Recognition Council
