Horticultural Technology Stage 1
| 1. Introduction To Horticultural Technology |
2. Basic Botany (Natural Processes) |
| 3. Light, Temperature & Air Quality |
4. Plant Nutrition |
| 5. Growing Media |
6. Irrigation |
| 7. Growing Structures |
8. Hydroponic Growing Systems |
Horticultural Technology Stage 2
| 1. Propagation Technology |
2. Tissue Culture |
| 3. Seed Propagation & Plant Breeding |
4. Nutrient Film Technique |
| 5. Gravel Bed Culture |
6. Aeroponics |
| 7. Formulating Nutrient Solutions |
8. Other Techniques: Fodder, Mushrooms, etc. |
Horticultural Technology Stage 3
| 1. Machinery In Horticulture |
2. Computer Applications In Horticulture |
| 3. Environmental Control Systems |
4. Irrigation System Design |
| 5. Pest, Disease & Weed I.D. & Management |
6. Automation In Horticulture |
| 7. Harvest & Post-Harvest Technology |
8. Design & Operation Of Greenhouse Growing Systems |
Enrolment fee does not include exam fees
Commercial Hydroponics by John Mason click here to enter the ACS bookstore and read an outline of this comprehensive book by ACS Distance Education Principal John Mason and staff
A hydroponics management course designed to train people for supervisory or managerial positions in the hydroponic industry. This course concentrates on the horticulturally valuable crops, such as cut flowers and vegetables, on plant breeding; and on broad management and business skills needed to make a success of horticultural technology business.
It is written and taught by leading international experts including John Mason, author of Commercial Hydroponics (now in it's 8th printing) and Dr Lyn Morgan, author and commercial hydroponic consultant.
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, Management, Office Practices, Marketing and Business Operations. Three stream units (as shown below) involve another 250 hours of study. A workplace project relating to some aspect of horticultural technology involves the final 200 hrs of study.
This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C.
