Home Study Horticulture Course
"Get a new career as a consultant, trainer or manager in the nursery industry".
Successful completion of this course may assist the student to gain employment in the following fields: Nursery Manager, Technical Officer, Marketing Manager, Consultant, Vocational Trainer.
RECOGNITION:
This course is written to satisfy all relevant competencies of the International Accreditation and Recognition Council.
DURATION:
2,600 hours minimum nominal duration, including:
2,050 hours approximately of off-campus correspondence study
150 hours minimum of on-campus workshop
100 hours minimum of off-campus industry conference/seminars/meetings
300 hours minimum of off-campus workplace project(s)
Being a self paced learning program, the student can study at a rate according to their ability and capabilities.
This course may be studied over 3 years or less on a full time basis, or up to 8 years on a part time basis.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Entry to this course is based on:
a person with 5 years industry experience;
Year 12 standard of education;
mature age student.
COURSE CONTENT
a/ Compulsory core modules
The following FIVE modules are compulsory:
Biochemistry (Plants)
E Commerce
Instructional Skills
Business Studies
Workplace Health and Safety.
b/ Stream Core Modules
800 hours of study in compulsory modules (normally 8 x 100 hour modules).
Horticultural Management
Horticultural Marketing
Botany I
Advanced Propagation
Horticulture I
Soil Management
Plant Protection
plus either
Wholesale Nursery Management
or
Garden Centre Management.
c/ Stream Elective Subjects
600 hours of study in modules (normally 6 X 100 hour modules), selected from the following:
Wholesale Nursery Management
Garden Centre Management (whichever was not previously chosen )
Horticulture II
Irrigation
Landscaping I
Fruit Production
Commercial Vegetable Production
Advanced Hydroponics
Australian Native Plants I
Herb Culture
Orchid Culture
Roses.
d/ Optional Electives
200 hours of study in modules (normally 2 X 100 hour modules), which can be chosen from any advanced diploma accredited modules, from a wide range of disciplines, excluding Recreation Administration & Management I, II & IV, Agricultural Marketing, Farm Management.
* Students are to attain a current Senior First Aid Certificate during the course of study.
WORKPLACE ORIENTED RESEARCH
Three Research projects must be undertaken to satisfy the 300 hour nominal duration. Well organised study guides have been developed for Research Project I, II & III to work through in order to satisfy this part of the course.
Each project will deal with a distinct aspect of workplace activity, and culminate in a written formal report of a length appropriate to the nature of the project.
WORKSHOPS
Curriculum documents have been developeed as a guide to 150 hours of learning through either face to face workshops or equivalent on the job learning. This documentation can be supplied to students living anywhere in the world so they may work with either an ACS tutor, or a similarly qualified professional in their own workplace, or locality, in order to achgieve tyhis requirement. This part of the course is often left till near the end.
INDUSTRY CONFERENCE/SEMINARS/MEETINGS
You must attend 100 hours (minimum) of industry seminars within the period of the course. These may include such things as industry conferences, seminars, or professional society meetings.
COURSE STRUCTURE SUMMARY
COURSE COMPONENT
NUMBER OF MODULES
NOMINAL HOURS
Compulsory Core Modules
5
450
Stream Core Units
8
800
Stream Elective Subjects/Modules
6
600
Optional Electives
2
200
Workplace Research
3
300
Industry Assoc. Conference/Seminars/Meetings
1
100
Workshops
3
150
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Distance Learning Nursery and Horticulture Course
"Get a new career as a consultant, trainer or manager in the nursery industry".
Work in a nursery.
Suitable for management, technician, technical representatives, nursery management and consultants.
Specialise in a range of options from - Horticultural Management, Horticultural Marketing, Botany , Propagation, Tissue Culture, Cutting Propagation, Soil Management, Plant Protection, Wholesale Nursery Management, Garden Centre Management, Sales Skills, Marketing Psychology and more.
A vital qualification for anyone wanting to work in Nursery management.
This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C.
