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Learn about the science of tree identification, maintenance and more. Train to be management specialist in the arboriculture industry.
Online advanced certificate. Learn horticultural technologies used to improve productivity and quality outcomes in different industries - both crop production and amenity horticulture.
Develop skills in horticulture and business management. Professional training to manage a retail business. 900 hours of online study.
Learn to manage a production plant nursery and expand your knowledge of plant propagation and nursery production. Study through distance education.
Advanced Horticulture Certificate. Study plant culture, soil and health management, plant identification, propagation, botany and more. Technician level course.
Learn to manage a plant nursery or start a new career as a professional horticulturist, trainer, nursery manager or consultant.
Learn to care and develop gardens, parks and other amenity horticulture. Or improve your knowledge in this field. Lots of practical tasks.
Learn to work in the management and development of recreational and park facilities and services: municipal to national parks to tourist parks, resorts and more.
Amenity Horticulture 100 hour course - for horticultural managers and entrepreneurs. Covers benefits, options, influences, variations and determining best practices into the future. Online study.
Online course in the planning and management of amenity horticulture landscapes, with a focus on environmental, economic and community impacts of the well developed amenity landscape - 100 hours self paced study.
Learn to care for trees - understand problems that can arise and how to deal with them. Learn about tree biology, tree surgery, pruning, tree maintenance. Work safety, equipment and more.
Learn how to plant and manage different types of trees - professional development for gardeners and horticulturalists. Study tree planting, managing tree problems and more.
Training program for horticultural managers or technicians building a broad scope of knowledge and skill - covers horticultural science, techniques, and critical judgement skills in the context of horticulture industries.
Learn turf science and management and broad horticultural skills to build a career or expand business and employment opportunities with sports turf, parks management, home lawn supplies, amenity horticulture, and more.
Train to be a tree expert - identify, select, plant, establish and care for trees of all shapes and sizes. Understand land rehabilitation with trees, tree health care, and more.
Online Grounds Management Certificate - Learn to manage outdoor spaces in small or large properties. Gain a in depth understanding of plant culture, plant health and management.
Learn about Nature Park Management and earn a qualification. Learn to manage natural and wilderness areas, reserves, zoos and wildlife parks and gain horticulture skills.
Understand ornamental horticulture and plant management as well as landscaping and the essentials of working in parks and ornamental gardens. Gain a qualification.
Online certificate course in horticulture with an extra specialised study focus on plant protection. Manage plant pests and diseases for optimal plant health.
Develop skills and knowledge about propagating different types of plants by seed, cuttings, budding and grafting, separation, division and layering
Specialise in turf management and gain an expertise in horticulture with the Certificate in Horticulture (Turf). Work on sports fields, bowling greens or golf courses. Manage turf, lawns and grass.
Learn about growing plants, gardening, garden ideas and management, to work in the horticulture and gardening industry. Study online - lots of practical exercises along with the theory.
Learn to propagate plants from cuttings - start a plant nursery small or large, get a job as a propagator, or just improve your horticultural skills. 100 hour distance education course.
Online horticultural science diploma; covering botany, biochemistry, soil science, plant taxonomy, horticultural practices, plant health and more.
Online Certificate in Garden Planning, Construction & Maintenance. Learn principles of landscaping, specialist garden elements, landscape construction, design, survey techniques, specialist garden and urban planting.
Start a gardening business or get a job after learning with this Foundation Certificate in Horticulture. Stand out with knowledge that people want in an employee!
Gain a qualification with this Foundation Certificate in Plant Growth - study plant identification, culture and science that underpins horticulture. 100 hours of self-paced, online study with lots of tutor support.
Online gardening certificate covering general botany, plant identification, propagation, culture, pest and disease management, and garden maintenance.
Learn site surveying, garden design, hard and soft landscaping, plant establishment & pruning, lawns, and even greenhouse growing - a Certificate 2 in Horticulture.
Specialise in hardy ornamentals with this diploma level qualification. This course is a must for horticultural staff to improve their knowledge in this field.
Master horticulture and understand plants with this online Foundation Diploma. Gain hands-on skills in taxonomy, propagation, and landscaping. Enrol today for flexible learning!
Work in or manage a Garden Centre or garden department of a retail store with this extensive online course - developed jointly with major retailers.
Learn about growing plants, gardening, garden ideas and maintenance, to work in the gardening industry or maintain your own garden. Online course with lots of practical exercises.
Learn how to use advanced growing systems to efficiently produce crops in a controlled greenhouse environment.
Learn to propagate plants - grow your own, save money, get a great deal of satisfaction and maybe even start a small business. Online learning but with lots of practical exercises throughout.
Understand the essentials of marketing a horticultural business. Learn strategies you can implement to increase sales in your garden, nursery, farm, wholesale plant or other business.
Learn to conduct research, analyze data, and more. Develop the skills and knowledge for planning, conducting and reporting on research in social, technological and environmental issues that impact on horticulture.
Learn to decide what and how to research to improve horticultural productivity. Determine research issues, priorities, then plan and implement projects. Online CPD course.
Study the management of horticultural resources. Improve your resource management skills in a horticultural business, farm, parks, gardens or other natural resources.
A comprehensive horticulture foundation course. Gain technical skills in plant identification, soils, nutrition, pest and weed control, landscaping and propagation.
Learn plant identification by understanding the system behind their names. Learn the difference between plant appearances and how to identify and care for and appropriately use different plants.
Study plant health and how to identify and control pest and diseases in plants. Understand the effects of extreme environments and how to manage the health of plants. Study Online
Learn about garden irrigation systems. Understand more about selecting and designing the right garden irrigation system plus pumps, filters and drainage.
Irrigation System Management and Design course. Study irrigation systems, understand how to design a large scale water management system for gardens, crops or turf.
Learn sustainable management of historic gardens and parks. Covers conservation plans, sourcing funding and staff, renewal of planting, hard landscape repair, and more. Online learning.
Study for work as a park ranger, property manager or gardener in a wilderness park, reserve, wildlife park or natural area. Learn the principles of nature parks management and more.
Build on your park management skills with this course, learn how to design, create and manage nature trails, picnic grounds, animal enclosures and public amenities and learn about marketing.
Learn how to start in the nursery business with this very useful introductory course. Know how to propagate plants, improve your plant knowledge or improve your job opportunities.
Develop skills and knowledge to work in a production nursery with ACS Distance Education. Learn about plant identification, nursery structures, marketing, and much more. ACS was established in 1979 and today offer over 700 courses to study online or by eLearning. Talk to us. Learn from our experience.
Learn to identify, care for and sell plants in a garden centre - develop product knowledge and sales skills and improve your job prospects. Train your staff, and develop your own businesses profitability.
Operational Business Management for Horticulture - study the economics, planning and marketing of the horticultural operations. An essential qualification for anyone managing a horticultural business.
Learn to interpret and analyse complex horticultural management issues in legal, contractual and personnel management areas of business. Study online with a reputable and respected school that has been established since 1979.
Learn about organic plant growing. Study chemical-free more natural gardening, explore permaculture, biodynamics, no dig gardening, integrated pest control and more.
Learn about developing new plant cultivars, understand genetics, cross pollination, mono and dihybrid cultivars, practical breeding techniques, biotechnology and much more. Study online - enrol today.
Study phytopathology (plant pathology) - understand what is happening at cellular level in the plants. Learn about plant diseases - the biology, the plants that are affected, and how disease can be controlled.
A course that will help you understand weed and insect life cycles in order to protect your plants from them. Plant protection will help you know your options to stop insects and weeds invading a garden.
Learn to identify plants by understanding and identifying distinguishing morphological characteristics. Taxonomy is the science that underpins accurate plant classification and naming.
Learn to identify weeds, pest and disease, soil and other horticultural problems; understand and assess risks in gardens in order to maintain plants and better manage gardens. Lots of practical tasks throughout.
An advanced course in practical horticulture - learn even more practical techniques for gardening and horticultural practices - self paced, 100 hour distance learning course.
Gain solid knowledge in the management and marketing of production nurseries. Includes how to set up a nursery, grow healthy plants and manage labour.
Professional development course for anyone working in gardening or horticulture. Expand your knowledge and practical skills. Ideal for CPD. A unique qualification offering you the opportunity to focus on the area of horticulture that suits you and your interests.
Study the cultivation and management of trees - their identification and care with the Proficiency Award In Arboriculture. Improve your knowledge in this field or use as a Professional Development course.
Study garden history and notable gardens. Learn about the development of notable gardens and landscapes - from the management to planning new features. An essential course for anyone wanting to work in this field.
Learn about the management of natural resources. Study the ecology, soil and plant management in nature parks, along with the control and management of wildlife and much more.
Ornamental gardening covers plant identification, selection and design, construction, plantings, protected plant production and restoring established gardens. Online CPD course.
Learn to grow and care for a quality green or sports turf. Professional online training course for gardeners, green keepers and turf industry professionals.
Learn about the different types of turf - how to select and maintain them - with this 500 hour course.
Learn about different types propagation methods. Improve your plant identification skills, and learn to choose an appropriate propagation technique to match a plant you want to propagate.
Learn to grow plants in greenhouses, shade houses, or with other protected structures. Understand cladding materials, methods of environmental control, and applications for different crops from nursery plants to vegetables.
Learn to propagate all types of plants from seed; the science and practice of growing trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals vegetables and more in a production nursery.
Learn to manage soils sustainably - in gardens, parks, nurseries, orchards, farms and more. When soil health is improved, your plants will be healthier and grow far better.
Learn to establish, repair and maintain sports turf surfaces including golf courses, playing fields, bowling greens, and more. Become a green-keeper. Study Sports Turf Management for professional training.
Learn the fundamentals of tissue culture (micropropagation) - the techniques, plant hormones, nutrition and gain a sound understanding.
Reafforestation course, study environmental systems and landscape rehabilitation. Learn to improve degraded land by tree planting. Gain skills in propagation and plant establishment.
Study lawn species, and how to establish, maintain and repair lawns - improve your skills as a gardener, build a foundation for a career in the turf industry.
Learn about grasses and make better choices about which cultivars to use and how to treat them - for a better quality lawn or turf.
Learn to renovate lawns and repair damaged turf and lawns. Enhance your greenkeeping skills by learning to overcome problems from soil compaction to disease.
Identify and manage and control weeds. Understand the options available chemical and non-chemical to control weeds and unwanted plants. Great for horticulture professional development.
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