Course Content

There are eleven lessons in this course as follows:

1.    Materials and Equipment
2.    Horticultural Calculations
3.    Practical Risk Management
4.    Machinery and Equipment Assessment and Maintenance
5.    Propagation Management
6.    Hard Landscape Maintenance
7.    Soft Landscape Maintenance
8.    Practical Plant Identification Techniques
9.    Pest, Disease and Weed Control
10.    Identifying plant tissues
11.    Planning -identifying needs for management of horticultural sites.
    
    

Course Duration - 100 self paced study hours (approximately)

Know the Skills, then Plan to Use them Appropriately

Work planning and project management is an important aspect of the type of work that would be generally carried out by the professional horticulturist. It may be in diverse areas within the horticulture industry i.e. a planting program, plant sales program, landscape project, re-vegetation project, sports or turf management, irrigation and drainage systems implementation, production planning (crops and nursery), conservation of natural resource areas, conserve a heritage area and so on. Project management may be under the broad direction of superiors in certain situations however self directed application of knowledge that has substantial depth is expected at this level.

Some supervision is required for this course by an independent horticultural expert such as your work manager or other expert. The course contains all the tips to develop excellent practical skills in the management of a variety of horticultural situations. It covers subject areas such as: horticultural calculations, propagation management, hard and soft landscape management, planning - identifying needs for management of horticultural sites, identifying plant tissue and much more.

Want to take the next step up in your horticultural career or business?
This course can help you to stay ahead of the competition and fulfill your horticultural aspirations.

How This Course Could Help You

This course builds on knowledge and skills acquired through our Practical Horticulture I module which it is intended to complement, although once again the course but may be taken by itself. The emphasis here is more on planning and managing practical tasks, as well as use of machinery. Graduates will also develop skills in plant identification which is very useful in maintaining and establishing gardens. The course is most likely to appeal to those looking to work in the following areas:

• General horticulture
• Crop growing
• Grounds maintenance
• Garden establishment
• Garden maintenance 
• Landscaping
• Nursery work or start-up

WHY CHOOSE US?

• Reputation: well-known and respected in horticulture.

• Industry focus: courses designed to suit industry needs and expectations.

• Different focus: develop problem solving skills that make you stand out from others.

• Hands-on: develop practical as well as theoretical skills.

• Lots of help: dedicated and knowledgeable tutors (faculty of internationally renowned horticulturists).

• Efficient: prompt responses to your questions.

• A long track record: established in 1979 with a solid history.

• Up to date: courses under constant review.

• Resources:  huge wealth of constantly developing intellectual property.

• Value: courses compare very favourably on a cost per study hour basis.

• Student amenities: online student room, bookshop, ebooks, acs garden online resources.

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