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Advanced Diploma In Horticulture (Nursery)
Advanced Diploma
from £120 per month
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2400
code: VHT009
“The nursery trade is crying out for well educated managers able to apply their knowledge and skills without constant supervision. This course covers all aspects of nursery management; it is structured to develop students with sound management skills.” - Adriana Fraser Cert.Hort., Cert.Child Care, Adv.Cert.App.Mgt., Cert IV Assessment and Training, Adv.Dip.Hort.
Take a leap forward into a career in Nursery Management
Do you work in a nursery or want to develop a career in one in a managerial position? Then this course is the best for you. This course has been specifically designed to provide excellent and applied training for people wishing to work in nurseries at a technician or management level; in positions such as nursery managers, technical representatives or consultants.
There are no academic pre-requisites for this course but it is expected that successful applicants have achieved an educational level that will enable the completion of the course objectives.
Entry to this course is based on:
- a person with 5 years industry experience;
- Year 12 standard of education;
- mature age student.
Lesson Structure
This Diploma involves the areas of work:
- CORE STUDIES - These modules provide foundation knowledge for the Diploma.
- STREAM STUDIES - Studied after the core modules, stream modules cover more specific or niche subjects.
- ELECTIVES MODULES - a further 8 modules of study to ensure the course is tailored to your needs or choice!
Core Modules
- Biochemistry of Plants (I)
- Business Studies
- Instructional Skills
- Workplace Health & Safety
- Workshop I
- Workshop II
- Research Project I
- Research Project II
- Industry Project
Elective Modules
- Plant Pathology
- Plant Protection
- Trees For Rehabilitation (Landcare Reafforestation)
- Plant Selection And Establishment
- Plant Knowledge (Horticulture II)
- Plant Health (Horticulture III)
- Irrigation Management
- Landscaping Foundations (I)
- Landscaping Intermediate (II)
- Landscaping Styles (III)
- Fruit Production - Temperate Climate
- Fruit Production - Warm Climate
- Herb Culture
- Hydroponics for Beginners (I)
- Hydroponic Management (Hydroponics II)
- Cut Flower Production
- Cut Flower Bulbs
- Greenhouse Cut Flowers
- Cut Flower Orchids
- Commercial Organic Vegetable Growing
- Commercial Vegetable Production
- Nursery Hands Course
- Acacias
- Advanced Australian Natives Plants (II)
- Australian Native Trees
- Australian Native Ferns
- African Violets
- Azaleas & Rhododendrons
- Growing Annuals
- Bonsai
- Carnivorous Plants
- Cacti & Succulents
- Growing Camellias
- Growing Carnations
- Conifers
- Ferns
- Fuchsias
- Geraniums & Pelargoniums
- Growing Iris
- Interior (Indoor) Plants
- Orchid Culture
- Perennials
- Roses
- Palms & Cycads
- Proteas
- Eucalypts
- Growing Grevilleas
stream Modules
- Horticultural Marketing
- Horticultural Resource Management
- Introduction to Botany - Plant Physiology and Taxonomy (I)
- Propagation for Beginners
- Horticulture for Beginners (I)
- Soil Management (Horticulture)
- Wholesale Nursery Management
- Garden Centre Management
Delivery
- Correspondence
Accreditation and memberships
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