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Advanced Diploma In Horticulture (Parks And Recreation)
Advanced Diploma
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2400
code: VHT009
DEVELOP A CAREER IN PARKS AND RECREATION RESORTS!
Would you like to care and manage parks, natural parks, holiday and recreation resort facilities? Then this is the course to do. This course provides training for people to work in the management and development of recreation and park facilities and services. It is relevant to all types of situations including municipal parks, national parks, tourist parks, commercial landscapes, resorts, etc.
This course was conceived and developed by a team headed by John Mason, Fellow Parks and Leisure Australia, and former Parks Director/Superintendent in three different municipal councils.
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)
- Computer Studies Introduction (I)
- Instructional Skills
- Workplace Health & Safety
- Horticulture for Beginners (I)
- Arboriculture For Beginners
- Turf Care
- Irrigation Management
- Playground Design
- Leisure Management Introduction (I)
- Leisure Management - Human Resource Management (II)
- Leisure Management - Administrative and Financial Management (III)
Elective Modules
- Landscaping Foundations (I)
- Landscaping Intermediate (II)
- Leisure Facility Management Introduction (I)
- Leisure Facility Management Intermediate (II)
- Introduction to Amenity Horticulture (I)
- Intermediate Amenity Horticulture (II)
- Sports Turf Management
- Turf Repair And Renovation
- Trees For Rehabilitation (Landcare Reafforestation)
- Leisure Management - Management Strategies (IV)
- Soil Management (Horticulture)
- Plant Protection
- Practical Horticulture (I)
- Practical Horticulture (II)
- Propagation for Beginners
- Protected Plant Production
- Australian Native Ferns
- Australian Native Plants for Food (Bush Tucker / Indigenous Plants)
- Australian Native Trees
- Beginners Guide to Australian Natives Plants (I)
stream Modules
Delivery
- Correspondence
Accreditation and memberships
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