Practical Horticulture Skills Level 2 Diploma
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* Fee remission may be available for this course, visit Fees and Funding for further information
This qualification is aimed at you if you are looking to start a career within the horticultural industry. This is a very practical qualification and focuses on the skills necessary to progress into a career in horticulture.
This course contains a very wide range of optional subjects in areas that could include:
- Lay hard surfaces for external landscaping
- Assess soil texture and condition
- Plant a tree
- Plant a container for seasonal display
- Prune deciduous spring-flowering shrubs
- Maintain indoor plants
- Prune soft fruit bushes and cane fruits
- Propagate plants by stem cuttings
- Repair damaged turf
- Use a pedestrian controlled rotary cultivator
- Identify plants by botanical name
- Identify damage caused by plant pests
Further Study
- Horticulture at Level 3
Careers
- Gardener
- Garden centre worker
- Nursery worker
Part-time courses are term-time only.
See our term dates for further information.
Did you know that some of our courses are free if you earn less than £20,319 (£23,400 if you live in West Yorkshire, difference in qualifying earning amounts is due to local authority funding regulations).
Distance Learning call 01756 693 800 or email distancelearning@craven-college.ac.uk
Courses in the community call 01756 693 800 or email communitylearning@craven-college.ac.uk
All other Part-time courses call 01756 693 309 or email parttime@craven-college.ac.uk
