Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to plant, grow and maintain a range of flowering plants within a range of horticultural environments. Throughout the programme learners will be required to prepare, plant and maintain within a variety of settings including carrying out maintenance work on an established flower bed or boarder, design and plant a new flowering area and prepare hangding baskets and or window boxes.
On completion of this programmes participants will be able to complete an array of soft landscaping activities confidently.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Major factors affecting soil suitability
Maintain plant health and flowering
Single-dig a planting area to a consistent cultivation depth
Apply compost, manure and fertiliser to a stated rate
Prepare a seed bed for annual flowers
Prepare a given area for planting flowering plants and Plant a range of plants
Protect newly planted ornamental flowering plants
Prepare hanging baskets, window boxes and tubs for planting
Use a range of the following to control weeds
Operate within appropriate safety procedures
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
