Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Certificate in Horticulture QQI Level 5 (5M2586)
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Modules Year One*:
Plant Identification and Use
Fruit and Vegetable Production
Soil Science and Growing Media
Safety and Health at Work – 5N1794
Work Practice (completed over the two years)
Modules Year Two*:
Plant Science
Plant Propagation
Plant Protection
Communications
Work Practice (completed over the two years)
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course results in a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
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.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
This course will equip students with the skills to engage in various areas of horticulture including nursery work/garden centres, grounds maintenance, community projects, fresh food production, landscaping, urban farming. Social and therapeutic horticulture is another expanding area of interest.