Sub-sectors: Production horticulture, ornamental / amenity horticulture, nurseries, landscape architecture, groundsmanship / greenkeeping,
Occupations: Grower, horticulturalist, market gardener, nursery assistant, nurseryman, horticultural foreman, horticultural technician, nursery stock production specialist, garden designer, gardener, landscape gardener, landscaper, greenkeeper, groundsman, groundsperson, ground manager, labourer, mushroom picker, nursery manager, horticultural scientist, taxonomist, landscape scientist, plant breeder, geneticist, propagation scientist, production manager, garden centre manager, garden historian.
The Foundation Studies Programme (FSP) supports students with learning difficulties who would like to develop their personal social development skills and their vocational knowledge and understanding, in a quiet, rural learning environment.
Landscaping
Start your career as a Sports Turf Operative with this apprenticeship. You will have a job and earn a whilst, whilst building up knowledge and skills within the horticulture industry. This apprenticeship is recognised by the Grounds Management Association, the …
Do you have horticultural experience? This apprenticeship will develop your skills enabling you to supervise a team, manage a site with minimum supervision and be able to relate to all aspects of health and safety. You will be released to …
This practical qualification will equip you with essential, hands-on skills.It’s perfect for anyone wanting to start a professional horticulture career or develop a personal interest.
Employers are looking for people with practical skills and in-depth knowledge of plants, soils, landscaping and design, plus a sound business sense. This one year course, equivalent to 1 and a half A Levels, will help you establish an all …
RBGE offers a unique opportunity to study ‘Plantsmanship’ at Higher National Diploma (HND) and Batchelor of Science (BSc Hons) levels. The degree is taught in conjunction with the Scottish Agricultural College (SRUC) and awarded by The University of Glasgow. ‘Plantsmanship’ …
Horticulture is the science, technology, art and business of cultivating and using plants to improve human life. Horticulturists and Horticultural Scientists create global solutions for sustainable nutritious food and healthy/restorative and beautiful environments. Within the UK the Horticulture industry is …
Do you like being outdoors? Are you a hands on practical learner? This one-year full time course introduces students to a variety of practical tasks that would be encountered in the countryside, farming and horticultural industries. You will be working …
This is a 30 week evening course covering the theoretical aspects of plant growth, propagation and development at level 2. Students have the opportunity at the end of the course to sit the Royal Horticulture Society’s exam: Certificate of Plant …
Horticulture, Landscaping & Sports Turf