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Level 2.5 Diploma in Practical Horticultural Skills

The Level 2 Diploma in Practical Horticulture will enable you to design and maintain gardens, borders and tree and shrub schemes. It will also give you other horticultural skills including hard landscaping and pesticide use.

Course Summary

Subject Area: Horticulture
School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: Broomfield Hall
Full Time or Part Time: FT
Level: 2
Number Of Years: 1
Interview Required?: Y
Broomfield Hall

Apply now at: https://www-testwp.derby-college.ac.uk/course/level-2-5-diploma-in-practical-horticultural-skills
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Course Information for Students

The Level 2 Diploma in Practical Horticulture will enable you to design and maintain gardens, borders and tree and shrub schemes.  It will also give you other horticultural skills including hard landscaping and pesticide use.

For this course you will need to have a Level 2 Diploma in Horticulture or – if you are a mature learner – demonstrate a very keen interest in the subject.

The course will be made up of:

  • Surveying, drawing office, computer aided design, plantsmanship including design and maintenance of rose gardens, herbaceous borders, tree and shrub schemes.
  • Hard landscape: including brickwork, paving, drystone wall paving, fencing and pergolas.
  • Fruit and vegetable growing, plus glasshouse production.

There is also a part of the course where the students survey, design and build a garden at College or within the community.

The programme leads to NPTC Certificates in:

  • Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work
  • PA1 and PA6 – safe use of pesticides
  • Abrasive Wheel Certificate and Nail Gun Certificate.

Work experience includes an option to take a RHS Practical Certificate, plus Besafe training and experience with brush cutters, hedge cutters and pole saws. There are one-day workshops too. 

This course will be delivered on-site.

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You will be assessed via set work and methods such as electronic quizzes. There is the use of Microsoft Teams for virtual tutorials.

Further Study

You could progress to a Level 3 qualification In Countryside Skills.

For more information contact Derby College on 0800 0280289 or enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk

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Career Information


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This course could lead to one of these careers...

Horticultural Trades

£21490

Horticultural Trades

Managers and Proprietors in Agriculture and Horticulture

£35757

Managers and Proprietors in Agriculture and Horticulture

More Careers Information at: https://www-testwp.derby-college.ac.uk/career-pathways
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Course Information Last Updated On: October 12, 2021 2:37 pm