Advanced Certificate In Horticulture (Turf) VHT022

Become skilled at managing turf. A 400 hour course designed principally for turf workers at golf courses, bowling greens, sports fields, or councils. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related to turf culture, species and management. .

The Advanced Certificate in Horticulture (Turf) is a vocationally oriented and accredited course comprising both studies in both general horticulture and in turf care and management.

The objective of the course is to:

• provide skills and knowledge essential to the industry sector chosen (ie the selected stream).
• understand the growth of turf species and the principles and practices used in establishment and maintenance of turf species in a range of situations.
• develop the ability to identify, describe and control a range of common turf pests, diseases and weeds.
• understand and operate machinery and equipment used in turf culture.
• develop basic landscape design and construction skills as needed by a greenkeeper.

The course requires the completion of four (4) modules andall assignments and passing an exam in each of the four (4) subjects selected from the list below: