Edexcel BTEC Extended Certificate in Horticulture
Edexcel BTEC Extended Certificate in Horticulture
Starting dates and places
Description
Course Level:
2
Time Needed
Students are required to attend one day a week. In 2012 this
will be on Tuesdays for Year 10 and 11.
The times of attendance are between 10.00am - 2.30pm.
The aim is to meet the needs of learners who work or wish to work in the horticulture industry and to allow the students to learn, develop and practice the skills required for employment or career progression in the horticulture sector. We use naturally occurring opportunities and every week students will be timetabled to work within the extensive gardens and grounds at Bicton.
Units include:
- Create a garden plot from a plan
- Turf production and maintenance
- Crop production
- Sustai…
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Course Level: 2 Time Needed
Students are required to attend one day a week. In 2012 this
will be on Tuesdays for Year 10 and 11.
The times of attendance are between 10.00am - 2.30pm.
The aim is to meet the needs of learners who work or wish to work in the horticulture industry and to allow the students to learn, develop and practice the skills required for employment or career progression in the horticulture sector. We use naturally occurring opportunities and every week students will be timetabled to work within the extensive gardens and grounds at Bicton.
Units include:
- Create a garden plot from a plan
- Turf production and maintenance
- Crop production
- Sustainability
- Improve your practical horticultural skills
- Hard landscape construction
- Soil and plant science
Functional Skills
You will also work towards nationally recognised functional
qualifications in English, Maths and ICT.
The teaching of these subjects will be a combination of both theory and practical sessions.
Assessment strategies will consist of practical observations, written evidence, reports and presentations.
ProgressionSuccessful learners may progress to a full time post 16 Level 3 programme, Apprenticeship or employment.
All progression routes are reliant upon the student reaching
certain levels in Literacy and Numeracy.
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