Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture with Sports Turf Management

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to work with plants - from maintaining turf as a groundskeeper, to caring for plants as a gardener, to designing gardens and parks as a landscape artist. Suitable for anyone interested in a gardening career or working with plants.

Course content

You complete a selection of units including some of the following: • Understand the basic principles of soil science • Setting out from a plan • Understand the basic principles of plant science • Establish and maintain plants outdoors • Participate in protected horticultural plant production • Identification and control of plant problems in the land-based sector • Introduction to land-based machinery operations • Introduction to plant nomenclature, terminology and identification • Introduction to plant selection • Participate in propagation techniques • Maintain winter and summer sports turf surfaces

Entry Requirements

4 GCSEs at grade D or above including Maths and English or level 1 Diploma in Practical Horticulture Skills

Progression

Level 2 Diploma in Horticulture Skills or equivalent