Level 2 Diploma Horticulture

This course is designed to give students the opportunity to help prepare for a career in the horticultural industry. The one year course will give students a comprehensive understanding of the horticulture industry as well as the practical skills required to work towards getting a position as head gardener, managing parks and public areas or running a commercial horticulture business. Alternatively the qualification could be used towards gaining acceptance onto a more advanced horticultural course or apprenticeship.
What Subjects will I study?

Students have to undertake work related experience in the Horticulture Industry for a minimum of 60 hours, establish and maintain plants outdoors and understand principles of some aspects of horticulture science. In addition several optional units have to be achieved which range from constructing walls, maintaining turf surfaces to identifying plant diseases.

Students will also get the opportunity to visit a range of horticulture businesses and gardens in the Isle of Man.