If you love working with your hands and watching things grow — a career in horticulture could be for you! This is an industry with a fantastic range of job and career opportunities, and this course can start it all for you.
The Certificate I in Horticulture is a nationally recognised qualification that will give you entry-level job ready skills that could lead to employment or even an apprenticeship.
You'll learn about maintaining machinery and equipment, and how to support a range of tasks including ecological restoration; irrigation; gardening and landscaping; nursery operations turf management; and horticultural production. You'll also learn how to work safely with chemicals.
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Want to grow an amazing career?
Through this introductory-level training, you will gain skills and knowledge in growing and caring for plants and food gardens; treating weeds; working safely; and using a range of tools and equipment. What a great way to set yourself up for a future career in horticulture!.
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