Do you enjoy being outdoors and have an interest in nature or greening the built environment? Horticulture is not just about gardening! Learn both the practical skills and theory for the design, construction & maintenance of outdoor spaces.
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| Study Type | Part Time |
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | 4 Weeks |
| Level | Level 1 |
| Start Date | Multiple start dates |
You will develop new skills and gain experience in garden landscaping and garden maintenance. This short course prepares you for work by providing work experience with the College’s Social Enterprise…
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | 2 Days |
| Level | Level 2 Workbased (NVQs) |
| Start Date | 22-Feb-2022 |
If your job involves the use of chemical pesticides, regulations will affect your working practices. We are running a series of courses covering all the relevant legislation and codes of practice that…
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | 10 Weeks |
| Level | Everyone |
| Start Date | Multiple start dates |
This 10-week foundation course provides a good introduction to the basic principles of garden design. This course is ideal if you want to design your own garden space or are interested in a career change.…
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | 22 Days |
| Level | Level 2 |
| Start Date | 06-Jan-2023 |
The Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Certificate in Garden Design has been designed to enable learners to develop the underpinning plant knowledge and drawing skills required to enter the garden design industry. It…
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | Various |
| Level | Beginners |
| Start Date | 12-Sep-2022 |
Join our informal, practical gardening sessions working in the Kitchen Garden at our Shipley College site. This course is suitable for adults interested in food growing and wildlife gardening. It is a…
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | 9 Weeks |
| Level | Everyone |
| Start Date | 28-Apr-2022 |
This practical gardening course is ideal whether you are new to gardening, wanting a career change or interested in building on your current knowledge. You develop the basic skills you need to complete…
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | 12 Weeks |
| Level | Level 1 |
| Start Date | Multiple start dates |
This course is ideal if you wish to develop basic skills in gardening, whether you are looking for a career change or a new interest. Learn practical horticulture skills in ground preparation, propagation…
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | 9 Weeks |
| Level | Level 2 |
| Start Date | 26-Apr-2022 |
With an emphasis on food and vegetable growing, the Level 2 short course will lead you through analysing your growing area from soil to site, preparing for planting, then sowing and planting skills to…
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | 25 Weeks |
| Level | Level 2 |
| Start Date | 13-Sep-2022 |
Our Level 2 Diploma course takes you through a year of the gardening calendar. Joining at the end of the summer we start by learning how to care and tend for plants, harvest our crops and begin to prepare…
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| Venue | Shipley College |
| Duration | 9 Weeks |
| Level | Level 3 |
| Start Date | 29-Apr-2022 |
This short course introduces you to the Level 3 Horticulture programme, giving you an opportunity to gain skills and even open up the possibility of a new career direction. During the 10 week programme…
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