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L2 Technical Certificate in Landscaping and Garden

  • 1 Year | Full Time
  • Suffolk Rural
  • Level 2 | Vocational

Course overview

16-18yrs

The City and Guilds L2 Technical Certificate

The horticulture sector is made up of many diverse industries delivering the science, art, technology and business of ‘growing plants’. The careers within horticulture are varied and range from crop production (fruit, vegetables, flowers, trees & shrubs and glasshouse crops), to landscaping, garden

design and sports turf. Horticulture has a massive part to play in the future for our planet and the living things on it. From the food we eat, the sports we play, caring for the conservation of our environment, and the creation of beautiful spaces for our

own humanity and heath & wellbeing.

The potential is vast and if you’re ambitious, there is real scope to progress in this industry, have a fantastic, worthwhile, enjoyable career and make a real difference to the future of our planet.

 

What will you be doing on the course?

You will practice a wide range of skills on the course including:

Laying paving and blocks

Preparing areas for landscaping , setting out and ground works.

Planting areas, turf maintenance and renovation.

Plant identification

Soil improvement

Plant propagation

 

Students will work on a work placement either in Landscaping, estate gardens , nurseries or retail.

 

Assessment is through practical synoptic assessment , an exam and a landscape practical assignment

Course highlights

  • Plant and Turf Maintenance
  • Hard Landscape Construction
  • Basic Garden Planning
  • Machinery Operations
  • Practical Projects
  • Health & Safety

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