Subject Area: Suffolk Rural (Otley) Horticulture & Floristry
ApplyThis course is based at our Suffolk Rural campus in Otley.
The RHS certificates are ideal for those looking for a career change, professional horticulturists, casual learners seeking a part-time course and budding allotmenteers!
On studying the RHS Level 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture, you will learn a wide variety of horticulture techniques such as;
To study this certificate, you will be required to attend college for 1 day per week for a full academic year.
Day of Attendance: Thursdays
The RHS certificates on offer at the Otley campus are;
If all three certificates are studied and you successfully complete these, then you will be awarded with the RHS Level 2 Diploma in the Principles and Practices of Horticulture.
There is the opportunity to study for the RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture. To complete this you will need to study both of the following certificates;
These certificates will follow on from each other. Option A will run from September to February and Option B will run from February to June.
This would require an additional day at the campus.
For further information, please see the links below;
You will be required to study additional material from home and will have access to online support via a google classroom. Additionally, there will be a requirement to attend 2 exam support days which will be held on a Saturday (in January and May).
Each module is assessed by an RHS set examination in February and June.
You will have the opportunity to work within the college’s glasshouses and horticulture unit. Learners studying the RHS qualifications, will have a dedicated and exclusive area for their learning experience. The lecturers will share their many years of horticulture experience with you and are still actively involved within the industry.
For further information, please see the following links to the RHS course pages;
Day of attendance: Friday; 9.30 - 16.00
£700
Additional Costs
PPE (steel toe capped boots, wellies, gardening gloves, outdoor clothing)