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Horticulture Course

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Study Method Online
Provider International Career Institute
Recognition IAPCC
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International Career Institute

Course overview

Become a qualified horticulturalist. The course provides an opportunity to interact with and learn from very successful, highly qualified and experienced professionals.

Horticulture presents a very diverse range of career opportunities. Many positions require working outdoors with the use of management, science, design, planning and technical skills

Recognitions

IAPCC

Accredited/ Certified by IAPCC

Study method

  • Online Online info icon
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Virtual Virtual info icon
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
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Duration study load

Average completion time – 24 weeks

ICI courses allow you to study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. This means that you determine the pace of the course and within which time period you will ultimately complete your studies in.

Entry requirements

There are no GCSEs, previous work, or education entry requirements for this course other than a good understanding of the English language.

So, if you love gardening and want to advance your knowledge and skills in this area, enrol today.

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Course features

  • Fast track your career as a horticulturalist
  • Learn the inside secrets of how to become a horticulture pro in months not years!
  • Study a horticulture course that was designed in conjunction with senior members of the profession
  • Free up valuable time, don’t waste time and money travelling to classes
  • Study at your own pace whenever and wherever you are
  • Have access to a tutor who works in the industry you are training for

Recognition of prior learning

There are NO previous work or education requirements for entry into any course level. Graduates can expect higher course levels to result in higher potential salary, positions and skill capabilities.

Subjects

Units
The Plant Kingdom
  • The classification and taxonomic hierarchy of seed-bearing plants
  • The use of botanical keys to identify plants
  • Stages of plant growth and life cycles
  • The structure and function of plant cells and tissues
  • The processes of meiosis and mitosis
  • The differences in the external and internal structure of monocotyledons and dicotyledons.
  • The identification and function of the external vegetative parts of higher plants: roots, leaves, stems and buds
  • The identification and function of flowers
  • The identification and function of fruits and seed
  • The importance of photosynthesis and respiration
  • Transpiration and translocation of water throughout the plant
  • Pollination and fertilisation
  • Seed formation and germination
  • Growth regulation
Plant Propagation
  • How to differentiate between plants produced by seed and plants produced by vegetative propagation methods
  • Seed propagation
  • Cutting propagation
  • Propagation aftercare
  • Layering
  • Propagation tools
  • Grafting
  • Propagating plants in a greenhouse
Outdoor Food Production
  • Growing outdoor food crops
  • Timing crops
  • Making gardens more productive
  • Sustainable land management
  • Composting
  • Companion planting
  • Vegetable crowing
  • Fruit crops
  • Pests and diseases of crops
  • Windbreaks
  • Crop harvesting
Garden Planning
  • Collecting pre-planning information
  • Preparing landscape plans
  • The principles, elements and procedures of landscape design
  • Creating landscape effects
  • Using hard and soft landscaping materials.
The Root Environment and Plant Nutrition
  • The physical properties of soil
  • Techniques for improving soil
  • The importance of organic matter in the soil
  • Soil water
  • Watering systems
  • Drainage systems
  • Soil pH
  • Carbon and nitrogen cycles
  • Soil nutrients and their effect on plant growth
  • Fertilisers
  • Properties of growing media
Protected Cultivation
  • Protected cultivation
  • Greenhouse types and shade houses
  • Environmental controls in protected environments
  • Irrigation and nutrition control
  • Containers and growing media in protected environments
  • Care and display of indoor plants
  • Production of selected crops in protected cultivation (tomato, lettuce, begonia, rose).
And more!

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About International Career Institute

The International Career Institute (ICI) is a private and independent provider of education and training. It is part of a network of affiliated colleges established in 1978 which together educate tens of thousands of students yearly worldwide. At present, students from 77 countries study with ICI from the comfort of their home or office. Over 80% of students are Australian residents. Using experienced industry-based faculty and the latest resources, ICI delivers over 50 exciting careers and lifestyle focused courses to a broad range of people and businesses. ICI graduates are given skills that will improve their employment prospects and increase their value to employers. The Institute listens to employers through its strong links to industry. Our tutors are professionals who are not full-time teachers but rather practitioners who actively work in their field of specialisation.
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