TAFE NSW
2 years
Get your hands dirty and find fulfilment in maintaining outdoor spaces in the community that are enjoyed by so many. Gain practical experience and develop specialist skills that give you an advantage in the job market.
This course requires evidence of previous experience or study before you can enrol. You'll need a comfort in working outdoors, in different environments, terrains and in a range of weather conditions, as well as a reasonable level of fitness to use wheelbarrows, do repetitive lifting and be on your feet for long periods. Literacy, numeracy and computer literacy at Year 10 level is also recommended.
Learn to identify plants and understand how best to tend them, implement a plant nutrition program, use your keen eye to troubleshoot and report on plant health, conduct specialist transplanting, pruning and mowing operations, control weeds, plant pests, diseases and disorders, and improve soil quality.
TAFE NSW provides nationally recognised training, so you can train in one state and take work opportunities in another state without needing to upskill. You'll gain practical experience and develop specialist skills that give you an advantage in the job market.
Our graduates go onto roles like horticulturist, gardener, parks and gardens tradesperson and sporting ground garden maintenance. Take your study further with other courses offered at TAFE NSW, such as the Diploma of Horticulture Management or Diploma of Landscape Design.
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