Horticulture 2
Progress from Horticulture 1. This course is designed for students to advance their knowledge and skills. While the emphasis of the programme is on landscape maintenance and nursery stock production, students are encouraged to explore their own particular niche within horticulture.
| Award Name | Level 6 Advanced Certificate (Level 6 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 6 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 6 Advanced Certificate (Level 6 NFQ) | Major | QQI | Level 6 NFQ |
Duration
One Year Full-time
Entry Requirements
Successful completion of Horticulture 1.
Careers / Further progression
Career opportunities exist in Landscape Construction and Maintenance, Landscape Design, Garden Centre or Nursery Operations, Fruit and Vegetable Production.
Progression Opportunities
EDUCATION PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES:
For full details on progression opportunities see these links:
Excellent progressions opportunities including:
Cork College of FET, Tramore Road Campus: Greenkeeping and Sports Turf Management (6M4330).
Cork College of FET, Tramore Road Campus: Landscape & Nursey Management (6M4234).
MTU: BSc Horticulture (CR011).
MTU: BSc Herbal Science (CR330).
SETU/Kildalton College: BSc Horticulture (WD096).
SETU/National Botanic Gardens: BSc Horticulture (WD097).
UCD: BAgrSc Hons Horticulture, Landscape and Sports Turf Management (DN272).
UCD: BSc Hons Landscape Architecture (DN120).
Further information
Student Services: €250
QQI Exam Fees: €80*
Field Trips: €75
Workshops: €70
Membership €50
Manuals: €15
College Jacket: €55
Total: €595
Please note that only debit cards/visa/mastercard payments are acceptable for payment. The College cannot accept cash/cheque.
* Note: Students with medical cards are exempt from paying the QQI Exam fee.
Learners attending full-time Further Education PLC courses may be eligible for a means-tested maintenance grant. Information
regarding eligibility and application details is available at www.susi.ie
Interviews are held a number of times per year from Springtime through to course commencement. The interview simply acts to match the applicant against the course in terms of suitability, commitment and expectation.
This QQI Level 6 course will provide learners with skills and knowledge to secure employment in the areas of landscape and nursery management. In addition, it will have a focus on business management which will prepare the learners to set up their own firm or to manage existing firms. Students produce a crop of bedding plants which are sold at the end of year plant sale. Graduates may take up employment or may transfer into second year of a degree programme.
Ecology and the Environment - 6N3645
Tree and Shrub Management - 6N3624
Sports Turf Mechanisation - 6N3629
Sports Turf Science and Maintenance - 6N3622
Nursery Stock Production - 6N3610
Finance - 6N4165
Communications - 6N1950
Landscaping Design & Construction - 6N3620
6M4334 - Horticulture
QQI Level 5-Level 6 Horticulture 6M4334
Special Features
For the duration of the course students are provided with the opportunity to work with a commercial enterprise for a minimum of one day per week. This work placement will take place under the supervision of a qualified Horticulturist. Students propagate plants at a commercial glasshouse throughout the year and organise a plant sale in May of each year.
Daniel Crowley
Phone: 021 2067636
Email: daniel.crowley@csn.ie
Email: info@csn.ie
Phone: +353 21 4961020
Address: Tramore Road Campus (Cork College of FET), Tramore Rd., Cork City. T12 AC91