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Horticulture
Our 16-hectare horticultural unit provides a variety of landscape features that are used for teaching purposes and for student practical work. A new glasshouse complex was opened in 2002 and provides excellent facilities for plant production, tropical displays and interior plants. There are also limestone and sandstone rock gardens, a small lake, woodlands, arboretum, wildflower meadow, formal rose garden, herbaceous and shrub borders and themed demonstration gardens. These features are used to display our comprehensive range of plants and special collections.
We also have six hectares of sports fields, golfing facilities and a bowling green which are used not only for sports activities but also for the teaching of sportsturf management and groundsmanship.
Learn to design the landscapes we live and work in and create them using hand tools or the latest mechanical implements. Flowers or football pitches, gardens, greenkeeping, glasshouses or the great outdoors - wherever your interest lies, we have a wide range of courses to suit you and excellent specialist facilities.
Horticulture courses
BTEC National Diploma Horticulture
- Duration:
- 2 years full-time (September to July)
- Location(s):
- York Campus
SPECIALISE IN: SPORTS TURF MANAGEMENT HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTIONLANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE MAINTANCE AND DESIGN Incorporating the National Award, the National Diploma in...
Foundation Degree Horticulture
- Duration:
- 2 years full-time, 3 years part-time
- Location(s):
- York Campus
This course provides vocationally based study to train first-line managers for the horticultural industry. Its main focus is the production and marketing of plants from propagation to the raising...
Extended Foundation Degree Horticulture
- Duration:
- 1 years full-time; 5 years part-time
- Location(s):
- York Campus
The Extended Foundation Degree includes a foundation year for students without A levels and those who want to return to education after a period of employment, after a career break or to make...
NVQ Level 3 Apprenticeship: Production Horticulture
- Duration:
- 12-24 months
- Location(s):
- York Campus
Training is delivered primarily in the workplace attending College on a weekly block release programme which consists of eight block weeks spread throughout the year. Successful students can...
NPTC Advanced National Certificate Horticulture
- Duration:
- 1 year part-time studying for 2 days each week from September to June
- Location(s):
- York Campus
Amenity & Decorative Horticulture or Landscape Design These courses allow you to specialise in either Amenity and Decorative Horticulture (Landscape and Garden Maintenance) or Landscape and...
NPTC National Certificate Horticulture
- Duration:
- 1 year full-time or 2 years part time
- Location(s):
- York Campus Harrogate Centre Guisborough Centre
An introduction to horticulture (including arboriculture and landscape practice routes), suitable for school leavers, mature students or anyone wanting to make a career change. The course will...
City and Guilds National Certificate Horticulture
- Duration:
- 2 years studying for 1 day each week September to February
- Location(s):
- Harrogate Centre
This course is suitable for adults who have little experience but want to develop skills for a change of career or to improve their understanding of horticulture. It provides the practical...
NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship: Horticulture
- Duration:
- 12-18 months
- Location(s):
- York Campus
This is a work-based qualification with additional time spent at College in blocks over seven weeks. This programme is designed to support successful students towards positive...
NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship: Production Horticulture
- Duration:
- 12-18 months
- Location(s):
- York Campus
Your training will primarily take place in the workplace with attendance at College on a weekly block release programme consisting of seven block weeks in the first year and five block weeks in the...
NVQ Level 1 Apprenticeship: Amenity Horticulture
- Duration:
- 12-18 months
- Location(s):
- York Campus
This programme is designed to support young people towards positive destinations and progression to NVQ Level 2. You will study predominantly through on-the job training with some attendance at...
Professional Development Diploma in Social and Therapeutic Horticulture
- Duration:
- One day each week (Thursday) from January 2009 to Easter 2010
- Location(s):
- York Campus
Please contact us for details This course is for those working in Health, Social Service, Prison Service, Probation and Charitable Horticulture projects or those who intend to enter this area of...
Foundation Degree Landscape and Garden Management
- Duration:
- 2 years (full-time) or 3 years (part-time)
- Location(s):
- York Campus
This course provides vocationally based study to train first-line managers for the landscape and garden management industries where there is currently a shortage of suitable qualified staff. ...
City and Guilds Certificate in Gardening
This course is also available at our centres at Bedale, Guisborough, Harrogate and Pickering and available at Selby College.This course is aimed at complete beginners through to keen...
Brush Wood Chipppers
- Duration:
- 1-day plus assessment – please contact us for further details
- Location(s):
- York Campus
This course is designed for anyone wishing to learn how to use a brushwood chipper and can be arranged with either a College certificate of attendance or NPTC certification. Course Content:...
BTEC First Diploma: Construction
- Duration:
- 1 year full-time
- Location(s):
- York Campus
This course is based around practical activities and working situations and forms a good basis for more advanced study such as a National Diploma or Advanced Apprenticeship in Construction.
BTEC HIgher National Certificate Horticulture
- Duration:
- 1 year (full time); 2 years (part-time)
- Location(s):
- York Campus Harrogate Centre
This is a full professional level qualification, for interest or work. The practical and theory content is assessed by assignment – no exams! At York: study on Mondays and Tuesday each week...