This practical course offers an introduction to gardening and estate maintenance in the college’s Community Garden, Italian Garden, woodlands and 125 acre estate.
The college provides all protective equipment and tools. The course runs for three days a week in college with an additional half day of private study. Students gain valuable work experience within the college’s estate.
You will study:
Rural Estate Maintenance; Rural Work Activities; Developing skills for employment; Intro to the rural environment; Enterprise activity; Structures; Soft landscaping; Communication and IT.
A keen interest in working outdoors in all seasons to develop your land-based skills and to help you move on to a higher level in further education or employment.
On successful completion of this course, students can progress onto land-based courses at FE colleges or related employment.
September
NC
Full time
1 year
General
4
