Gardening and Landscaping Training Programs in UK

Colleges & Universities, UK Universities | shubhashish | November 18, 2009 at 3:42 am

GardeningGardening and landscaping apprenticeship programs are meant for both – career oriented people and hobbyists. Universities and colleges across UK offer various degree and diploma programs in gardening and landscaping. These one-year and two-year courses include various topics such as geographical conditions required for gardening and landscaping, disease and pest controlling techniques and growing food plants. Landscaping programs in UK generally teach landscape design theory, lawn installation, maintenance, costing and interior plant-scaping.

Some of the most popular gardening and landscaping training programs in UK are offered by below mentioned schools.

Myerscough College

This institute offers two-year Landscape Advanced Apprenticeship program which is based on seven units. This advanced apprenticeship program offers the students various landscape skills like drainage system installation, construction and maintenance of path as well as boundaries, construction of water feature and handling of different machineries and equipments.

Glyndwr University

It is one of the most prominent places for obtaining landscape and gardening training courses in UK. This institute offers the degree which is known as Art and Design: Landscape and Garden Design BA [Hons]. It is a full-time training program which grooms the students properly and makes them ready for contemporary market.

Barnsley College

The landscape training program offered by this institute is known as Amenity Horticulture – Landscaping Apprenticeship at Level 2 [NPTC]. It is a full-time two-year course which includes study subjects like grass or fine turf management, maintenance and use of equipments, care and treatment of plants, hard and soft landscaping, safety and health in landscaping and fundamental plant science. This course paves way for Advanced Apprenticeship in Horticulture.

Askham Bryan College

Landscape and gardening students can obtain Landscape Maintenance Intermediate BTEC Diploma from this popular institute in UK. This ideal course is a one-year and full-time training program.

Warwickshire College

The training program provided by this institute is known as Dumper Operation for Landscapers Certificate of Competence (NPTC). This short-term course is meant for working professionals in the industry.


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2 Comments

  1. Paul says:

    Landscaping Question. I would love to attend a course like this. In the meantime, We are having extreme problems trying to keep leaves out of our garden. After the heavy winds we seem to be filling bag after bag of leaves. Can anyone suggest a sensible solution. I tend to despise leave blowers but I may have no other option to get my garden looking the way it should. Great blog by the way. My wife and I very much enjoy reading it.

  2. Paul says:

    The UK desperate for people with Landscaping expertise, training and knowledge. Universities must keep offering apprenticeships in gardening and landscaping. Great article.

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