Open Colleges' Certificate II in Horticulture is a nationally recognised qualification under the RTF03 Amenity Horticulture Training Package. It focuses on competencies in a number of areas relating to specialised horticultural knowledge and broader business skills.
You will learn to recognise plants, undertake planting tasks, use correct pruning techniques and collect plant specimens. You will also acquire retail skills relevant to a garden centre environment and undertake a mandatory work placement. Successful completion of the course will equip you for employment in positions such as nursery assistant, nursery worker, assistant to groundskeeper and assistant to horticulturalist.
The Key benefits of studying with Open Colleges include:
• Study online / by distance – So you can choose your study times
• Self-paced – You decide how fast or slow you learn
• Study at home – You can study from the convenience of home
• Nationally recognised provider – with over 80 years of experience & 700,000 students
• No term dates, enrol anytime – So you can start whenever you want
Students are required to enroll via Cengage Education's website and pay for their course via Cengage Education's secured payment system.
Open Colleges is a dual sector Higher Education Institution and a Registered Training Organisation offering certificates, diplomas, and short courses via correspondence learning. As a Nationally recognised provider, the courses offered by Open Colleges are mainly nationally recognised and accredited. Many of Open Colleges courses are Austudy and/or Abstudy approved.
Open Colleges' courses allow you to undertake a self-paced educational journey with its fully online/correspondence education services.
Open Colleges has an affiliation with employment services company Adecco Australia. Students wishing to seek full and/or part time employment in their chosen field, can contact Adecco Australia on completion of their qualification.