This course offers foundation skills and knowledge which will develop an opportunity to pursue a career in parks, gardens and general landscape maintenance.

The Course
This is a one year part time course, one day per week, from January through to December 2005. The course objectives are designed to give you the basic skills and information required to achieve National Vocational Qualification Level 2 Amenity Horticulture - (Landscaping) Certificate. You will become familiar with the practices and principles in different aspects of amenity horticulture, gardening, maintenance, health and safety, working with people, growing on plants and maintaining exterior landscape features.

There is no end of term exam, NVQ 2 Amenity Horticulture - (Landscaping) is continually assessed in the candidate's workplace.

Course Content
The topic areas covered over the year of study are likely to include the following:

• 029 Monitor and maintain health and safety
  029.1 Monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the workplace
  029.2 Maintain good standards of health and safety for self and others
  
  
• 031 Develop personal performance and maintain working relationships
  031.1 Maintain and develop personal performance
  032.2 Establish and maintain working relationships with others
  
  
• 002 Establish plants outdoors
  002.1 Prepare ground for establishing plants
  002.2 Establish plants in soil
  
  
• 003 Maintain general amenity turf
  003.1 Maintain the health of general amenity turf
  003.2 Maintain the condition of general amenity tuft
  
  
• 004 Establish and develop decorative amenity areas
  004.1 Establish decorative amenity areas
  004.2 Develop the appearance of decorative amenity areas
  
  
• 033 Construct and maintain boundaries and paths
  
  
• 043 Maintain plants outdoors
  043.1 Maintain the health of plants outdoors
  043.2 Remove unwanted plant growth
  

Qualifications Gained
Success on the course leads to the National Vocational Qualification Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture - Landscaping Certificate.

Students will be trained to NPTC level in the safe use of pesticides and calibration of knapsack sprayers. Formal assessment by The National Proficiency Training Council is offered on site at an extra cost.

Assessments
You will be expected to carry out a wide variety of practical tasks of which some will be assessed and recorded towards your qualification.

There is no end of course examination for the NVQ Level 2 Amenity Horticulture (Landscaping option) but you will need to submit a workbook portfolio of evidence.

Entry Requirements
Entry to this programme will normally follow a satisfactory NVQ Level I Amenity Horticulture study period, a willingness to learn new skills and a commitment to achieve the award is expected.

You will need to be in employment or working as a volunteer in a landbased industry.

Progression
On completion of the full NVQ2 Amenity Horticulture Landscaping Certificate, students have the option of converting this into an apprenticeship award (with additional work) or moving onto the Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme.

Equipment
Students will have to provide their own steel toe-cap boots, secateurs and a raincoat and leggings for wet weather. A lever arch file with dividers and a clipboard are also required.

Venue
This course takes place at Capel Manor's main site in Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, or at our Gunnersbury Park Centre in West London, or at Upminster Court, Hall Lane, Upminster, Essex.

Fees

Study		Day	Start Date	Course Time	19+ Annual Tuition Fee	19+ Reg Fee	Length
Part-time		T	Flexi	9am-4pm	£319	£125	1 year

Please note that exam fees may be subject to change by the awarding bodies

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