Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This 1 year, full-time programme gives learners the opportunity to demonstrate a broad range of knowledge of horticultural and plant care techniques, to demonstrate understanding of the needs of a range of plant types and horticulture contexts and provision for them in accordance with recommended best practice.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Work Practice
Plant Protection
Plant Science
Soil Science and Growing Media
Communications
Fruit & Vegetable Production
Plant Identification and Use
Landscape Construction and Maintenance
Beekeeping
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M2586 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
People who will complete the course may go on to set up their own farmer’s market stalls, run an organic gardening centre. You may also develop projects introducing organic gardening to school children. Many people simple develop their own garden and grow more of their own food thus saving money and enjoying the delights of fresh, nutritious and local food.