Certificate II in Horticulture

Holmesglen Institute – This course offers students the opportunity to acquire a wide range of skills. Students will learn how to build retaining walls, lay paving, maintain gardens, test soil, drive a tractor, use a ride-on mower and identify pests and diseases in plants. This is a great course if you want to work outdoors in a variety of areas.

CERES – This course offers students the opportunity to acquire a wide range of skills such as testing soil, identifying pests and diseases in plants, assisting with landscape construction work, propagation, potting up plants and pruning shrubs and small trees. This course provides an introduction to careers in areas such as gardening, landscaping, and nurseries. The course is a great introduction to the horticulture industry.

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Enrolment Type VE1

Limited places

Consider this course if.....

Are interested in gardening
Like working outdoors
Enjoy practical activities
Are able to undertake manual work (including bending and lifting)
Enjoy the natural environment

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS/INFORMATION

Holmesglen Institute students are required to provide their own safety gear, this may include: safety boots, work overalls and sun protection. This program incorporates an extensive practical component, therefore, some degree of physical fitness is required.

CERES students must have appropriate personal PPE – safety boots, hi viz vest, gardening gloves. CERES students must have successfully completed Year 9.

Program Content

Sample competencies covered include:

Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders
Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing
Prune shrubs and small trees

Career opportunities

Employment opportunities exist in a number of industry sectors such as

Landscaping
Nursery
Parks and gardens
Turf management

With additional training and experience, future employment opportunities may include nursery worker, groundskeeper, horticulturist or landscaper.

Work placement

Work placement is not required.

Contribution to VCE/VCAL/Vocational Major

VCE/VCAL/VM: Students may be eligible to receive recognition of up to two or more units at Units 1 & 2 level and a VCE VET Units 3 & 4 sequence.

ATAR: This subject does not have a study score and therefore cannot contribute towards the student’s primary four. Students who receive a Units 3 & 4 sequence may be eligible for a 10% increment towards their ATAR (10% of the lowest result of your primary four scaled studies). Please note the student must already have English and three other fully scored VCE/VET subjects to create the primary four. VCAL and the VCE Vocational Major do not contribute towards an ATAR.