Generation Apprenticeship - Horticulture L6
29 Jan, 2025
Do you enjoy working outdoors in a physically active job? Are you interested in plants, horticulture, and science? Why not consider a career as a horticulturist?
On completion of this two-year apprenticeship, you will become a fully qualified horticulturist, with an NFQ Level 6 Higher Certificate in Horticulture.
You may then choose to work as a horticulturist in commercial horticulture units in the following enterprises:
- Plant nurseries
- Garden centres
- Fruit growers
- Vegetable growers
- Landscapers
- Garden and parks
You may also use the qualification to progress within the sector and/or to higher education programmes.
Role of a Horticulturist
The role of the horticulturist involves completing core daily and seasonal operational tasks on horticulture facilities such as fruit farms, garden centres, gardens and parks, hard landscaping business, nurseries, and vegetable farms.
By the end of your training, you will be able to:
- Operate a range of equipment and instruments specific to the horticultural business effectively and according to standard operating procedures.
- Work safely and productively in a horticultural setting, following appropriate safety, environment, and risk checks.
- Speak knowledgeably about the horticulture industry.
- Understand the basics of plant science, soil science, plant nutrition, plant propagation and plant production.
- Identify a range of plants commonly used in horticulture in Ireland.
- Understand and use technical terminology and language.
- Apply plant protection products as a trained Professional User.
- Use transferrable skills to work in another horticulture sector.
- Use specialist skills to work within an identified horticulture sector.
