Cheadle Town FC- Qualifications in Horticulture
Do you like being outdoors, working with your hands and creating things that people can enjoy? If so, then a career in horticulture could be the right path
for you.
This Study Programme will provide you with a good basic understanding of the horticulture industry while giving you practical gardening skills in a realistic setting. You could go into a fulfilling career working in a wide-range of places from sports grounds to garden centres.
Qualification
– Level 1 Award/Certificate/Diploma inPractical Horticulture Skills.
– Level 2 Award/Certificate in PracticalHorticulture Skills.
What the programme covers:
– Turf and lawn care and identifying weeds.
-Preparing for sowing or planting under supervision.
-Plant container grown subjects.
-Prepare soil and apply organic mulch
– Water a bed, border or area of plants in containers.
-Determine soil phwith colour indicator test kit.
-Apply fertilisers by hand to bare ground.
– Aerate turf by hand.
– Scarification.
– Over mark sports lines.
– Repair area of damaged turf with seed.
Location
Cheadle Town FC,
Park Road, Cheadle,
SK8 2AN
Your potential salary (per year)
Grounds Maintenance £17-25k
Landscapers £19-40k
Groundskeepers £17-48k