Associate Diploma In Turf

Associate Diploma in Turf

Course info

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills necessary to work at a management level in the Turf industry. It provides a very sound foundation and graduates may find employment in positions such as superintendent, greens manager, sales or marketing representative or technician.

To obtain this Diploma you must complete 11 core modules and your choice of 4 electives from the range listed below.  Each module is a Short Course in its own right and may be studied separately.

Core Modules

• Horticulture for Beginners (I)
• Turf Care
• Sports Turf Management
• Turf Repair And Renovation
• Weed Control
• Irrigation (Gardens)
• Plant Protection
• Machinery & Equipment (Engineering I)
• Horticultural Resource Management
• Horticultural Marketing
• Workshop I
• Research Project I

Elective Modules

Plant Knowledge (Horticulture II), Plant Health (Horticulture III), Engineering Applications (Engineering II), Soil Management (Horticulture), Plant Pathology, Practical Horticulture (II), Practical Horticulture (I), Landscaping Foundations (I), Landscaping Styles (III), Landscape Construction, Pasture Management, Supervision, Playground Design, Personnel Management and Managing Notable Gardens.

Course Delivery

This course is only available to be completed by correspondence.

Work Load  | Full time: 12hrs per week |  Part time: 6hrs per week |  Total Duration 1500hrs

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