Advanced Diploma In Horticulture (Parks And Recreation)

Advanced Diploma in Horticulture (Parks and Recreation)

Course info

Would you like to care and manage parks, natural parks, holiday and recreation resort facilities? Then this is the course to do!  It provides training for people to work in the management and development of recreation and park facilities and services. It is relevant to all types of situations including municipal parks, national parks, tourist parks, commercial landscapes, resorts and more!

The Advanced Diploma in Horticulture (Parks and Recreation) involves the completion of 12 core modules, 5 stream modules and your choice of 7 elective modules from the list below.  Each module is a Short Course in its own right and may be studied separately.

Core Modules

• Horticulture for Beginners (I)
• Arboriculture for Beginners
• Computer Studies Introduction (I)
• Irrigation Management
• Leisure Management Introduction (I)
• Leisure Management - Human Resource Management (II)
• Leisure Management - Administrative and Financial Management (III)
• Workplace Health & Safety

As well as: Biochemistry of Plants (I), Instructional Skills, Turf Care and Playground Design.

Stream Modules

Workshop I, Workshop II, Research Project I, Research Project II and an Industry Project.

Elective Modules

Landscaping Foundations (I), Landscaping Intermediate (II), Leisure Facility Management Introduction (I), Leisure Facility Management Intermediate (II), Introduction to Amenity Horticulture (I), Intermediate Amenity Horticulture (II), Sports Turf Management, Turf Repair and Renovation, Trees For Rehabilitation, Leisure Management - Management Strategies (IV), Plant Protection, Practical Horticulture (I), Practical Horticulture (II), Propagation for Beginners, Protected Plant Production, Australian Native Ferns, Australian Native Plants for Food, Australian Native Trees, Soil Management and Beginners Guide to Australian Natives Plants (I)

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 2400hrs

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