Horticulture Learnership, NQF Level 1

The duration is 8-12 months. NQF Level 1. This is also offered as short courses by Unit Standard.

Learn to:
• Apply fertilizers to ornamental plants and landscapes.
• Plant and establish ornamental plants from containers into open ground. • Apply health and safety principles in horticulture.
• Propagate ornamental plants from seed.
• Apply water to landscaped areas Prune and shape ornamental shrubs.
• Care for ornamental seedlings Utilise growth media for ornamental plant containers.
• Control weeds manually in plant propagation and landscaping.
• Apply basic tree-climbing principles.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the horticultural industry.
• Backfill compact and replant grass sods and plants in irrigation trenches.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic structure of ornamental plants.
• Create an awareness of environmental protection.