New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills (Level 2) Sustainable Horticulture Strand
Are you passionate about the outdoors?
Our 15-week course provides a comprehensive introduction to sustainable horticulture, equipping you with the skills and knowledge needed for a fulfilling career.
You'll learn practical skills in revegetation, riparian planting, fruit tree pruning, and plant propagation. You will also learn how to plan and maintain gardens and native tree plantings, and safely operate light utility vehicles and horticultural tools.
The course blends the theoretical foundations of sustainable horticulture with hands-on practical sessions. This course opens doors to diverse career opportunities in conservation operations, amenity horticulture, nursery horticulture, fruit production, or serves as a stepping stone to further study.
This is a FREE course and located in Tauranga.
Career opportunities
Career opportunities in the primary sector, such as:
- Revegetation Planting Team
- Riparian Planting Team
- Assistant Gardener
- Nursery Worker
- Orchard Worker
- Post Harvest Pack House Role
- Vineyard Hand
- Forestry Planting Team
Topics you'll cover
This course covers a range of primary industry skills from practical production tasks to an in-depth look at a range of primary industry workplaces and may include:
- Plant propagation and maintenance
- Riparian and revegetation planning and planting
- Plant and pest weed identification
- Crop growing
- Fruit crop training and pruning practices
- Safe work practices for the primary industry
- Mixing and applying agrichemicals, and using spray equipment
- LUV operation
- Tools and small engine operation and maintenance