Note: The RHS No longer offers this certificate; but an ACS Certificate (without the RHS name) can be still awarded to anyone completing this course with us.
This Advanced Certificate is an excellent stand alone qualification, or a sound starting point for advanced study in horticulture.
Course content
This course is 800 hrs in duration and consists of 5 core modules and 3 elective modules.
Core Modules
Propagation (100 hrs)
Soil Management (100 hrs)
Botany (100 hrs)
Horticulture III (100 hrs)
Practical Horticulture (100hrs)
Electives
Choose from:
Crops I (100 hrs) or
Protected Plant Production (100 hrs)
Choose from:
Planning Layout and Construction of Ornamental Gardens (100 hrs) or
Restoring Established Ornamental Gardens (100 hrs)
Choose from:
Turf Care (100 hrs) or
Plant Selection and Establishment (100 hrs) or
Wholesale Nursery Management (100 hrs)