Horticultural Management Courses

Explain the nature and scope of providing, establishing and managing amenity horticulture sites.

• This course has been developed by professionals in both Australia and the UK, with the aim of being relevant throughout the world.
• This is a module in the Royal Horticultural Society's Master of Horticulture.

Explain planning for amenity horticulture, including appropriate measures to ensure all relevant concerns are identified and appropriately considered.

An Amenity Site is primarily used for recreation, pleasure, visual enhancement or environmental improvement rather than for the production of economic crops.

Prerequisite : You must complete Amenity Horticulture I before atempting thias course.

This course provides an understanding of modern technology and its application to growing plants, with emphasis on hydroponic production.

A valuable course for anyone working or planning to work in the management of a hydroponic enterprise.

A program designed to provide a fast track to formal recognition to non-qualified horticulturists with significant industry experience and expertise, without having to undertake lengthy studies in areas where they already have a high level of ability.

In essence assessments are made of a candidate's knowledge and skills; and on the basis of that assessment, a study program is advised and supported (by a mentor), allowing the candidate to prepare for a series of exams. When the mentor and student feel the time is right, those exams are undertaken. The program leads to the award of a horticulture diploma recognising knowledge and ability in management, plant knowledge and technical skill.

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With more advanced research skills, you will be able to contribute new insights into the field of horticulture, and our understanding of issues that affect it.

This course will further develop your ability to research and present a critical, written and numerical assessment of information related to social, technological, environmental and economic issues that impact on Horticulture today.

Prerequisite: Horticultural Research I

Develop the skills and knowledge needed to plan, conduct and report on research in social, technological and environmental issues that impact on Horticulture today and which are needed for strategic business planning.

• This course has been developed by professionals in both Australia and the UK, with the aim of being relevant throughout the world.
• This is a module in the Royal Horticultural Society's Master of Horticulture.

Develop your skills to manage strategies appropriate to specific enterprises in the horticultural industry, both businesses or public enterprises.

Eight lessons covering planning for efficient and economical management in horticulture: including such things as work procedures and programming, budgeting and staff supervision. The course is relevant to all areas of horticulture including nurseries, parks, private gardens, market gardening and fruit production.

• Archaeological remains
• The grounds and gardens of large houses
• Notable smaller gardens
• Urban and rural small parks
• Notable parks and green spaces that may have historical significance ie. refer to a particular historical figure or event
• Old parks and gardens which may be representative of the period or a style, or can be attributed to a certain designer
• Parks and gardens of value as part of other notable landscapes or buildings
•  Large public parks
• Community gardens and allotments
• Civic landscapes
• Churchyards, cemeteries and grounds surrounding public buildings such as hospitals.
• Urban green corridors and other green spaces including village greens
• New landscapes

A study focussing on managing Economics, Planning and Marketing of operations in horticulture.

Your ability to manage a business can make a huge difference to your success in horticulture. In this course, you will learn to the business side of horticulture, including how to plan and implement effective strategies for your business and/or services. This is a module in the Royal Horticultural Society's Master of Horticulture.

Develop a capacity to apply legal, contractual and staff management considerations to demonstrate informed interpretation and analysis, critical thought processes and an understanding of complex issues in relation to the management of a range of different sectors of the horticulture industry.

Prerequisite: Operational Business Management I

Project Managers are needed to oversee all types of horticultural projects; from land rehabilitation to landscapend, and setting up new enterprises, both production and amenity.

Gain a competitive edge in project management with this flexible, informative course.
Developing project management skills is valuable; these skills can be applied to all industries, and in all sorts of situations.
This course is just as relevant to a construction project as it is to managing a new product launch. It is best suited to someone who has some prior experience or training in management, but is also useful as an adjunct to management studies