If being outdoors in the sun watching plants grow into something beautiful sounds amazing to you, a short course in Horticulture can help you make the most of your green thumb. From landscaping, garden design and caring for plants, these courses are perfect for anyone with a passion for gardening or to get a taste of what this career is all about.
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As the art or practice of garden cultivation and management, Horticulture explores the contributions of plants to a healthy environment for animals and humans alike. With technology changing the industry, professionals trained in the latest techniques and knowledge are becoming more in demand to help evolve the field with jobs available in research, analysis cultivation and development – there’s a choice for everyone. As a career, being a horticulturist leads to a wide variety of job opportunities in this booming industry and will only continue to grow. If you feel this is the path for you, consider studying an agricultural or gardening course in TAFE.
Career of Horticulture in Australia
As Australia’s second largest industry in Agriculture, Horticulture is worth approximately $9 billion, giving you the opportunity to choose the career path you want in this growing field. With two sectors of the industry, the Production sector, which involves the production of food crops, and the service sector, which includes growing plants for ornamental or recreational purposes.
A career in Horticulture can include job opportunities such as:
- Plant Pathologist
- Nursery Worker
- Plant Care worker
- Horticulture Consultant
- Ornamental Horticulturist
- Horticultural Technician
TAFE Horticulture Courses
Studying Horticulture at TAFE can be considered one of the best ways to start or expand in your chosen industry. Experience and knowledge from Gardening and Agricultural courses provide you with the skills and responsibility to undertake work in a variety of types and levels of horticultural work. With certificates and diplomas available both in-class and online courses, the options to create your own exciting and gratifying path are there for you to choose.
Certificates
A Horticulture certificate allows you to develop post-trade skills and theoretical understanding across the industry; it will allow you to understand new concepts or continue to expand upon your current knowledge of the field.
- Certificate III in Landscape Construction
- Certificate III in Retail Nursery
- Advanced Certificate in Floristry – (online)
- Certificate IV in Horticulture – (online)
- Certificate II in Landscaping – (online)
- Certificate IV in Agribusiness
Diplomas
Diplomas of Horticulture are available at a large number of institutions all around Australia and are an excellent way to start your career in Horticulture or a related field. Study a gardening or agricultural course such as:
- Diploma of Landscape Design
- Diploma of Parks and Garden Management
- Diploma of Horticulture – (online available)
- Diploma of Applied Horticultural Science
- Diploma of Sport Turf Management
Degrees
If you are currently studying at a Higher Education institute or wish to begin your education at one, consider studying a Horticulture degree or add elements of this field into your original course.
- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
- Graduate Diploma in Urban Horticulture
- Bachelor of Design (Major in Landscape Architecture)