City & Guilds
    Level 1
    QN: 600/5587/X
    Curriculum Active

    City & Guilds Level 1 Award In Practical Horticulture Skills

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1120 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 1
    Awarding Body
    City & Guilds
    Syllabus Units
    61 Units
    Guided Hours
    1120 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Aerate turf by hand

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to aerate turf by hand
    • be able to aerate turf by hand
    2

    Apply fertiliser by hand to bare ground

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to apply fertiliser by hand to bare ground
    • be able to apply fertiliser by hand to bare ground
    3

    Assess soil texture and condition

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to assess soil texture or condition
    • be able to assess soil texture and condition
    4

    Build a sample brick wall

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to build a sample brick wall
    • be able to build a sample brick wall
    5

    Build or repair a dry stone wall

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to build or repair a dry stone wall
    • be able to build or repair a dry stone wall
    6

    Care for a planted area

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to care for a planted area
    • be able to care for a planted area
    7

    Collect and prepare produce or plant material for transport

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to collect and prepare produce or plant material for transport
    • be able to collect and prepare produce or plant material for transport
    8

    Construct and maintain boundaries

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to construct or maintain boundaries
    • be able to construct or maintain boundaries
    9

    Cultivate land by single digging or forking

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to cultivate land by single digging or forking
    • be able to cultivate land by single digging or forking
    10

    Dead-head rose bushes, Rhododendrons or other shrubs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to dead-head rose bushes, Rhododendrons or other shrubs
    • be able to dead-head rose bushes, Rhododendrons or other shrubs
    11

    Determine soil pH with colour indicator test kit under supervision

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to determine soil pH with colour indicator kit
    • be able to determine soil pH with colour indicator kit under supervision
    12

    Edge and rake golf bunkers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to edge and rake golf bunkers
    • be able to edge and rake golf bunkers
    13

    Edge turf with shears

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to edge turf with shears
    • be able to edge turf with shears
    14

    Establish an even gradient or level between two fixed points

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to establish an even gradient or level between two fixed points
    • be able to establish an even gradient or level between two fixed points
    15

    Identify annuals and herbaceous perennials

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know annuals and herbaceous perennials species
    16

    Identify indoor plants

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know indoor plant species
    17

    Identify trees and shrubs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know tree and shrub species
    18

    Identify weeds

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know weed species
    19

    Lay paving blocks on sand

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to lay paving blocks on sand
    • be able to lay paving blocks on sand
    20

    Lay paving slabs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to lay paving slabs
    • be able to lay paving slabs
    21

    Lay turf by hand

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to lay turf by hand
    • be able to lay turf by hand
    22

    Laying hard surfaces for external landscaping

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to lay hard surfaces for external landscaping
    • be able to lay hard surfaces for external landscaping
    23

    Lift, divide and plant herbaceous perennials

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to lift, divide and plant herbaceous perennials
    • be able to lift, divide and plant herbaceous perennials
    24

    Maintain and protect metal surfaces

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to maintain and protect metal surfaces
    • be able to maintain and protect metal surfaces
    25

    Maintain hand tools

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to maintain hand tools
    • be able to maintain hand tools
    26

    Maintain paved areas

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to maintain paved areas
    • be able to maintain paved areas
    27

    Maintain wooden structures with water-based preservative

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to maintain wooden structures with water-based preservative
    • be able to maintain wooden structures with water-based preservative
    28

    Mix mortar or concrete

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to mix mortar or concrete
    • be able to mix mortar or concrete
    29

    Over-mark sports lines

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to over-mark sports lines
    • be able to over-mark sports lines
    30

    Place sports equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to place sports equipment
    • be able to place sports equipment
    31

    Plant container grown plants

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to plant container grown plants
    • be able to plant container grown plants
    32

    Plant flower bulbs for naturalisation or bedding

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to plant flower bulbs for naturalisation or bedding
    • be able to plant flower bulbs for naturalisation or bedding
    33

    Pot up rooted cuttings, large seedlings or plugs by hand

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to pot up rooted cuttings, large seedlings or plugs by hand
    • be able to pot up rooted cuttings, large seedlings or plugs by hand
    34

    Prepare and plant a container for display

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prepare and plant a container for display
    • be able to prepare and plant a container for display
    35

    Prepare and plant a hanging basket

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prepare and plant a hanging basket
    • be able to prepare and plant a hanging basket
    36

    Prepare ground for sowing or planting under supervision

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prepare the ground for sowing or planting
    • be able to prepare the ground for sowing or planting under supervision
    37

    Prepare soil and apply organic mulch

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prepare soil and apply organic mulch
    • be able to prepare soil and apply organic mulch
    38

    Prick out seedlings singly

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prick out seedlings singly
    • be able to prick out seedlings singly
    39

    Propagate by stem cuttings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to propagate by stem cuttings
    • be able to propagate by stem cuttings
    40

    Prune bush roses

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prune bush roses
    • be able to prune bush roses
    41

    Prune deciduous shrubs flowering on current season’s growth

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prune deciduous shrubs flowering on current seasons growth
    • be able to prune deciduous shrubs flowering on current season's growth
    42

    Prune deciduous spring-flowering shrubs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prune deciduous spring-flowering shrubs
    • be able to prune deciduous spring-flowering shrubs
    43

    Prune hedges by hand

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prune hedges by hand
    • be able to prune hedge by hand
    44

    Prune shrubs for winter stem colour

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to prune shrubs for winter stem colour
    • be able to prune shrubs for winter stem colour
    45

    Remove dew from fine turf

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to remove dew from fine turf
    • be able to remove dew from fine turf
    46

    Repair area of damaged turf with seed

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to repair area of damaged turf with seed
    • be able to repair area of damaged turf with seed
    47

    Scarify turf by hand

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to scarify turf by hand
    • be able to scarify turf by hand
    48

    Set out a right angle on the ground

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to set out a right angle on the ground
    • be able to set out a right angle on the ground
    49

    Set out pots, modules or trays following potting or pricking out

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to set out pots, modules or trays following potting or pricking out
    • be able to set out pots, modules or trays following potting or pricking out
    50

    Sow grass seed by hand

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to sow grass seed by hand
    • be able to sow grass seed by hand
    51

    Sow seed indoors in containers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to sow seed indoors in containers
    • be able to sow seed indoors in containers
    52

    Sow seed outdoors in drills by hand

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to sow seed outdoors in drills by hand
    • be able to sow seed outdoors in drills by hand
    53

    Support herbaceous perennials

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to support herbaceous perennials
    • be able to support herbaceous perennials
    54

    Support individual stems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to support individual stems
    • be able to support individual stems
    55

    Support plants on wires, frames or trellis

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to support plants on wires, frames or trellis
    • be able to support plants on wires, frames or trellis
    56

    Use a cylinder mower

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to use a cylinder mower
    • be able to use a cylinder mower
    57

    Use a leaf-litter blower

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to use a leaf-litter blower
    • be able to use a leaf-litter blower
    58

    Use a nylon cored strimmer

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to use a nylon cored strimmer
    • be able to use a nylon cored strimmer
    59

    Use a wheeled rotary mower

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to use a wheeled rotary mower
    • be able to use a wheeled rotary mower
    60

    Use an air cushion mower

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to use an air cushion mower
    • be able to use an air cushion mower
    61

    Water a bed, border or area of plants in containers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • know how to water a bed, border or area of plants in containers
    • be able to water a bed, border or area of plants in containers

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    600/5587/X
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    City & Guilds
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2012

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