City & Guilds
Level 3
QN: 601/7456/0
Curriculum Active
City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Horticulture (540)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1320 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
City & Guilds
Syllabus Units
23 Units
Guided Hours
1320 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Construct and maintain decorative landscape features
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Construct and maintain decorative landscape features
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Construct and maintain decorative landscape features
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Construct and maintain decorative landscape features
2
Construct and maintain timber landscape features
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Construct and maintain timber landscape features
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Construct and maintain timber landscape features
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Construct and maintain timber landscape features
3
Construct and restore walls
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Construct and restore walls
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Construct and restore walls
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Construct and restore walls
4
Construct horizontal landscape surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Construct horizontal landscape surfaces
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Construct horizontal landscape surfaces
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Construct horizontal landscape surfaces
5
Customer care and retail merchandising
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Customer care and retail merchandising
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Customer care and retail merchandising
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Customer care and retail merchandising
6
Establish and manage exterior plant displays
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Establish and manage exterior plant displays
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Establish and manage exterior plant displays
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Establish and manage exterior plant displays
7
Horticultural production techniques - protected environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Horticultural production techniques - protected environments
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Horticultural production techniques - protected environments
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Horticultural production techniques - protected environments
8
Horticultural production techniques – outdoors
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Horticultural production techniques – outdoors
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Horticultural production techniques – outdoors
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Horticultural production techniques – outdoors
9
Identification and use of ornamental plants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Identification and use of ornamental plants
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Identification and use of ornamental plants
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Identification and use of ornamental plants
10
Identification, selection and planting of plants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Identification, selection and planting of plants
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Identification, selection and planting of plants
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Identification, selection and planting of plants
11
Land based industry machinery operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Land based industry machinery operations
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Land based industry machinery operations
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Land based industry machinery operations
12
Maintain turf in parks and gardens
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Maintain turf in parks and gardens
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Maintain turf in parks and gardens
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Maintain turf in parks and gardens
13
Manage winter and summer sports turf surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Manage winter and summer sports turf surfaces
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Manage winter and summer sports turf surfaces
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Manage winter and summer sports turf surfaces
14
Plant and soil science
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Plant and soil science
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Plant and soil science
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Plant and soil science
15
Principles and practices of garden design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Principles and practices of garden design
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Principles and practices of garden design
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Principles and practices of garden design
16
Principles of Health and Safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Principles of Health and Safety
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Principles of Health and Safety
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Principles of Health and Safety
17
Principles of plant health and protection
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Principles of plant health and protection
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Principles of plant health and protection
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Principles of plant health and protection
18
Principles of sports turf maintenance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Principles of sports turf maintenance
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Principles of sports turf maintenance
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Principles of sports turf maintenance
19
Principles of sustainable management of turf
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Principles of sustainable management of turf
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Principles of sustainable management of turf
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Principles of sustainable management of turf
20
Site surveying, levelling and setting out
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Site surveying, levelling and setting out
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Site surveying, levelling and setting out
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Site surveying, levelling and setting out
21
Sustainable Development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Sustainable Development
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Sustainable Development
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Sustainable Development
22
Undertake and review work related experience in the land based industries
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Undertake and review work related experience in the land based industries
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Undertake and review work related experience in the land based industries
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Undertake and review work related experience in the land based industries
23
Water management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Water management
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Water management
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Water management
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/7456/0
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- City & Guilds
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2015