RHS
Level 4
QN: 603/0320/7
Curriculum Active
RHS Level 4 Diploma in Horticultural Practice
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by RHS. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 298 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
RHS
Syllabus Units
8 Units
Guided Hours
298 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Garden Design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply knowledge and understanding of garden design principles to a public garden context.
- Be able to document
- analyse and interpret information and apply understanding to garden design within a public garden.
2
Horticultural Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply knowledge and understanding of managerial operations and processes within a public garden context.2.
- Be able to select and use a variety of methods, skills and management techniques within a public garden context in order to manage a range of sites.environments throughout the year.3.
- Be able to document
- analyse and interpret horticultural information and apply understanding to the management of public garden.
- Understand and manage the potential hazards and risks associated with horticultural operations in a public garden.
3
Horticultural Taxonomy, Botany and Plantsmanship ll
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to interpret horticultural information and apply understanding of nomenclature and taxonomy in the naming of plants.
- Be able to deomonstrate an understanding of the use of structure and morphological characteristics in the identification of plants, and the application of genetic fingerprinting.
- Be able to apply knowledge and understanding of plant taxonomy and nomenclature to identify a wide range of plants and to know their characteristics.
- Interpret horticultural information and demonstrate understanding for the conservation of plants and habitats.
4
Landscape Construction and Surveying
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply knowledge and understanding of landscape construction and surveying operations and processes within a public garden context.
- Be able to select and use a variety of methods, skills and management techniques within a public garden context.
- Understand the potential hazards and risks associated with landscape construction operations in a public garden context.
5
Ornamental Planting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply knowledge and understanding of operations and processes for the management of a variety of ornamental planting styles within a public garden context.
- Be able to select and use a variety of methods, skills and techniques for the implementation and management of ornamental planting with a public garden context.
- Be able to document
- analyse and interpret horticultural information and apply understanding to ornamental planting in a public garden context.
6
Plant Health ll
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply knowledge and understanding of plant health to teh management of horticultural operations and processes.
- Be able to implement an integrated approach to the control and monitoring of pests, disease and disorder on specified sites within a public garden context.
- Be able to interpret scientific information and regulatory requirements in order to apply plant health and management to a public garden context.
- Understand the potential hazards and risks associated with the management of plant health in a public garden context.
7
Propagation and Protected Growing Environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply knowledge and understanding of managerial operations and processes within protected growing environments.
- Be able to select and use a variety of propagation methods, skills and techniques within a public garden context.
- Be able to document
- analyse and interpret horticultural information and apply understanding to the management of protected growing environments within a public garden context.
- Understand and manage the potential hazards and risks associated with propagation and protective growing environments in a public garden context.
8
Research Project
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to research and select relevant horticultural information form a range of sources and present knowledge and understanding of the subject area.
- Be able to document
- analyse and interpret complex information and apply understanding.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/0320/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- RHS
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2016