TQUK
Level 3
QN: 610/1986/0
Curriculum Active
TQUK Level 3 Diploma in Garden Design (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by TQUK. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 259 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
TQUK
Syllabus Units
9 Units
Guided Hours
259 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Create garden design schemes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand ways to express design ideas.
- Be able to create a garden design scheme to meet a client brief.
- Be able to select materials, lighting and furniture suitable for a garden design scheme.
- Be able to select and design a planting scheme for a garden design.
- Be able to produce scale plans for garden design.
2
Draw and present garden design schemes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the use of different garden design presentation methods.
- Be able to present garden design scheme to client.
- Be able to review garden design scheme.
3
Setting up a garden design business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to set up a garden design business.
- Understand how to work with suppliers and clients.
- Be able to compile marketing material.
- Be able to price garden design projects.
4
Site surveying and analysis in garden design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to survey and measure a site.
- Be able to record site characteristics.
- Be able to determine soil characteristics.
5
Understand design elements and principles in garden design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the essential principles of garden design.
- Understand mass and void in garden design.
- Understand the use of geometry in garden design.
6
Understand hard landscaping materials in garden design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand hard landscaping materials used in garden design.
- Be able to select appropriate hard landscaping materials.
- Understand hard landscaping construction techniques in garden design.
7
Understand plant selection in garden design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand characteristics of a wide range of plants.
- Understand the principles of plant selection.
- Understand the visual and spatial design qualities of different plants.
- Understand the safe use of poisonous and hazardous plants.
- Understand plant diseases and pests.
8
Understand the garden design process
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the design process in relation to garden design.
- Understand the importance of the client brief.
- Understand garden design styles and themes.
9
Use scale drawings in garden design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to draft a site plan to scale.
- Be able to draft a site elevation to scale.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/1986/0
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- TQUK
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2023