Land-based
We are one of the leading post 16 land-based training providers in Wales.
Our Land-based Faculty provides award-winning training designed to meet the needs of employers and staff across a wide geographic area, including Flintshire, Wrexham, Denbighshire and Conwy, Cheshire and the Wirral.
Our specialist staff deliver training & assessment in your workplace. In addition to work based apprenticeships we offer a range of day-release training, open & distance learning, and professional short courses via our Land-based Faculty, based at Northop College.
We provide a full range of specialist Land-based apprenticeships. The training is delivered by our specialistwork-based staff who will visit and supportyou in your workplace throughout the training period. Some routes include day release or block release training at Northop College designed to supplement and support skills developed in the workplace.
Horticulture Courses
Our flexible work-based horticulture training is designed to meet the needs of businesses & trainees across the sector, including: Landscape, Golf & Sports Turf, Amenity, Gardens & Green Space, Groundsmanship, and Nursery Production. We also provide the specialist short courses such as Use of Chainsaws, Pesticides, & Spraying. This year we have launched new day-release and block-release options in addition to our work based training. We also offer the prestigious RHS Certificate courses at Northop College.
| Level 1 Diploma in Work-based Horticulture (NPTC/C&G) ODL |
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Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Horticulture (NPTC/C&G) MA & ODL
- Landscaping
- Horticulture
- Turf – Greenkeeper
- Groundsman
- Gardens & Green Space
- Production Horticulture
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Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Horticulture (NPTC/C&G) FMA & ODL- Landscaping
- Turf – Greenkeeper
- Groundsman
- Gardens & Green Space
- Production Horticulture
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Horticulture Short Courses
RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture
Modules:
- Understanding Garden Features, Plant Selection and Planting
- Understanding the Maintenance of Garden Plants & Lawns
- Understanding Production of Vegetables and Fruit
- Understanding Protected Environments
- Plant Classification, Structure and Function
- Understanding Plant Propagation
- Maintaning Plant Health
- Plant Nutrition and Root Environment
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| WM8092 NPTC Basic Chainsaw Techniques CS30, 31 |
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| WM8095 NPTC CS38 Climbing & Performing Aerial Rescue |
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| WM8097 NPTC CS39 Use of Chainsaw from a Rope & Harness |
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| WM8118 NPTC PA1 Foundation Module: Safe Use of Pesticides |
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| WM8123 NPTC PA6 Knapsack Sprayer |
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| WM8128 Lantra Safe Use of Mowers |
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| WM8131 Lantra Safe Use of Strimmers / Brushcutters |
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| WM8135 Lantra Safe Use of a Wood Chipper |
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| PA2 Ground Crop Sprayer (Vehicle Mounted) |
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Floristry Courses
Combining innovative craft skills and all aspects of practical floristry, commercial retail practice, and customer service; our floristry courses offer high quality work-based training at trainee and supervisory levels. We are also one of the few UK colleges to offer the well-regarded Level 4 Higher Diploma in Floristry. This course is ideal for experienced florists seeking to improve or update their skills to an advanced level.
| Level 2 Floristry (NPTC/C&G) MA & ODL |
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| Level 3 Floristry (NPTC/C&G) FMA & ODL |
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| Level 4 Higher Diploma in Floristry (NPTC/C&G) (College based only) |
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Can't find what you're looking for?
If you don't see anything appropriate to your industry/service requirements, please get in touch via our online enquiry form, email acquire@deeside.ac.uk or phone 01244 834545.
