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Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture
The College of Amenity Horticulture is located at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, 5km north west of the city centre and is accessible by the 4, 9 and 83 buses.
Having our college located in the National Botanic Gardens provides students with a unique training opportunity. There is a strong tradition of training at the National Botanic Gardens dating back to 1812.
Our aim is to train students for employment in the amenity horticulture industry. We provide our training in association with OPW, Dublin Municipal Parks departments and a large selection of Horticultural Businesses.
Currently we are providing training for 300 students between all our courses. There is a balance of both school leavers and mature participants among the students. The College of Amenity Horticulture is non-residential with students finding accommodation in the locality.
While on courses students are trained in the theory and practice of horticulture and get an opportunity to work in a practical way alongside skilled horticulturalists as part of their training.
Graduates of our courses contribute in many sectors of the horticulture industry, such as, landscape design and construction, garden centres, parks, estate gardens, grounds maintenance and greenkeeping.
All aspects of Horticulture are being studied on our programmes from Level 5 to Level 7 and prospective students should contact the college directly or attend a careers and course day to find out more information.
| Level 5 Certificate in Horticulture Full Time Course - APPLICATIONS CLOSED General information & course schedule. This full time course involves 28 weeks of horticulture class work and skills. It also contains a four week Practical Learning Period (PLP) in a Teagasc approved horticultural unit. In an average week, students will spend three days at college and two days skills training in a Dublin local Authority… |
| Level 5 Component Awards (Part-Time Day Courses) Due to Large numbers of applications received the following modules are all that are still open to apply for:- Landscape Construction & Maintenance, Horticultural Mechanisation, Leadership, Work Practice and Organic Crop Production. If you would like to apply for any of these modules please contact botanic.college@teagasc.ie to receive application details. The QQI component level 5… |
| Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Horticulture Full Time This full time Horticulture course is offered over a 32 week period and will consist of either 24 or 16 weeks of college based work sand 8 or 16 weeks of a practical learning period (PLP) depending on the chosen steam. Blended learning options will be available for virtual engagement of classroom teaching sessions. Practicals… |
| Level 6 Component Awards (Part-Time Day Courses) - APPLICATION OPEN IN AUGUST 2021 The QQI component level 6 courses are offered on a part-time bases at our college in the National Botanic Gardens and our college campus at Ashtown, Dublin 15. These courses run Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 4.30pm. Please note all component award courses are subject to numbers. These courses are intended… |
| Level 7 BSc in Horticulture BSc in Horticulture (Level 7) This is a 3 year full-time course designed to train you as a professional horticulturist. Horticulturist work in many different areas – managing garden centres, designing gardens, growing fruit and vegetables, maintaining parks, working on golf courses or as horticultural therapists. What are the aims of the course This course… |
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Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture
Ashtown Teagasc Food Research Centre, Scribblestown, Dublin 15, Glasnevin, Dublin
Ireland
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