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 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.

Part time courses or component awards allow learners to select individual subjects in horticulture from any of our major awards at Level 5.  At level 5 they can be pursued by individuals as taster modules to identify if further engagement in horticulture is warranted or desired.  These courses will enable the student to develop a greater understanding of the sciences underpinning their chosen sector, and will also help them improve their skills
and competence at a practical level.

These courses are offered at a time and in a manner to best meet the demands of the horticulture industry. They are offered over the academic year during which time students will undertake a programme of both academic and practical training.  As well as providing the learner with a taste of 3rd level training in their chosen sector,
these courses will equip the learner with the knowledge skill and competence relevant
to the sector.

• Fruit and Vegetable Production
• Organic Crop Production
• Horticultural Mechanisation
• Garden Design
• Biodiversity in the Natural Environment
• Plant Science
• Soil Science
• Landscape Construction and Maintenance
• Plant Identification and Use
• Plant Propagation
• Plant Protection
• Work Practice
• Leadership

Further information on fees, timetables and applications can be found on our website below.

www.teagasc.ie/education/teagasc-colleges/botanic-gardens-college-of-horticulture/courses/