Study Method Online
Institution International Career Institute
Start Date Enrol anytime

Course overview

Become a qualified horticulturalist. The course provides an opportunity to interact with and learn from very successful, highly qualified and experienced professionals.

Horticulture presents a very diverse range of career opportunities. Many positions require working outdoors with the use of management, science, design, planning and technical skills

Study method

  • Online Online info icon
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Virtual Virtual info icon
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online

Duration study load

  • Average completion time – 24 weeks
  • ICI courses allow you to study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. This means that you determine the pace of the course and within which time period you will ultimately complete your studies in

Course features

  • Fast track your career as a horticulturalist
  • Learn the inside secrets of how to become a horticulture pro in months not years!
  • Study a horticulture course that was designed in conjunction with senior members of the profession
  • Free up valuable time, don’t waste time and money travelling to classes
  • Study at your own pace whenever and wherever you are
  • Have access to a tutor who works in the industry you are training for

Recognition of prior learning

  • There are NO previous work or education requirements for entry into any course level. Graduates can expect higher course levels to result in higher potential salary, positions and skill capabilities

Professional Recognition

  • This course is recognised and accredited by the International Association of Private Career Colleges (IAPCC)
  • ICI is listed as a massage school with the Massage Association of Australia (MAA)
  • ICI is an Approved Training Provider with the International Institute of Complementary Therapists (IICT).
  • ICI is a CMA College Member and is found on the Complementary Medical Association’s Register of Education Providers

Delivery

  • This entire course is carried out via Distance Learning (also known as correspondence learning). Distance learning is ideal if you need to adapt around work, family, or other commitments. It is also extremely beneficial should you simply wish to fast track your studies (and career) and not be locked into a timetable
  • Our course content and learning experience ensure that your course is relevant and interesting. Learning, tutorial assistance and assessments take place whenever and wherever you are in the country or world. It takes place at your own pace on your own terms to fit your lifestyle. As an ICI student, you’ll never endure a pop quiz, spend countless hours and hundreds of dollars travelling, and never be late for an assignment or for class

Subjects

Core Units
Horticulture
  • The classification and taxonomic hierarchy of seed bearing plants
  • The use of botanical keys to identify plants
  • Stages of plant growth and life cycles
  • The structure and function of plant cells and tissues
  • The processes of meiosis and mitosis
  • The differences in the external and internal structure of monocotyledons and dicotyledons
  • The differences in the external and internal structure of monocotyledons and dicotyledons.
  • The identification and function of the external vegetative parts of higher plants: roots, leaves, stems and buds
  • And more!
Plant Propagation
  • How to differentiate between plants produced by seed and plants produced by vegetative propagation methods
  • Seed propagation
  • Cutting propagation
  • Propagation aftercare
  • Layering
  • Propagation tools
  • Grafting
  • Propagating plants in a greenhouse
Outdoor Food Production
  • Growing outdoor food crops
  • Timing crops
  • Making gardens more productive
  • Sustainable land management
  • Composting
  • Companion planting
  • Vegetable crowing
  • Fruit crops
  • Pests and diseases of crops
  • Windbreaks
  • Crop harvesting
Garden Planning
  • Collecting pre-planning information
  • Preparing landscape plans
  • The principles, elements and procedures of landscape design
  • Creating landscape effects
  • Using hard and soft landscaping materials.
And more!

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About International Career Institute

The International Career Institute, established in 1978, provides education and training for careers by building skillsets and delivering courses to students in the comfort of their own home. The ICI offers a large range of career-based courses designed to prepare students to engage with achieving their career goals and build employment prospects.

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