Interested in the tips and tricks of building outdoor spaces?

If you are looking for a career where you can design, create and build outdoor spaces, this qualification is for you.  You will gain the practical skills and knowledge to design or renovate and maintain existing garden landscapes. You will learn how to select materials and plants for landscape projects and set out landscaping for a range of sites using stone, brick, block and timber structures. Training is provided in the areas of hard landscaping, irrigation, plant knowledge, soil nutrition, turf maintenance, landscape machinery use and horticultural safety.  You will also gain an understanding of environmental and sustainability considerations for landscaping.

To make an informed choice about the suitability of this course, please consider the essential skills and knowledge below. You must: 

• Enjoy practical / manual work.
• Enjoy nature and outdoors.
• Have good communication skills.
• Demonstrate good physical fitness and mobility.
• Show your ability to work independently as well as within a team.
• Demonstrate your problem solving & creativity - view challenges as opportunities for creative design solutions.
• Be able to cope with varied weather conditions outdoor (e.g., heat, rain, cold, wind).
• Be able to cope with nature (e.g., insects, reptiles, odours).
• Demonstrate your ability to follow Work Health and Safety procedures and respond to immediate safety risks.