Garden and Landscape Designer

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Horticulture

Pathway: Garden Design. Learners complete 10 mandatory units and 5 optional units.

Mandatory Units

Professional Working Responsibilities
Plant and Soil Science
Contemporary Issues in the Land-based Sectors
Participating in Horticultural Tasks at Events
Resource and Operations Planning for Event-based Horticultural Activities
Work Experience in the Land-based Sectors
Identification, Planting and Care of Plants
Routine Plant Management
Plant Propagation Activities
Tree and Shrub Pruning and Maintenance

Recommended optional units:

Identification, Planting and Care of Trees
History of Landscape and Garden Design
Landscape and Garden Design
Linear and Level Surveying
Computer-aided Design in Horticulture.

Lantra Awards Legislative Tests/Skills-based Programmes

The following Lantra Awards courses complement your BTEC Nationals in Horticulture course, offering your learners additional key work-based skills to help them pursue a career in this sector.

Lantra Awards Technical Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (Including Skills Identity Card)

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Lantra Awards Technical Award in Health and Safety for Agriculture and Horticulture

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*Majority of content covered within BTEC Level 3 Nationals Extended Diploma in Horticulture - see specification or Lantra Awards assessment guidance for full details.

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