Landscape Construction and Maintenance

Course Name:  Landscape Construction and Maintenance

Duration: 5 Days

Course Code: C20194

Location:  Nation Wide

Awarding Body: FETAC Level 5

Price: 

 

Our Landscape Construction and Maintenance course will run over 5 days and on successful completion the learners will have acquired valuable knowledge to carry out appropriate landscape techniques and tasks.

Each participant will cultivate the skills necessary to construct interesting landscape features and arrangements. Participants will demonstrate confidently their unique ability to prepare the ground and successfully sow a variety of landscape plants. On Completion learners will express a high standard of preservation to their constructed landscape features.

“Handouts excellent, very enjoyable tutor a pleasure to work with"
"The tutor was very helpful with any questions, I enjoyed the course"
"Learnt a lot of useful tips with a hands on approach”

- Learners from previous Landscape Construction and Maintenance course

 

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Aims

This course will help learners achieve the following:

  • Surveying and Leveling
  • Hard Landscaping
  • Soft Landscaping
  • Lawns and Grass Areas
  • Relevant Maintenance.
Progression Route

Major award level 5 certificate

Assessment

Summary Skills Demonstration 60%

Candidates will be asked to demonstrate a broad range of practical skills and adherence to safe working practices. They will have to maintain a primary record of measurements and/or observations or other relevant information as part of the skills demonstration.

Project 40%

Candidates will investigate an existing ornamental planting that has a large variety of hard and soft landscaping features. In this project they will express their understanding of landscaping concepts and draw and evaluate on their conclusions.

Entry Requirements


National Vocational Certificate Level 1, Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent qualifications. Mature Applicants with relevant life and work experience.

Delivery

Hughes delivers our training program through having fun, experiential learning, practical exercises and group participation. Along side our highly experience trainers, we aim to develop course material with appropriate educational notes and case study examples ensuring all learning outcomes are met. Resulting in participants having a beneficial learning experience during and after our course.