Skills Bootcamps
Brighton & Hove Skills Bootcamps
Increase your employability with fully funded Skills Bootcamps delivered at One Garden Brighton, in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council. Designed for residents and local businesses, these hands-on employability programmes in Grounds and Estates and Construction Landscaping provide the practical skills, confidence, and industry experience needed to move into employment or develop your workforce in the growing green sector.
Construction Landscaping
Location: Stanmer Campus, One Garden Brighton
3-4 Days a week
Kick-start or advance your career in landscape construction with our ground-breaking Skills Bootcamp – designed with industry leaders to equip you with essential practical, theoretical, and legislative training, while connecting you with a network of like-minded professionals and opening doors to roles that demand certified expertise.
Grounds & Estates Horticulture Operative
Location: Stanmer Campus, One Garden Brighton
3-4 Days a week
Turn your passion for the outdoors into a career with this hands-on, industry-recognised course in amenity horticulture – perfect for beginners or those looking to upskill, offering practical and technical training across diverse landscapes to prepare you for a wide range of roles in grounds maintenance, landscaping, and green space management.
East Sussex Skills Bootcamps
Canine Hydrotherapy for Musculoskeletal Practitioners
Location: Plumpton College
2 Days a week
This skills bootcamp is aimed at aspiring hydrotherapists who are already in the animal therapies industry e.g. currently working as a veterinary physiotherapist. Learners will engage in reflective practice, enhance their clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills and understand the importance of working within their scope of practice. They will recognise the legal, ethical, and professional standards, obligations, and accountability required of a professional canine hydrotherapist
Vineyard Operative
Location: Plumpton College
3-4 Days a week
Launch or enhance your career in the UK wine industry with this intensive, hands-on vinegrowing course – combining essential theory, practical vineyard training, and industry-recognised certifications to equip you with the skills, knowledge, and network needed to thrive in cool climate grape production and vineyard operations.
Grounds & Estates Horticulture Operative
Location: Stanmer Campus, One Garden Brighton
3-4 Days a week
Turn your passion for the outdoors into a career with this hands-on, industry-recognised course in amenity horticulture – perfect for beginners or those looking to upskill, offering practical and technical training across diverse landscapes to prepare you for a wide range of roles in grounds maintenance, landscaping, and green space management.
Construction Landscaping
Location: Hastings
3-4 Days a week
Kick-start or advance your career in landscape construction with our ground-breaking Skills Bootcamp – designed with industry leaders to equip you with essential practical, theoretical, and legislative training, while connecting you with a network of like-minded professionals and opening doors to roles that demand certified expertise.
Arboriculture – Supervisor/Team Leader
Location: Plumpton College
2 Days a week
Take your arboriculture career to the next level with this dynamic Skills Bootcamp, designed for experienced arborists ready to step into leadership – combining advanced technical training, site management, compliance, and team supervision skills to prepare you for confident, competent leadership in today’s evolving tree care industry.
Aquatic Treadmill Therapy for Small Animals
Location: Plumpton College
Learners will gain an understanding of aquatic treadmill equipment, its maintenance, and the current health and safety standards in canine hydrotherapy. Learners will also understand the components involved in canine assessment and how to apply a clinical reasoned pathway to the process.
Hear From our Students
At Plumpton College, students learn in industry-standard facilities designed to reflect real working environments, from specialist workshops and laboratories to working farms, equine centres and outdoor learning spaces across the South Downs.
