- Course Dates
- 18 September 2024 - 25 June 2025
- Duration
1 day for 36 weeks
- Attendance
9:30 - 16:00
- Location
- Plumpton College
Course Overview
COMPLETE YOUR RHS LEVEL 2 DIPLOMA AT PLUMPTON COLLEGE
RHS have redsigned their RHS Level 2 Diploma for those wanting a route to employment in professional horticulture or further personal interest. Designed to be studied individually on a part-time basis they're flexible to any schedule. The RHS Level 2 Diploma is awarded to those that who successfully achieve the RHS Level 2 certificates Practical Horticulture and Prinicples of Plant Growth and Development.
RHS Principles of Principles of Horticulture
This theory based qualification provides a comprehensive understanding of the principles that underpin professional practices and theories which support horticulture techniques. In essence the Science behind the Plants. Each Unit is assessed by written examinations throughout the year. The course covers topcs that include:
Topics include
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Plant Botany and Physiology;
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Plant Science;
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Plant health and Nutrition.
Entry Requirements
An existing horticultural qualification is strongly recommended or related industry experience.
Financial support, course fees and work experience at Plumpton College
Bursaries
Financial support could be available to you depending on your household income, eligibility criteria, and level of study. A bursary, which is money given directly by the Government, could help fund bus travel, accommodation, course equipment, college meals, or educational trips.
Course Fees
Students aged 16-18 on 31st August in the year of starting the course do not pay tuition fees.
Students aged 19-23 studying their Level 1, 2 or first Level 3 may be entitled to tuition fee waiver depending on criteria eligibility.
Students aged 24+ who are studying a second Level 3 course or aged 24+ who are studying their first Level 3 course will have to pay tuition fees, depending on the course.
Students on low income who can prove they earn less than £25,000 (from September 2024); are unemployed; or receive state benefits could be entitled to a tuition fee waiver.
All students pay a standard facility fee to use communal, non-educational facilities. Material fees apply to Floristry, Blacksmithing and metalwork, Agricultural Engineering, and Motor Vehicle students, which contribute to quality resources and equipment for their studies, and the fee depends on the subject.
Equipment & PPE
Students on a 14-16, Level 1, 2, 3, or Foundation Learning course may be required to purchase equipment such as a uniform, PPE, or kit before starting their course.
Work Experience
Work experience enhances your studies and is an important part of your course. It ensures you leave college ready for the world of work. It is compulsory to undertake an element of work experience when studying a Level 1, 2, or 3 course.
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