Nut Production

For the enthusiast or commercial grower. A detailed study on nut growing with the opportunity to specialise, to some degree, according to your interests. Nuts can be grown in most parts of the world. They are an exceptionally   Read More

Protected Plant Production

Develop your broad understanding of practices and processes involved in successful plant cropping  in greenhouses or other protective structures. Develop a clear understanding of enviromental control and plant growth within a protective enviroment, together with a practical knowledge of plant   Read More

Advanced Diploma In Horticulture (Crops)

ADVANCE YOUR HORTICULTURE CAREER TO A NEW LEVEL A course designed for people wishing to work or advance their careers in managerial or high technical positions within the horticultural crop industry.  A comprehensive course to gain knowledge on   Read More

Advanced Certificate In Applied Management (Crops)

This course develops both the skills required to manage a horticultural farm (eg. Market Garden, Orchard), and also the knowledge in the identification, growing, processing and marketing crops and crop related products. This course involves seven units, plus a 200 hr workplace   Read More

Certificate In Horticulture (Organic Plant Growing)

Accredited through International Accreditation & Recognition Council A 600 hour accredited course designed to teach the principles and practices of growing plants using organic methods. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but   Read More

Certificate In Horticulture (Cut Flowers)

A 700 hr course for people working or wishing to work in the area of cut flower production. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics   Read More

Certificate In Horticulture (Viticulture)

A 600 hr course for people working, or intending to work, in the production of grapes. This course is similar to other CVHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related   Read More

Certificate In Horticulture (Crops)

A course for people working, or intending to work, in orchards or market gardens. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related to crop production.   Read More

Commercial Vegetable Production

Develop skills and knowledge required for commercial vegetable production, including a variety of production methods. This is a very sound 100 hour foundation course in general vegetable production. (Note: Do not undertake Commercial Organic Vegetable Growing as well as this.   Read More

Commercial Organic Vegetable Growing

The demand for organically grown vegetables is currently a major growth area in commercial horticulture. This course is a good starting point in learning all aspects of organic vegetable production.   Read More

Cut Flower Orchids

Orchids occur naturally from very cold temperate climates through to tropical locations; and provided you choose appropriate species and treat them according to location, it is feasible to grow orchids as cut flowers almost anywhere. Orchids are one of the   Read More

Greenhouse Cut Flowers

A course for commercial cut flower growers who are concerned exclusively with greenhouse production. International trade in cut flowers has grown over recent decades. In most countries, developed or in development, it is now possible to get the most popular   Read More

Cut Flower Bulbs

A course for the enthusiast or commercial bulb grower, with ten lessons   Read More

Cut Flower Production

Cut flower growing has experienced rapid expansion in recent decades, resulting in increased demand for training in the skills and knowledge required by this industry in increasingly affluent countries. This course provides a thorough basic training for the commercial cut   Read More

Viticulture

Ten lessons covering the history of viticulture, the current state of the industry, wine and table grapes, dried grapes, cultural practices (trellising, soils, planting, pruning, irrigation, pests & diseases); vineyard design, improving quality, harvest & post harvest procedures, winemaking, marketing   Read More

Mushroom Production

Ever wanted to grow mushrooms and didn’t know where to start?  This course is unique and has been evolving over 20 years with a serious revision every 1 to 2 years, since it was first developed. The most commonly   Read More

Warm Climate Nuts

The content of this course is very similar to the "Growing Nuts" course, except this deals exclusively with nuts grown in the tropics and sub-tropics. There are eight lessons including a special project in this course. This course is designed   Read More

Berry Production

For the enthusiast or commercial grower, covering all aspects of the care & cultivation of common, and uncommon, berry fruit; with the opportunity to specialise to some degree in one type of berry.   Read More

Fruit Production – Warm Climate

GROW A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WITH WARM CLIMATE FRUIT PRODUCTION A course designed for people who want to have a successful warm climate orchard, to develop  skills in the establishment and management of commercial fruit production for warm climates. Similar to the   Read More

Fruit Production – Temperate Climate

An eight lesson course that starts by introducing the fruit growing industry, and moves through most of the skills needed for successful fruit growing in a serious way. Topics covered include management, soils, planting, irrigation, pruning, cultural practices (including pest   Read More

Irrigation – Crops

A ten lesson course that covers the design, installation, maintenance, operation and evaluation of simple irrigation systems. This course is similar to BHT210 and BAG213, but focuses on irrigation systems for row crops (eg. vegetables & cut flowers) and orchards.   Read More

Soil Management (Crops)

Good soil conditions are critical to the healthy growth of most plants. Over eight lessons this course will develop an understanding of physical & chemical properties of soils, the ability to carry out simple tests and determine soil characteristics, and   Read More

Outdoor Plant Production (Crops I)

HOW TO START A COMMERCIAL CROP PRODUCTION ... Designed to gain broad knowledge on outdoor crop production, from flowers to fruits and vegetables, this course is a basic step to start a commercial venture on many types of crops. The course consists   Read More