Horticulture
General horticulture
Available to study across regional locations, General Horticulture (Level 3) is a free course where students gain fundamental skills about plant growing systems and environments. Find out more and apply online here.
Amenity horticulture: The care and maintenance of parks, gardens and open spaces.
At Wintec, students will gain the knowledge, training and skills to care for public and private gardens, parks and open spaces, while also getting the benefit of learning at the beautiful Hamilton Gardens campus!
Our amenity horticulture graduates contribute to the community and society through:
- The supervision of street planting and maintenance programmes,
- assisting and leading the care of residential and commercial gardens and lawns,
- planning community revegetation and regeneration projects, and,
- managing contracted green spaces.
Typically students will study our horticulture programmes over two years. This structure develops the skills and knowledge to become assistant or lead amenity horticulturalists, plant collection assistants, turf apprentices, amenity team leaders or contractors.
Programmes
Level 3
Students studying the Applied Horticulture Services (Level 3) Amenity strand will be introduced to the fundamentals of the industry over six months (one semester).
Level 4
Following on, students will study the Advanced Horticulture Services (Level 4) Amenity strand. Graduates will be qualified to be a team leader in an amenity garden situation. This is a 12-month programme.
Our programmes
Professional programmes / short courses
Facilities
Students will learn at the beautiful Hamilton Gardens Campus: a 58-hectare environment of public gardens with an incredible variety of trees, plants, and grasses.Events
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Pathways
To check what you need to gain entry to a course, review the entry criteria available on each programme page. These assist you in understanding what qualifications or experience are typically required to gain entry. You can contact our team at info@wintec.ac.nz or 0800 2 Wintec at any time for further guidance.
About the faculty
Welcome to the Centre for Applied Science and Primary Industries!
Creating the next generation of science talent in New Zealand has never been more important and if you're thinking about a career in Science or Primary Industries, we can help you to build your skills and employability.
We offer a diverse and exciting range of programmes that produce graduates who move on to stimulating and challenging careers within industry. We are proud of who we are and the achievements of our staff, students and alumni.
Creating the next generation of science talent in New Zealand has never been more important and if you're thinking about a career in Science or Primary Industries, we can help you to build your skills and employability.
We offer a diverse and exciting range of programmes that produce graduates who move on to stimulating and challenging careers within industry. We are proud of who we are and the achievements of our staff, students and alumni.
Prospectus (course guide)
The Wintec Prospectus (otherwise known as a course guide) outlines everything you need to know about Wintec. It contains information about the Wintec campuses, student life, and the programmes that are on offer.
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