Maungatautari Information Session | Horticulture
Study Horticulture for free in Maungatautari. Join us for an information session and find out how you can start your career journey in Semester 2.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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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