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OSTC Horticulture (Level 2)

If you’re at secondary school and want to learn some practical, hands-on skills that will help you on your career pathway, you can learn at our Otago Secondary Tertiary College (OSTC).
Iterested in working in the outdoors and understanding the horticulture industry further? This could be the course for you.

Domestic
Level
2
Credits
31
Fees
0
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee
Delivery
On campus
Location
Cromwell
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How to apply

See application section below for more information.

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What you will learn

During this course, you will learn:

  • about fruit production 
  • about soil and what fertilisers do 
  • about irrigation systems in horticulture 
  • how to prune trees 

 

What could I study next?

You could do further study with us in one of the following programmes:

New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Production (Fruit Production) (Level 4) - Work-based 

New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Production (Nursery Production) (Level 3) - Work-based 

New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Arboriculture) (Level 3) and New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Services (Arboriculture) (Level 4) 

What jobs could I do?

  • Gain employment in the grape growing, orchard or forestry industry
  • Work in a plant nursery
  • Work for local councils looking after parks and gardens
  • Work in market gardens
  • Provide independent gardening services
  • Gain work as an arborist

Cancellation of a programme

Any programme of study, course or course occurrence may be cancelled or postponed where there are insufficient numbers. As far as is practically possible, we avoid cancelling or making other significant changes less than two weeks before the programme starts (or five working days for short courses). If this happens, we will do our best to suggest alternative study options for you. If you don’t want to do the alternative programme, we will give you a full refund. For international students, if a programme change affects your visa status, we will let you know and support you to find an alternative option. We also advise Immigration New Zealand of any programme change that will affect international students.