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OSTC Sports Turf (Level 3)

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).
If you enjoy being outdoors, looking after the environment, and have an interest in sport, this course could be for you.
Sports Turf professionals are responsible for the management and maintenance of golf courses, cricket wickets, sports fields and artificial turf.

Domestic
Level
3
Credits
25
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:

  • plant biology 
  • the maintenance of sports turf tools, equipment and machinery 
  • soils and fertiliser 
  • irrigation systems 
  • health and safety requirements around equipment and chemicals.

What could I study next?

You could study the following programme with us:

What jobs could I do?

Gain employment as a grounds person, looking after golf courses, sports grounds, sports stadiums, schools, race tracks, or council grounds.

You could also enter employment as a landscaper, or work in a plant nursery.

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.