
New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Services (Level 4) with a strand in Amenity
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Programme highlights
If you love nature, launch your career in the amenities (also known as the parks and gardens) industry.
You'll get the hands-on experience, in planting, pruning and lawn care, that you need to get a job within the parks and gardens industry.
You'll also get plenty of real-life experience working in the community at off-site parks and gardens.
With two options to study we have you covered:
In-work learner
This programme is designed for people who are employed within the landscape construction industry.
No matter how much experience you have, we can support you to reach new heights.
To gain this qualification you'll need to be employed with a qualified landscaper who is willing to support you with regular work to meet the graduate outcomes of this qualification.
Study will take place two evenings per week in class, while employers and tutors will verify your practical skills when you are at work. There will be four week long block courses that you'll be required to attend.
You'll be visited on-site at your place of work throughout the programme.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to take on a job as an amenity gardener, collection curator, grounds persons or amenity contractor.
Full-time learner
Attending MIT Ōtara you will learn the skills and knowledge through onsite practical and theory and work experience placement.
This programme includes 105 hours based in a relevant parks and gardens industry operation.
When you graduate, you will be ready to take on a job as an amenity gardener, collection curator, grounds persons or amenity contractor.
Please note: Aspects of this programme are physically demanding, please talk with an Ask Me! agent if you face fitness or mobility challenges
Key facts
Start month(s) |
July |
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Study location(s) |
MIT Ōtara |
Level | 4 |
Domestic fees |
$6,500 (approx.) |
Youth Guarantee (fees-free*) |
Not available |
Programme code | NZ2674-03 |
Duration |
February: Full-time for 34 teaching weeks Full-time learner: 3-days per week. In-work learner: 2 evenings per week, 4 week-long block courses, workplace assessment. July: Full-time for 34 teaching weeks or full-time for 17 teaching weeks# Full-time learner: 3-days per week. In-work Learner: 2 evenings per week, 2 week-long block courses, workplace assessment. #If you have completed the New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3) |
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Study method |
Full-time |
Credits | 130 |
International fees | Not available to international students |
Māori and Pasifika Trades Training Scholarship (fees-free*) |
Not available |
Qualification leads to |
New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Services (Level 4) with strands in Amenity, Arboriculture, Cemetery, Landscape Design, Landscape Construction, and Sports Turf |
Information is correct as at 29 July 2022. Programme fees are based on a full-time student and may vary depending on your final selection of courses that make up your programme. To provide you with an indication of costs, the approximate fees quoted in this publication are based on the indicative 2022 fee structure. The indicative programme fees for 2022 do not include the Compulsory Student Services Fee (CSSF). The CSSF is an additional levy to your 2022 programme or course fees. Further information about the CSSF can be found here www.manukau.ac.nz/cssf. Programmes stated as eligible for free study in 2022 are based on the 2021 fee structure and subject to funding confirmation for 2022. All fees are in New Zealand Dollars. You will be advised of the current fees at the time of enrolment. All courses and programmes will proceed subject to numbers and academic approval. Manukau Institute of Technology Limited is accredited under the provisions of the Education and Training Act 2020. International students must study in class and will not be able to enrol for online study options.