Horticulture

Improve your horticultural and floristry skills, or aim for a career in these industries with our horticulture, floristry and organic primary production qualifications. Our qualifications will give you give you theoretical background and practical skills.

 

See how graduate Bayley Luu Thomas made his move with Open Polytechnic.

 

 

Horticulture and Environment prospectus

At Open Polytechnic we specialise in flexible, distance and online learning designed to help you fit study around your work and life commitments.

For more information about our horticulture and environment programmes download our mini prospectus  (PDF 2MB)

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Study options

Level Credits

Level

2

Credits

60

Fees

$0

Level

3

Credits

60

Fees

Costs vary

Level

3

Credits

60

Fees

$0

Level

3

Credits

50

Fees

$0
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There have been plenty of benefits for me since I have studied, I used to be a gardener now I run my own business and travel the world designing gardens and the best part is I get to work outdoors!

Bayley LuuTomes - NZ Certificate in Horticulture Level 3 graduate.

 

Meet some horticulture graduates

Sowing the seeds for a successful career 

Jane Boydon


Trainee gardener, Aspen Landscapes
Learning to grow

Aaron Nicholson

National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3) (Closed to New Enrolments)

Logistics, The Warehouse
Shaping his own success

Bayley LuuTomes

NC1014 : National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4), NZ2677: New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (General) (Level 3)

Landscaper
Studies help garden centre worker’s horticulture career to grow

Linda Pugh

New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (General) (Level 3)

Meet some horticulture graduates