Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 2 is the most recognised.
Typical pay: £26,000 to £38,000Level 2 most recognisedOpen entry
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
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Qualifications employers recognise (Level 2)
Any of these strengthens your application.
- Level 2 Technical Certificate in Horticulture L214 courses
- Level 2 Diploma in Practical Horticulture Skills L214 courses
- Level 2 Diploma in Horticulture L25 courses
- Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Horticulture L21 course
- Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture and Land-Based Skills L21 course
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Where this can take you
With experience you could: do a Horticulture and Landscaping Technical Manager Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship to progress into a management role, become a landscape supervisor or landscape manager, set up your own landscaping business, specialise in landscape design and train future landscapers at a land-based college or training provider.
- Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Horticulture L36 courses
- Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Horticulture L34 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Horticulture L33 courses
- RHS Level 3 Certificate in Practical Horticulture L32 courses
Courses for this career
Level 2
- Level 2 Technical Certificate in Horticulture L214 courses
- Level 2 Diploma in Practical Horticulture Skills L214 courses
- Level 2 Diploma in Horticulture L25 courses
- Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Horticulture L21 course
- Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture and Land-Based Skills L21 course
Level 3