School of Horticulture

QUALIFY AS A HORTICULTURALIST AT MOUNT CONGREVE

PROVIDING FULL-TIME PRACTICAL SKILLS TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN A UNIQUE HISTORIC ESTATE GARDEN. STUDENTS LEARN, EXPLORE, AND WORK WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF PLANTS IN THE WORLD.

Annual programme of study commencing every April – just in time for the growing season!

Achieve your formal QQI training qualification at the Mount Congreve School of Horticulture delivered in conjunction with the Waterford Wexford Education & Training Board.

Training is based in the world-renowned Mount Congreve Gardens with unrivalled access to the historical botanical facilities including new teaching classrooms located in Mount Congreve House. There is no better place to start your journey to a new horticulture career.

Certificate in Horticulture – QQI Level 5 Major Award

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Programme Duration: Full-time programme of study (48 weeks)

Programme Calendar: Starts April each year until March the following year

This one-year training programme has been designed to prepare students to work in the Horticulture industry. This is the ideal starting point for a successful and fulfilling career in horticulture which covers a varied range of individual sectors and specialisms.

Students undertake their hands-on training and gain invaluable work experience studying amongst the vast botanical plant collections, four-acre walled garden, Georgian glasshouses, wetlands, and beautiful woodland gardens all of which present a unique opportunity to learn and experience a variety of microclimates and plant growing conditions.

Students will undertake a total of 9 learning modules delivered across the duration of the 48-week programme:

1. Horticultural Operations

2. Horticultural Taxonomy and Plant Identification

3. Plant Health and Protection

4. Foundation in Botanical Sciences

5. Fruit & Vegetable Production

6. Propagation in Horticulture

7. Introduction to the Horticulture Industry

8. Teamwork and Communications in the workplace

9. Estate Management, Plant Establishment & Maintenance

Certificate in Horticulture – QQI Level 5 Major Award

Course applications for our 2025/2026 programme will be available later this year. To register for an application form, join our mailing list by emailing [email protected]
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This Further Education & Training programme is proudly funded by Waterford and Wexford Education & Training Board. There are no course fees to attend this WWETB Local Training Initiative. Successful applicants for this course who are currently in receipt of a social welfare payment will also be eligible to receive a WWETB Training allowance while attending this programme.

For general course or application enquiries please contact our Education Facilitator at: [email protected]

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