BellTime Magazine Spring/ Summer 2016 May 2016 | Page 26

HORTICULTURE
HORTICULTURE

Graduate Programmes &
Why People Choose Careers
Internships
in Horticulture?
WOULD
YOU LIKE A CAREER
WORKING IN:

Clear programmes for developing careers are
emerging in the horticulture industry. Graduate
programmes and apprenticeships are being
developed with some of the biggest horticulture
companies in Ireland. Depending on the company
they involve either working with the company during
your years as a students or others that recruit
graduates for 2 years and introduce them to
different parts of their business. Some programmes
include foreign placements.

•
•
•
•
•

PARKS GARDENING
LARGE GARDEN ESTATES
INTERIOR PLANTSCAPE
GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
BOTANIC GARDENS

Courses
•

Horticulture is an enjoyable and rewarding career
for many reasons; many like that you can work
predominantly outdoors but there are plenty of
indoor opportunities too. A career in horticulture is
rewarding; you are growing, feeding and nurturing
crops from beginning to end. Opportunities are there
to be flexible and self-employed or to work with
diverse Irish and international companies.
There is an increasing demand for graduates
in all sectors. There are opportunities too for
entrepreneurs developing sectors include; cut
foliage, niche crops and professional garden
maintenance.

•
•
•
•

GARDEN CENTRES
HORTICULTURAL THERAPY
GREENKEEPING
LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION
Applications and information for

Both
Kildalton and
Botanic
GardensIN
offer
the
BACHELOR
OF
SCIENCE
HORTICULTURE:
QQI
these courses available from
following:
the Teagasc College Office 01
LEVEL
7
Full time Level 5 and level 6 Certificate in
8040201 and website
(ApplicationHorticulture
to CAO - course code WD097)
College
of
Amenity
Horticulture
www.teagasc/botanicgardens.ie
Apply direct to colleges
• QQI CERTIFICATES
IN HORTICULTURENational
LEVELBotanic
5
Gardens
Full time 3 year WIT degree
and 6 Apply through CAO
Glasnevin
Kildalton
College,
time options
study alongside
full time AT
• PartPART
TIMEavailable,
COMPONENT
AWARDS
LEVEL
5
Groups welcome.
students at level 5 & 6
Piltown
ANDLimited
6
T: 01 8040201 for group
class sizes for all courses
Co. Kilkenny

2 Teagasc
Horticulture Colleges

bookings.
Mature students welcome

COLLEGE OF AMENITY HORTICULTURE, NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS, GLASNEVIN, DUBLIN 9

www.teagasc.ie
=== www.teagasc.ie ===

COLLEGE OF AMENITY HORTICULTURE,
NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS,
GLASNEVIN, DUBLIN 9
-----

26
28