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Graduates will be multi-skilled and able to work independently Graduates may then progress to an Advanced Diploma in
in a horticultural setting. They will have applied competencies to Horticulture and should be able to demonstrate the ability to
continue to learn new techniques, keep in touch with progress select and apply appropriate plants and plant cultivation methods
and trends in the green industry and progress through the and to manage and supervise personnel and work activities in a
professional career path of the horticultural field. They will also familiar horticultural environment, using entrepreneurial skills in
be able to innovatively create green spaces in communities management of a horticultural business and/or sections thereof.
and business environments to enhance the quality of life and They should also demonstrate the ability to investigate and solve
contribute towards the conservation and sustainability of South environmental and plant cultivation problems in an unfamiliar
Africa’s plant resources. context through personal competencies, management principles
and an understanding of the ethical implications of decisions and
The Diploma in Horticulture articulates vertically with the actions. Furthermore, graduates should be able to demonstrate
Advanced Diploma in Horticulture. After completion of the an ability to evaluate different sources of information in the field
Advanced Diploma, graduates should be able to demonstrate of horticultural projects, and to apply well-developed processes
detailed knowledge of plants, methods and technologies of analysis and synthesis. They should also be able to present
to propagate, grow and maintain plants, management, and communicate such information using appropriate academic
environmental impacts and related legislation, as well as the and professional or occupational conventions, formats and
ability to apply key terms, concepts, facts, principles, rules and technologies. It will also be important to demonstrate an ability
theories of the above-mentioned fields. They should also be to work effectively in a team or group, and to take responsibility
able to demonstrate an understanding of the different forms of for their decisions and actions and the decisions and actions of
knowledge and schools of thought of the main areas of study others within well-defined contexts, including the responsibility
involved. for the use of resources, where appropriate.

For further information email Lana Sanderson on sandersonl1@tut.ac.za
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