Askham Bryan College

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Courses Offered

NPTC NVQ Level 1 (General Horticulture PT 12-18 months WBL
NPTC Level 1 Certificate Land-Based Studies (Horticulture) FT 1yr
NPTC NVQ Level 2/Apprenticship Amenity hort (sportsturf) PT 1-2 yrs
NPTC NVQ Level 2/Apprenticeship (arboriculture/tree and timber) PT aprox 18 months WBL
NPTC NC Arboriculture FT 1yr
NPTC NC Horticulture PT 2 yrs
NPTC NVQ Level 2/Apprenticeship (amenity horticulture) PT 18-24 months WBL
NPTC NVQ Level 3/Advanced Apprenticeship (amenity hort) PT 18-24 months WBL
NPTC NVQ Level 2/Apprenticeship (Production Horticulture) PT approx. 2yrs, WBL
NPTC NVQ Level 3/Advanced Apprenticeship (Production Hort) PT approx. 2yrs, WBL
BTEC ND Horticulture (Hort, Garden Design or Landscape) FT 2 yrs
BTEC Intermediate Diploma (Landscape construction) PT 1yr
BTEC ND Forestry & Arboriculture FT 2


Short courses in: Chainsaw cross cutting; chainsaw maintenance and felling; medium trees; tree climbing and aerial rescue; working from a rope and harness; pruning operations; dismantling operations; Working from a MEWP; Tree inspection; 180 or 360 degree digger; Brushwood chipper; brushcutter/strimmer; safe use of pesticides.

Extended foundation or foundation degrees in (Horticulture, Sports surface management, Landscape and Garden Management, Arboriculture) FT 2-3yrs, PT 3-5yrs
BSC (Hons) Sustainable Land Use FT 1yr, PT 2yrs