New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Production (Level 4) with a strand in Nursery Production

Programme highlights

­­Are you a keen gardener? Roll up your sleeves and consider a career in growing and caring for plants in a nursery. You'll be responsible for nurturing seedlings into fully-grown plants.

With two options to study we have you covered:

In-work learner

This programme is designed for people who are employed in a nursery. No matter how much experience in gardening you have, we can support you to grow practical skills in plant care.

To gain this qualification, you'll need to be employed in the nursery industry with an employer who is willing to support you with regular work to meet the graduate outcomes of this qualification.

Study will take place one evening per week in class, while employers and tutors will verify your practical skills when you're at work. There will be 4x week long block courses that you'll be required to attend.

You'll be visited on-site at your place of work throughout the programme and you'll graduate with the skills to get a job as a team leader, nursery specialist or propagator in a nursery.

Full-time learner

Attending MIT Ōtara, you'll learn the skills and knowledge through onsite practical and theory and work experience placement.

You'll graduate with the skills to get a job as a team leader, nursery specialist or propagator in a nursery.

Please note: Aspects of this programme are physically demanding, please talk with an Ask Me! agent if you face fitness or mobility challenges

Key facts