RHS Courses at Abingdon & Witney College
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the UK’s leading gardening charity, dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting gardening. We have a long-standing association with the RHS, providing high-quality horticultural training. RHS Qualifications are designed by the RHS to provide learners with up-to-date horticultural information and practical skills which can be used for accessing or developing a gardening career as well as helping you take life or work in a new direction.
At our Common Leys campus, near Witney, our purpose-built facilities include commercial size greenhouses and polytunnels and a fantastic array of plant and land resources, managed by an experienced team.
Students can choose a theory or practical route or a combination of both. The qualifications are suitable for anyone wanting to develop their horticultural knowledge and skills; they can provide a route into the horticultural profession and can support career development for those already working in the field of horticulture. The RHS qualifications are composed of units that focus on clearly defined horticultural areas from garden planning to plant growth and propagation.
RHS Level 2 Award
There are two parts to this overall qualification. Achieving both Level 2 Certificates in Practical Horticulture and Level 2 Certificate in the Principals of Plant and Growth Development will results in achieving the Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice of Horticulture.
The RHS Level 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture covers essential craft skills, which include the planting, pruning, propagation and maintenance of plants along with the establishment and management of turf, and maintenance of garden features.
The RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Plant Growth and Development, provides learners with a solid theoretical grounding. This offers an understanding behind the science of plants, such as how they function, nutrition, health, adaptations and various planting styles.
