Writtle College kicks off with new qualification in January
14 Jan 2011
Writtle College will kick-off with the new RHS level 2 certificate in practical horticulture in January.
A PhD student is to research conventional ways of looking after artificial sports surfaces.
Writtle College will kick-off with the new RHS level 2 certificate in practical horticulture in January.
Training must match the needs of horticulture, garden retail and landscape employers more closely, according to a course leader who wants to launch an industry forum.
An employment tribunal unanimously found in favour of the Garden Centre Group (GCG) on 1 December after deciding that it did not constructively dismiss former Woodlands Nursery & Garden Centre manager Simon Martin.
Students in horticulture and other industries may not have to pay tax on income they receive over Christmas.
The Garden Museum is looking for a curator to head exhibitions, including one for 2011 on garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith.
The loss of the educational maintenance allowance (EMA) will hit horticultural colleges hard, with the students at Capel Manor College alone set to lose more than £300,000 in funding.
The average wage inceased 2.12% during 2010, according to the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Salary Survey 2010.
RHS students received their Master of Horticulture Award last week at the society's presentation day at the Horticultural Halls in London.
Green skills body Groundwork says it has created 3,600 jobs over the past year, through its provision of work experience and skills training in disadvantaged communities.


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