PDA Production Horticulture

This course gives students the opportunity to gain the knowledge and practical skills to become a technician or supervisor within the Production and Retail sectors of the horticulture industry. 

The course will allow you to develop an understanding of the skills required to be an effective supervisor in the sector and provide the opportunity for development of practical horticultural knowledge and skills in plant propagation and plant production.

You'll gain a broad grounding in plant nutrition and irrigation, plant protection and horticultural machinery. Your studies will help you to develop your plant identification and retail skills, such as plant display, customer service and communication. The course allows for some specialisation in ornamental plant production, plant retailing and food crop production.

Those wishing to apply for college courses such as National Certificates (NC), National Progression Awards (NPA), Certificates and Diplomas, and Professional Development Awards (PDA) should do so via the SRUC website.

Find your course in our course catalogue. Under Apply now, select the correct campus, start date, and mode of study. You will then be taken into our online applications system.

It is also possible to download a paper application form, either as PDF or Word document. But your application will be processed more easily if it is entered online.