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Turf Courses

Associate Diploma In Turf Duration icon 1500 hours Qualification icon Associate Diploma Modules icon 14 modules

Home Study - Turf Management Diploma - Distance Education

Become a horticulture professional specialising in turf

Study at your own pace, from home or wherever is convenient

 

We offer a unique home study qualification that may be right for you:

 

  • Increase your confidence , skills & knowledge in turf management
  • Gain new skills in turf management, turf repair, horticulture, irrigation, weed management, plant protection and much more. 
  • 1500 hours; 14 relevant modules (11 core modules and 3 electives).
  • Study from home - saves you time, stress and money.
  • OH & S included in relevant modules.

This course provides a very sound foundation for a fully professional career in the turf industry.

“This is a specialist course that will really give you the opportunity for advancement in this field. If you are passionate about turf then this is the course for you. Very well rounded covering all aspects of turf and turf management.” Adriana Fraser Cert.Hort., Adv.Cert.App.Mgt., Cert IV Assessment and Training, Adv.Dip.Hort, ACS Tutor.

This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C

Learning methods available: This course can be studied via Correspondence Correspondence Read more & enrol: Associate Diploma In Turf

Certificate In Horticulture (Turf) Duration icon 600 hours Qualification icon Certificate Modules icon 6 modules

DISTANCE EDUCATION - TURF COURSE - HOME STUDY

START YOUR TURF CAREER NOW

A 600 hour course designed principally for turf workers at golf courses, bowling greens, sports fields, councils and more. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related to turf culture, species and management.

  • A first step towards a career in Turf
  • Suitable for people who havn't worked in turf before
  • Also suited to people with some experience, but no formal training in this industry
  • Access to highly regarded Horticulture and Turf experts in both Australia and the UK, to tutor you and provide mentoring as you work through the course, building both an understanding of turf management and networking within the industry.

Recognised  by the International Accreditation and Recognition Counc

"Over almost 20 years, I've seen lots of people come through our Turf courses and move on to wonderful careers in everything from golf courses to parks management and profitable small businesses" John Mason DipHortSc, FPLA, FIOH, Principal ACS Distance Education

Learning methods available: This course can be studied via Correspondence Correspondence Read more & enrol: Certificate In Horticulture (Turf)

Sports Turf Management Duration icon 100 hours Qualification icon Statement of Attainment Lessons icon 10 lessons

ONLINE HOME STUDY - MANAGING SPORTS TURF

LEARN SPECIALISED TURF MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

Turf is a science of its own. This unique course helps you understand establishing & caring for turf on any type of sports ground.

  • Gain specialised turf care knowledge
  • Develops your ability to manage the maintenance of sports turf
  • Increase the scope and options for your business
  • Learn maintenance, greens, sports grounds and cultivation techniques

This course assumes a basic knowledge of turf care, either through experience or prior study (eg. our Turf Care course). It is relevant to the maintenance of all sports turf including golf courses, bowling clubs, playing fields, cricket wickets and other sporting facilities.

  “This is a must do course for those currently working in the turf care industry or who are looking to enter it. Students will not only cover the basics in terms of drainage, cultivation, mowing, weeding, and feeding of refined turf, but will also explore appropriate techniques for managing different types of sports turfs.” - Gavin Cole B.Sc., Psych.Cert., Cert.Garden Design, MACA, ACS Tutor.

 

Learning methods available: This course can be studied via Correspondence Correspondence Read more & enrol: Sports Turf Management

Turf Care Duration icon 100 hours Qualification icon Statement of Attainment Lessons icon 11 lessons

HOME STUDY - TURF COURSE - ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING

Kick start a career in a turf or lawn business, or as a landscape gardener. Learn the basics -turf grass varieties, soil management, cultivation techniques, irrigation and feeding of turfs used for different purposes.

  • Gain confidence with turf
  • Learn to plant, establish, mow and repair lawns
  • Save money, increase profitability - make the right decisions
  • Increase your employability or start your own turf business
  • Seek work on a golf course, sports ground, bowls club, or in a turf supply company
  • Learn to grow turf you can be proud of

 11 Lessons with Set Task, 11 assignments.   Home study course.

Turf care is an important industry. It is essential that those working with turf understand correct management to avoid costly mistakes. In this course you will also acquire more specialised knowledge of weed, pest, and disease control to complete a well rounded foundation in this popular area of study.

Taking approximately 100 hours to complete it is suitable as a basic course for people working with turf, such as on a golf course or bowling green, or for keen amateurs who wish to make the most of their home lawns.

Learning methods available: This course can be studied via Correspondence Correspondence This course can be studied Online Online This course can be studied through E-Learning E-Learning Read more & enrol: Turf Care

Turf Repair And Renovation Duration icon 100 hours Qualification icon Statement of Attainment Lessons icon 10 lessons

HOME STUDY TURF REPAIR COURSE - ONLINE

A course specifically designed for people working with turf and for every gardener that has extense or delicate turf areas to care for. The course develops your ability to diagnose and treat problems in turf efficiently.

  • Learn turf repair
  • Renovate old lawns
  • Learn to replace old turf
  • Save money by learning preventative care
  • You canSave time by studying at home
  • Make more money now - extend your business or skills at work.

Comment from Student: "In my role within a large Aged Care Facility a great deal of my employment is spent in the area of Turf management and garden care/refurbishment. With ACS I was able to study at my own pace allowing me to put into practise and thoroughly research the subject matter broadening my knowledge and study experience further. I enjoyed the way in which the subject matter was presented as it allowed you to study each subject further, allowing for greater depth, clarity and knowledge.
Overall there are not many areas in which the course subject matter will not turn out to be invaluable, everything is covered to allow you to become successful within your own business or place of employment. A big thank you to Gavin Cole [tutor] and all at ACS. It was a pleasure to study with ACS, look forward to further study." Craig Ledbury, Australia - Turf Renovation & Repair course.

Learning methods available: This course can be studied via Correspondence Correspondence This course can be studied Online Online This course can be studied through E-Learning E-Learning Read more & enrol: Turf Repair And Renovation
 

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