This General Gardening Operations Course offers you specialised training in this field. By completing this General Gardening Operations Course, which forms part of the Environmental Studies vocational field and, more specifically, the Gardening area of expertise, students will study the basic and specific concepts of this subject. Take this course and specialise in General Gardening Operations.
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Facility Management
40 hours
General Gardening Tasks
Facility Management
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
To acquire the necessary knowledge to carry out cleaning correctly, using the most suitable products and materials for the surfaces to be cleaned.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. THE SOIL.
Site marking-out and construction in landscaping.
Soil preparation in gardening.
TEACHING UNIT 2. PLANT MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY.
Identification of outdoor ornamental plants.
Planting, transplanting and sowing.
Systematics. Annual and biennial plants.
Different types of plants: perennials, evergreens, leafy plants, conifers, shrubs.
Major pests and disease control
TEACHING UNIT 3. GARDENS.
Landscaping
Gardening styles and design principles
Garden maintenance tasks: Watering (using a hose and sprinklers), pruning, fertilising, and applying compost and soil improvers.
Plant health control.
Major pests and disease control
Lawns. Laying and maintaining lawns and meadows.
TEACHING UNIT 4. MACHINERY AND TOOLS.
Types
Uses and applications
Maintenance
Specific occupational health and safety
TEACHING UNIT 5. PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL RISKS.
Concepts of health and safety at work.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
General risks and their prevention
First aid.
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