The horticultural sector includes everything from plant care to landscape management. Our practical courses cover planting, propagating, irrigating, pruning, processing, and fertilising. Practise your horticulture skills in large grounds that include sprawling lawns, gardens, nurseries, and reclaimed forest parks.
The horticulture industry is experiencing strong growth, with more than 50,000 job openings expected in nurseries and gardens across Australia over the next five years. An increased focus from both the public and private sector on horticultural biodiversity and sustainability is helping to drive this growth.
We offer a range of horticulture courses in specialisations including landscaping, production nursery, turf management, parks and gardens, and conservation and land management. Studying horticulture can set you on the path to becoming a greenkeeper, landscaper or park ranger as well as opening up a range of generalist horticulture roles in nurseries, parks, and gardens.
View horticulture courses- Gardener
- Greenkeeper
- Horticulturalist
- Landscaper
- Nursery worker
- Park ranger
Get university thinking with hands-on learning with a degree, diploma or pathway from TAFE Queensland.
If you're thinking of studying a diploma, certificate IV, or certificate III course you may be eligible for funding through the TAFE Priority Training Program (TPTP). This funding is available to eligible students who enrol in applicable programs after 1 July 2018.
Popular horticulture courses
Apprentices and trainees complete a qualification, learning skills at work and under the guidance of a training provider.
Reach new heights in your horticultural career with this advanced qualification. This course is ideal for anyone working or studying in the industry who would like to progress to a managerial position.
Widen your career prospects and get qualified as a park ranger, on land conservation projects, or as a horticulturalist in nurseries, parks or gardens.
This course will give you the foundation skills you need to work across a range of positions in agriculture or horticulture.
Popular horticulture courses
Apprentices and trainees complete a qualification, learning skills at work and under the guidance of a training provider.
Reach new heights in your horticultural career with this advanced qualification. This course is ideal for anyone working or studying in the industry who would like to progress to a managerial position.
Widen your career prospects and get qualified as a park ranger, on land conservation projects, or as a horticulturalist in nurseries, parks or gardens.
This course will give you the foundation skills you need to work across a range of positions in agriculture or horticulture.
The horticultural sector includes everything from plant care to landscape management. Our practical courses covering planting, propagating, irrigating, pruning, processing, and fertilising will get you job ready sooner. Practice your horticulture skills in our large grounds that include sprawling lawns, gardens, nurseries, and reclaimed forest parks.
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A career in full bloom
Twenty-seven acres of floral mastery, over 150,000 visitors, and more than 17,500 cups of tea – the next Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show may still be two months away, but the event’s deputy operations manager Cody Gibson has his work cut out for him, already working hard to make it a success.
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Deciding what you're going to do with your life is a huge decision and ultimately, the only person qualified to decide is you. Part of making that decision is investigating and evaluating your options, so we've put together the top 10 reasons why you should you study at TAFE Queensland.
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