Course details
This course creates an awareness of the viability of growing your own. The course has been very successful in the College for the past number of years. The course concentrates on the growing of food crops, trees, shrubs and decorative plants. It gives an introduction to Plant Identification and Landscaping, which could lead to a career in garden design.
This course is designed for applicants who wish to progress to degree level to study horticulture or landscaping. It will also suit the hobby grower who may be considering expanding into a viable area of business and it is ideal for wishing to work in General Horticulture. The emphasis will be on practical work with the use of the school garden and polytunnel for growing food and ornamental crops. Chemical use will be kept to a minimum for personal and environmental safety.
Entry Requirements
- Leaving Certificate or equivalent
- Mature students
- Interview
- Short written account of their home garden/any aspect of horticulture (optional)
Course Content
- Plant identification and use
- Soil Science and growing media
- Plant Science
- Work Practice
- Plant Protection
- Plant Propagation
- Fruit & Vegetable Production
- Word Processing
- Communications
Certification
QQI Level 5 Award
Updated on 08 November, 2015Course Location
About Rossa College
Ftheir Students from Rossa College fought off stiff competition from ttheynty schools across Cork city and county to win the 10th annual Schools Robot Competition. The competition is sponsored by Cork based firm Logitech and run in conjunction with the CEIA (Cork Electronics Industry Association), UCC, CIT and the Tyndall Institute. Schools are given the challenge to construct a robot from electronic lego materials. Once constructed the robot must be programmed to enable it negotiate a series of challenges and ctheirses. Students theyre rewarded for their efforts as each received a state of the art Logitech speaker compatible with Iphone and Ipods and IPads. Overall the school won over €1000 worth of prizes on the night. The College also received a perpetual trophy along with the 10th anniversary lego trophy.
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