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QQI Level 5 Organic Horticulture Course

Full-time course:  September 2017  - June 2018

New Enrollments September 2018

This is a full time course under the VTOS programme run in conjunction with Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB)
Duration: 2 years

Horticulture Award Level 5 – 5M2586
•Plant Identification & Use (5N2527) **
• Plant Science (5N2528) **
• Soil Science & Growing Media (5N2530) **
• Plant Protection (5N2546) **
• Fruit & Vegetable Production (5N2552)
• Organic Principles & Standards (5N2550)
• Safety & Health at Work (5N1794)
• Work Practice (5N1433) **
• Communications (5N0690) **
• Desktop Publishing (5N0785)
Modules followed by  **  are Mandatory

You are eligible for VTOS if you are Aged 21 or over
And In receipt of one of the following Social Welfare payments
for at least 6 months when the course begins:
Job Seekers Allowance/Benefit
Farm Assist
One Parent Family
Disability Allowance/Illness Benefit*
Invalidity Pension Blind Persons Pension
Widow/Widower(s) Pension
Prisoners Wives Allowance
Or Are
Signing for Credits
A Dependent Spouse
*People receiving illness benefit should first contact their Social Welfare Office
regarding the continuation of their illness benefit payment.
**People in receipt of statutory redundancy but not in receipt of a qualifying payment for the required period may participate on VTOS courses after being made redundant. It is free of cost and open to anyone over 21 years of age who has been unemployed for 6 months or more.

http://galwayroscommon.etb.ie/further-education/vtos/boyle-vtos/

For further information go to:
www.boylevtos.org/ 
www.gretb.ie

Croghan Organic Garden is an accredited educational provider, registered with QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland) formerly FETAC.  All the courses are fully certified at national level.