Level 2 Diploma in Work-Based Horticulture

Learners must achieve the five mandatory units

plus a minimum of 22 credits from theoptional units

Unit / Level / Credit
Value / GLH / Page
No.
Mandatory Units
1 / Monitoring and maintaining health and safety [Y/501/6353] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 5
2 / Maintain and develop personal performance [F/502/1689] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 8
3 / Establish and maintain effective working relationships with
others [T/502/1690] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 10
4 / Preparing ground for seeding and planting [K/502/0990] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 12
5 / Establishing plants or seeds in soil [A/502/1223] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 15
Optional Units
6 / Levelling and preparing sites for landscaping [D/502/0467] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 18
7 / Identify the health and maintain the condition of general
amenity turf [H/502/1216] / 2 / 5 / 38 / 20
8 / Establish decorative amenity areas [F/502/0395] / 2 / 6 / 45 / 23
9 / Maintain the appearance of decorative amenity areas
[J/502/0396] / 2 / 7 / 53 / 25
10 / Select and prepare interior plant displays [A/502/1173] / 2 / 6 / 45 / 28
11 / Establish interior plant displays [L/502/1176] / 2 / 6 / 45 / 31
12 / Maintain the health and appearance of interior plant
displays [R/502/1177] / 2 / 6 / 45 / 34
13 / Establish and maintain artificial plant displays [Y/502/1178] / 2 / 6 / 45 / 38
14 / Preparing and transporting plants and resources
[Y/502/0466] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 41
15 / Installing drainage systems [D/502/1229] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 44
16 / Maintain drainage systems [T/502/1222] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 46
17 / Use and maintain non-powered and hand held powered
tools and equipment [K/502/0438] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 48
18 / Use and maintain pedestrian controlled powered equipment [R/502/0434] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 50
19 / Use and maintain ride-on powered equipment [H/502/0440] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 52
20 / Use and maintain chippers and/or shredders [T/502/0443] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 54
21 / Construct water features [D/502/1215] / 2 / 7 / 53 / 56
22 / Maintaining water features [K/502/1217] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 59
23 / Install hard standing sub-layers [T/502/1219] / 2 / 7 / 53 / 61
24 / Installing block surfaces [K/502/1220] / 2 / 6 / 45 / 65
25 / Installing flagstone surfaces [J/502/1273] / 2 / 6 / 45 / 68
26 / Installing sett/cobble surfaces [M/502/1221] / 2 / 6 / 45 / 71
27 / Installation of edge restraints [T/502/1284] / 2 / 7 / 53 / 74
28 / Clearing horticultural and landscaping sites [H/502/0468] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 78
29 / Establishing crops or plants in growing medium [F/502/0946] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 80
30 / Monitor and report on the growth and development of crops and plants [M/502/0408] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 83
31 / Maintain moisture levels for crops or plants [R/502/0854] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 85
32 / Provide nutrients to crops or plants [L/502/0853] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 87
33 / Remove unwanted plant growth to maintain development
[Y/502/1214] / 2 / 5 / 38 / 89
34 / Carry out harvesting operations [L/502/0951] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 91
35 / Prepare harvested crops [J/502/0950] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 94
36 / Store harvested crops [J/502/0947] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 97
37 / Plant nomenclature, terminology and identification
[A/502/1979] / 2 / 5 / 38 / 99
38 / Communicate information within the workplace Y/502/1195] / 3 / 2 / 13 / 101
39 / Load and unload physical resources within the work area
[J/502/1421] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 103
40 / Transport physical resources within the work area
[J/502/1404] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 105
41 / Prepare and operate a tractor and attachments
[H/501/0457] / 2 / 5 / 38 / 107
42 / Construct and maintain boundaries [T/502/1429] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 110
43 / Construct and maintain paths [D/502/1425] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 112
44 / Repair and maintain structures or surfaces [F/502/1451] / 3 / 2 / 13 / 114
45 / Prepare and construct new structures or surfaces
[J/502/1452] / 3 / 5 / 33 / 117
46 / Maintain equipment and machines [L/502/1520] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 119
47 / Collect and prepare propagation material [L/502/1503] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 121
48 / Establish propagation material [L/502/1498] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 124
49 / Propagate plants from seed [A/502/1500] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 127
50 / Obtain, position and prepare growing media [M/502/1512] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 130
51 / Maintaining plants outdoors [J/502/1533] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 133
52 / Monitor and record environmental conditions for protected
crops [F/502/1496] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 136
53 / Monitor and maintain watering systems [D/502/1506] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 138
54 / Identify and report the presence of pests, diseases and
disorders [K/502/1511] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 140
55 / Control pests, diseases and disorders [A/502/1514] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 142
56 / Prepare plants for dispatch [H/502/1509] / 2 / 1 / 8 / 145
57 / Identify and collect plants for dispatch [H/502/1510] / 2 / 2 / 15 / 147
58 / Excavate and form foundations for fencing [T/501/7042] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 150
59 / Place and fix fence posts [A/501/7043] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 152
60 / Communicate with the public and others [L/600/2699] / 2 / 3 / 23 / 154
61 / Give customers a positive impression of yourself and your
organisation [L/601/0933] / 2 / 5 / 33 / 156
62 / Resolve customer service problems [M/601/1511] / 2 / 6 / 40 / 158
63 / Process payments for purchases in a retail environment
[R/500/9773] / 2 / 5 / 41 / 160
64 / Prepare and cultivate sites ready for planting crops
[A/502/0251] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 163
65 / Carry out harvesting operations by mechanical means
[H/502/0244] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 165
66 / Prepare the storage area and monitor crops during storage
[F/502/0252] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 167
67 / Transport harvested crop [J/502/0253] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 169
68 / Promote responsible public use of the environment
[H/502/3161] / 2 / 4 / 30 / 171