Careers in Horticulture
Careers information on the many areas of Irish Horticulture
Training and Education for Mushroom Business
Teagasc training
Teagasc offer Fruit and Vegetables production module at QQI level 5. This is a foundation module to food production and is the building blocks for progression to QQI Advanced level 6. At advanced level 6 two modules are offered by TEAGASC Education to broaden their knowledge of food production they are Market Gardening & Horticultural Mechanisation.
At Degree level 7 Sustainable Food productions is offered in year 2 of the degree course.
Practical/PLP
Students go on work placement in their chosen industry to improve their skills in food production, producing vegetable plants from seed, spacing & planting, irrigation pest & disease control harvesting and sales
Going to growers of different Vegetable and fruit farms.
OPW walled garden. Botanic gardens, Phoenix park walled garden.