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  Daniel Forshaw September 10, 2011 at 10:08pm

  just finished a landscaping ND and have about 8 years experience in horticulture and there were some people on the course, who finished with a National Diploma in LANDSCAPING who cant dig a post hole correctly or lay a single flag correctly. they wont last a week working for someone or themselves.

   

  I just think some people are more adept to this industry than others who only have a passing interest in horticulture and landscaping
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  Kieran Ray September 10, 2011 at 10:23pm

  When I was at colege, there was 30 ish people on my course, even from day 1 you could see who was going to make something in the industry, and supprisingly they are the ones that have! Its about 7 of us that have!

   

  The guys that wernt intrested that much, mainly school leavers are now doing other jobs, most of them lasted until the first winter! And yes they curned out the sub standerd work! Always asking how the basics were done etc!

   

   

   
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  Ofer El-hashahar September 11, 2011 at 10:59am

  I found studies are  giving lots of extra bits, but there is always a luck of teaching the real things.

   

  Me too was lucky to work for few years before doing a degree+ had to learn a lot from friends etc.

   

   

  I feel lucky that one of my lecturer was trying to teach us that we must look and search for info as gardening is one of the most interdisciplinary fields there are. ( H.W was to ring nurseries and find out the answers).

  I feel lucky I took extra courses at marketing- to open way of thinking but still feel that they were not really relevant to the field.

   
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  Colin Hunt September 11, 2011 at 11:26am

  Common sense.  Reliability. Punctuality. Being used to working long days, in all weathers. Sense of humour. Good communication and listening skills. Able to work with tools without breaking or losing them.  That would do me for starters!
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  Barrie Duesbury September 17, 2011 at 6:36pm

  
  Daniel Forshaw said:

  just finished a landscaping ND and have about 8 years experience in horticulture and there were some people on the course, who finished with a National Diploma in LANDSCAPING who cant dig a post hole correctly or lay a single flag correctly. they wont last a week working for someone or themselves.

   

  I just think some people are more adept to this industry than others who only have a passing interest in horticulture and landscaping
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  Barrie Duesbury September 17, 2011 at 6:37pm

  its very worring to hear that some learners still leave without the basic skills in horticulture