New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (General)
Level 3

New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture (General) (Level 3)

  • NMIT is part of Te Pūkenga

    This means that you will now graduate with a Te Pūkenga qualification. Read more

  • Locations and dates

    Marlborough:

    Flexi start dates - 2025: 17 February, 14 July
    Part-time option
    17 February 2025
    Full-time option
    14 July 2025
    Full-time option

    Off Campus:

    Flexi start dates - 2025: 17 February, 14 July

    Online:

    Flexi start dates - 2025: 17 February, 14 July
    17 February 2025
    Full-time option
    14 July 2025
    Full-time option

    Richmond:

    Flexi start dates - 2025: 17 February, 14 July
    Part-time option
    17 February 2025
    Full-time option
    14 July 2025
    Full-time option
  • Study options

    Two full time intakes per year, dependent on enrolments. Part-time option, dependent on enrolments.

  • Length

    Full-time: 17 teaching weeks plus 2 weeks study break

  • Total credits

    60

  • Fees

    2025: $270 plus $130 Student Services Levy

    Compulsory Student Services Levy applies (2024; $2.05 per credit).

    Fees listed are for each year of the programme, indicative only and may vary with course selection.

    View course details for individual fees.

  • National qualification code

    NZ2677

Online programme.

Apply to start at our Richmond Campus by the end of August and be ready to go by Spring.

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Love plants and science? Dig deep and grow your skills in horticulture.

If you like working outdoors, love variety, and don't want to work in an office, this programme is for you. It offers skills for working outdoors while learning the feeling of accomplishment by growing things well.

You will learn about soils, how best to manage them to improve your growing, and how to identify and understand pests and diseases and their management.

You will gain the skills and knowledge through hands-on learning to improve your soil management, identify and manage pests and diseases, train and prune fruit trees, maintain plant health, manage water and irrigation, and grow your plants.

We also regularly go on field trips to local growers to apply practical skills. Full-time classes are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9.15 a.m. to 2.45 p.m.

Both campuses have on-site gardens, propagation houses, and amenity plantings.

With the knowledge you learn from this programme, you can get work in the horticulture industry, go on to study at level 4 or put it into practice on your own land or business if you are a small block owner.

If you belong to a business, iwi, or community group and you need horticulture skills, talk to us about how we can work with you to deliver this programme to your group. Email: horticulture@nmit.ac.nz

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