City And Guilds Professional Floristry Higher Diploma
Level 4 • Part-time • Bicton College
The Level 4 Higher Diploma in Floristry is ideal for those who currently work in this industry at management level or would like to run their own floristry business.
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Barbering Diploma
Level 2 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall College St Austell
If you are interested in a career in barbering, this course will equip you with the latest skills and know how. The course has been developed in partnership with industry professionals to ensure the knowledge you gain is not only relevant and current but will set you apart in the workplace.
The purpose of this qualification is to develop your practical skills to a high level of occupational ability to enable you to perform your own barber services.
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Internal Quality Assurance Of Assessment Processes And Practice City & Guilds Award
Level 4 • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This Level 4 course is ideal for you if you are a practictioner who conducts internal quality assurance of the Assessment process, from within an Assessment Centre/ Organisation; by sample planning, monitoring and advising on the practice of assessors.
You can expect to work closely with at least two assessors, each with a minimum of two candidates of their own, through components of a qualification. You will meet with your Course Tutor/ Assessor regularly and build a portfolio of evidence.
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BSc (Hons) Horticulture (Plant Science)
Level 6 • Part-time • Eden Project
Horticulture is a modern, professional vocation that influences our environment, how we eat, how we relax, our health, life expectancy and well-being. This programme is based at the world renowned Eden Project in Cornwall and has been designed specifically to allow you to explore many aspects of horticulture including applied science, crop production and sustainability. The programme will provide you with the skills and experience to prepare for an interesting, exciting and rewarding career which embraces tradition, technology and innovation.
Both the programme of study and the student experience are greatly enhanced through the collaboration between Cornwall College and the Eden Project. The range of resources including Eden's own plant collections, growing environments, nursery and dedicated teaching facilities, coupled with the nationally renowned micro-propagation research facility, provide a world-class platform from which this exciting and stimulating programme will be delivered.
You will quickly become integrated within the Eden Project and, in addition to attending the carefully designed taught modules, will have the opportunity to apply, develop and reflect upon a wide range of practical skills by participating in activities in the tropical and Mediterranean biomes, the outdoor garden and nursery crop production facility. As well as benefiting from working alongside Eden's skilled and specialist horticulturalists, you will also undertake a work placement within another commercial enterprise.
In the final year of your study you will undertake a piece of novel research, for which it is encouraged to make full use of the available facilities to explore industry-related issues, that will enhance your CV on successful completion of the course.
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