Level 5 Component Award in Horticulture – Part Time
Click here to apply online for the Level 5 Component Award in Horticulture course
About this course:
At Kildalton College, we offer a wide range of modules on a part time basis. These QQI accredited modules are ideal for people who want to study horticulture but cannot commit to a full time course. Students can opt to study one or more modules from the Level 5 course as stand alone modules or use these to build a full Level 5 Certificate in Horticulture over time.
Entry Requirements:
View the Teagasc Course Entry Requirements here
Level 5 Component Award in Horticulture – Module Schedule 2025/2026
| Level 5 | Course Fee € |
Schedule | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Propagation | 240 | Wednesday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 10, 2025 to April 22, 2026 |
| Plant Id and Use | 180 |
Tuesday 2.00pm to 4.30pm |
September 16, 2025 to April 21, 2026 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Production | 240 | Tuesday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 16, 2025 to April 21, 2026 |
| Horticultural Mechanisation | 240 | Wednesday 2.00pm to 4.30pm | September 10, 2025 to April 22, 2026 |
| Plant Protection | 240 | Thursday 2.00pm to 4.30pm | September 11, 2025 to April 23, 2026 |
| Soil Science and Growing Media | 180 | Monday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 15, 2025 to December 15, 2025 |
| Landscape Construction and Maintenance | 240 | Thursday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 11, 2025 to April 23, 2026 |
| Garden Design | 240 | Tuesday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 16, 2025 to April 21, 2026 |
| Plant Science | 180 | Friday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 12, 2025 to December 19, 2025 |
| Leadership | 180 | Friday 9.00am to 1.00pm | January 16, 2026 to April 24, 2026 |
| Work Experience | 240 | Anytime for 8 weeks | September 2025 to May 2026 |
- Please note: Numbers are limited on some modules and places will be offered on a first apply basis
Introduction Day
There is an introduction day for all component awards on Wednesday 3/9/2025 10am to 1pm
Students may wish to complete Level 5 Component Award modules over a number of years with the intention of completing a full Level 5 Certificate in Horticulture. To successfully complete a full Level 5 Certificate in Horticulture in Kildalton College, students must complete the following modules:
| Module | Credits |
|---|---|
| Mandatory Modules (This must be completed) | |
| Plant Identification and Use | 10 |
| Plant Science | 10 |
| Soil Science and Growing Media | 10 |
| Plant Protection | 15 |
| Work Experience | 15 |
| Leadership, Teamwork or Communications | 15 |
| Elective Modules (students must complete 3 of these modules) | |
| Landscape Construction and Maintenance | 15 |
| Plant Propagation | 15 |
| Horticultural Mechanisation | 15 |
| Garden Design | 15 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Production | 15 |
- Please note, students may have completed other modules on different courses that may count towards QQI credits in the Certificate in Horticulture.
For further information on the Level 5 Component Award modules, please contact the college directly 051 644400 or kildaltoncollege@teagasc.ie