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:
Applicants must be 17 years of age by 1st January in the year after starting the course. Anyone who has an interest in horticulture can apply for these modules. No previous experience is required
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 |
| 240 | Wednesday 2.00pm to 4.30pm | September 10, 2025 to April 22, 2026 | |
| 240 | Thursday 2.00pm to 4.30pm | September 11, 2025 to April 23, 2026 | |
| 180 | Monday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 15, 2025 to December 15, 2025 | |
| 240 | Thursday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 11, 2025 to April 23, 2026 | |
| 240 | Tuesday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 16, 2025 to April 21, 2026 | |
| 180 | Friday 9.30am to 1.00pm | September 12, 2025 to December 19, 2025 | |
| 180 | Friday 9.00am to 1.00pm | January 16, 2026 to April 24, 2026 | |
| 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