02 Mar 2021
Key Facts
Qualification purpose
Prepare for employment
Qualification Grading Type
Pass
Assessment Methods
Why choose this qualification?
The Gateway Qualifications Level 3 Certificate in Plants and Planting Design has been designed to enable learners to develop specialist knowledge and skills in readiness for setting up a planting design business.
The Level 2 and 3 Certificate qualifications can be used in conjunction with other horticultural qualifications for those new to the land based sector.
The Level 3 Certificate in Plants and Planting Design enables progression to other vocationally related qualifications such as the Level 3 Diploma in Garden Design, or to further learning opportunities within employment, or further study in the garden design sector.
Rules of Combination
Learners must achieve a minimum of 24 credits. 15 credits must be achieved from the Mandatory Group, 3 credits from Group OA and a further 6 credits being achieved from Group OB. Learners cannot achieve both the Essential Enterprise Know How or Garden Design Customer Service units as these are barred against each other.
Units
The learner must achieve 1 of the 2 units.
Essential Enterprise Know How
Garden Design Customer Service
The learner must achieve all 15 credits.
Garden Design Documentation and Legislation
Garden Design Solutions
Plant Studies
Plants and their Environment
The learner must achieve at least 6 credits from the Optional units.
Plant Observation and Analysis
Plant and Garden History
Planting Design Appraisal
What is the purpose of this qualification?
This qualification is designed to be taken by learners interested in developing specialist knowledge and skills in readiness for setting up a planting design business.
What skills, knowledge, or understanding does this qualification develop?
The Gateway Qualifications Level 3 Certificate in Plants and Planting Design (QCF) has been designed to enable learners to develop specialist knowledge of plants and skills in readiness for setting up a planting design business.
Units in this qualification are related to the Level 3 Horticulture National Occupation Standards (NOS) (2010) developed by Lantra.
This qualification requires learners to complete the following mandatory units:
- Plants and their Environment
- Plant Studies
- Garden Design Documentation and Legislation
- Garden Design Solutions
- Essential Enterprise Know How
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There are additional optional units of which learners must complete at least two of the following:
- Plant Observation and Analysis
- Planting Design Appraisal
- Plant and Garden History.
Which sector does this qualification support?
This qualification will enable learners to develop specialist knowledge and skills in readiness for employment or self-employment in the garden design sector.
What are the progression options?
Gateway Qualifications Level 3 Certificate in Principles and Practice of Garden Design (QCF) enables progression to other vocationally related qualifications such as the Level 3 Diploma in Garden Design (QCF), or to further learning opportunities within employment, or further study in the garden design sector.
Progression & entry requirements
This Level 3 qualification is designed for open access without the need for prior attainment in the specific area. It is however recommended that learners have prior subject knowledge, for example plants knowledge. The qualification is available to younger learners aged 18+ and adult learners 19+.Funding information
There are now two main sources for funding information, a straightforward ESFA Qualification Search and the more detailed Find a Learning Aim website.
The new Find a learning aim (FALA) service provides a search tool that you can use to check the funding status of any qualification, framework, unit, standard or T Level:
View this qualification on the ESFA’s Find a learning aim website
The Education and Skills Funding Agency search provides funding information on qualifications. It does not provide funding information for units, non-regulated activity and work placements, for this information please use Find a learning aim (FALA).
View this qualification on the ESFA Qualification Funding Search
How to find a learning aim
If you’re not sure how to use the new find a learning aim website, we’ve created a handy walkthrough to help you:
How to Use: Find a learning Aim
We have done our best to collate and summarise the key information, and wherever possible we alert our providers to changes in funding policy.
This funding information is provided in good faith and it is always advisable to check directly with the funding agencies before committing to delivery.
The following support materials will help you to deliver this qualification.
Special Considerations and Reasonable Adjustment Forms