HOR1

Horticulture - NCEA Level 1

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs K. Brownlee.

In this course students gain a wide range of practical skills understand general Horticultural ideas and will be able to grow and propagate plants successfully.
The range of topics are:

- Learn about some basic tools, materials, containers and plants used in Horticulture.
- Practical horticultural and gardening skills including; taking cuttings, cultivation, pricking out, potting up.
- Propagation (reproduction) of plants from seed
-Preparing their own garden bed ready for sowing seeds, planting and maintaining their own garden bed throughout the year
- Basic plant classification
- Safety in the workplace

This course leads onto Level 2 and 3 Horticulture and then leads into different Horticultural fields such as Amenity, Arboriculture, Landscape design and Landscape construction at tertiary level. This course will also gives students good basic horticultural knowledge so they can go into employment.

Recommended Prior Learning

Year 10 Horticulture  or with approval of Head of Horticulture/ Agriculture Department.

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 19 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 19 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 1 v6
NZQA Info
Prepare and sow outdoor seedbeds manually

Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines

Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0

Assessments:
Term: 2023-03-09, Week: 2023-03-09

U.S. 23782 v2
NZQA Info
Identify containers, materials, plants, and tools used in plant propagation
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 2
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0

Assessments:
Term: 2023-03-09, Week: 2023-03-09
Term: 4, Week: 4

U.S. 23783 v2
NZQA Info
Grow and maintain plants in containers from seed

Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines

Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0

Assessments:
Term: 2023-03-09, Week: 2023-03-09

U.S. 29495 v2
NZQA Info
Control weeds by physical means using appropriate equipment
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 2
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0

Assessments:
Term: 2023-03-09, Week: 2023-03-09

U.S. 29508 v2
NZQA Info
Sow seeds and monitor germination and emergence

Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines

Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0

Assessments:
Term: 2023-03-09, Week: 2023-03-09

Credit Summary
Total Credits: 19
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0