Course overview
A practical pathway built around a clear outcome.
Plan and manage a small commercial hydroponic system around crop and market requirements.
Develop a production calendar, input plan and operating checklist.
Crop Production and Horticulture
Hydroponic Production Systems
Plan and manage a small commercial hydroponic system around crop and market requirements.Planned
Academic and practical requirements
Requirements are stated separately.
- Assessment
- Assessment plan under academic review
- Practical requirement
- Practical requirements to be confirmed
- Entry requirements
- Programme-specific requirements will be published before applications open.
Quality record
Curriculum information
- Curriculum version
- Draft
- Last review
- Not yet reviewed
- Instructor
- Academic team to be confirmed
- Technical reviewer
- Technical reviewer to be confirmed
Entry qualifications
Who this course is for
- Young people, farmers, professionals or enterprise builders working in or entering agriculture.
- Basic English reading ability and access to an internet-enabled phone or computer.
- No prior university qualification is required for Foundation courses.
- Professional and Advanced courses benefit from relevant field, study or enterprise experience.
Learning objectives
What you will build
- Apply system selection to a defined agricultural context.
- Apply nutrient management to a defined agricultural context.
- Apply crop scheduling to a defined agricultural context.
- Produce evidence of learning through practical assignments and assessment.
Course structure
Learn. Apply. Demonstrate.
Learn
Lessons and guided resources.
Apply
Exercises linked to an agricultural context.
Demonstrate
Assessment against the stated outcome.