Horticultural Resource Management
Do you want to succeed in owning your own horticultural business? The key to success in any business is good management. This course will provide you with a foundation of knowledge to have a successful business whether it be your own or a business you are managing. Once completed you will be able to build on your skills and knowledge through experience, networking and using resources like books, DVDs and magazines.
We recommend our Horticultural Resource Management course to anyone who is already studying horticulture or anyone wanting to commence a career within the industry.
The aims of this course are:
- Compare the organisational structure of different horticultural enterprises.
- Determine the value of a business plan to a specific horticultural business.
- Determine the significance of consumer law to a specified horticultural business.
- Determine the duties of different supervisors, in a specific horticultural enterprise.
- Describe how a budget is applied to managing a specific horticultural enterprise.
- Determine the criteria for selecting staff to work in an horticultural enterprise.
- Explain the system for controlling the collection of royalties on a plant which is covered by plant variety rights.
- Monitor and recommend improvements to a specified work task in a horticultural enterprise.
Career Prospects
- Management of a business or enterprise (within a nursery, park, garden, orchard, farm, landscape business or anything else).
- Improve your career prospects in the agriculture industry as a farmer, farm worker, consultant, teacher or working in a farm supply or service business
Course Delivery
This course is delivered 100% online. Upon enrolment students are issued with a login and password, providing access to OCA's e-learning centre. For a full demo of the OCA student experience from enrolment to graduation click here.
Recognition and Accreditation
Upon successful completion of this course you will receive an OCA Certificate of Achievement in Horticultural Resource Management. There are no pre-requisites to this course.
Units of Study
This course has 10 units of study.
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1. Horticultural Business Structures.
- Business Structures.
- Organisational Structures.
- Starting A Business.
- What You Need To Offer These Services.
- Points To Watch.
2. Management Practices.
- Management Practices.
- Planning.
- Planning a Horticultural Business Plan.
3. Horticulture and the Law.
- Quality Management Systems.
- Contracts.
- Consumer Law.
- Structure of Small Businesses.
- Legislation of Small Businesses.
- The Law & Business
- Protection of Consumers.
- Stamp Duty.
4. Staff Management.
- Managing Staff.
- Managers As Leaders.
- Interviewing, Recruitment & Staff Induction.
- Interviewing Prospective Staff.
- The Induction Process.
- Staff Training.
- Job Descriptions.
5. Supervision.
- The Role of the Supervisor.
- Supervision.
- Communicating with Employees.
- Communication Barriers.
- Improving Leadership Skills.
- Giving Directives & Introducing Change.
6. Financial Management.
- Budgets.
- Financial Assistance.
- Taxation.
- Liquidity.
- Costing Guide.
- Costing Jobs in the Landscape Industry.
- Summary of Market for Landscape Services.
- Cost of Employing Labour.
- Two Ways to being in Business.
7. Improving Plant Varieties.
- Where Cultivars Come From.
- Plant Variety Rights.
- Genetics & Plant Breeding.
- Self Pollinating Species.
8. Productivity and Risk.
- Improving Productivity.
- Problem Solving & Decision Making.
- Group Decision Making & Problem Solving.
- The Planning Process.
9. Managing Physical Resources.
- Using Flow Charts to Improve Productivity.
- Records.
- What sorts of Records do you need to keep.
10. Developing a Horticultural Business Plan.
- Developing a Business.
- Manage your Growth.
- Marketing Guide for Gardening & Landscaping Businesses.
How Long Does The Course Take?
This short course should take approximately 100 hours.
Each unit should take approximately 10-12 hours. Maximum six months access to this online course.
Course Costs
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Pay Now Cost$499
Payment Plan
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$50 Deposit
$50/Week for 12 Weeks
Total Payment Plan Cost $650
