NOCN Level 2 Certificate in Garden Design
Qualification summary
The qualification has been designed to enable learners to develop technical drawing and graphic representation skills, plant knowledge and design skills required to enter the garden design industry.
The qualification supports the aspiration to develop creative talent within society in order to improve economic success. The specific aims of the qualification are to:
Develop basic drawing skills to produce garden and planting plans.
Develop graphic representation skills.
Develop knowledge and understanding of plant and soil sciences relevant to garden design.
Develop knowledge of plant identification, selection and care criteria as they relate to garden design.
Develop knowledge of the the design process.
The qualification has been designed in conjunction with the garden design specialists at Capel Manor College and is supported by Lantra, the SSC for the Landbased sector.
Qualification details
VRQ - Vocationally-Related Qualification
Accreditation start date:
Operational start date in centres:
NOCN Level 2 Certificate in Garden Design enables progression to further learning opportunities within employment or further study in the Garden Design sector.
The qualification relates to Level 2 and learners will be able to progress to:
NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Garden and Planting Design
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Garden and Planting Design
VRQs in Landscape Design
Garden Designer
Landscaper
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03 Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
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03.2
Horticulture and Forestry
Coursework
Portfolio of Evidence
Achievement of the units is through internally set, internally assessed and externally verified assessment activity. Centres devise assessment tasks to meet the specification for assessment detailed for each unit. The activity must meet the standards detailed in the assessment grid provided on each unit. If an assessment method is prescribed it must be used to assess the unit.
Centre devised assessments will be scrutinised by the quality reviewer against the unit specification and NOCN Assessment Definitions grid to ensure reliability and validity of assessment. Centres will be required to provide samples for local and national standardisation activity.
Each task must be assessed against the identified assessment criteria in the unit and judged to be either achieved or not achieved.
To achieve the qualification the learner must achieve all the assessment components for the units. No compensation across units is allowed.
The learner can achieve the qualification on completion of 5 mandatory units and 2 optional units.
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Mandatory
15 Mandatory unit credits required for achievement of the qualification
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Optional
9 Optional unit credits, from which 6 unit credits are required for achievement of the qualification