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City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Certificate in Horticulture, Landscape or Sportsturf (360)

Myerscough College can offer you the opportunity to train at level 3 (A-Level equivalent) at the best land-based College in the North West, …

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Location
Myerscough College (Preston) or Walton Hall
Course length
1 year
2.013022, 23

City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Practical Horticulture Skills

Why Myerscough: Myerscough College is set in a beautiful rural area; we have fantastic grounds and award winning gardens on which you can …

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Location
Myerscough College (Preston) or Croxteth Park (Liverpool)
Course length
One Year
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BTEC Level 1 Diploma Land Based Studies (Horticulture, Landscape & Sportsturf)

This is a broad based study programme that covers areas including basic sportsturf machinery use, mowing and maintaining grass, some plant m…

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Location
Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 year
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BTEC Level 1 Certificate Land Based Studies (Horticulture, Landscape & Sportsturf)

This mainly practical course is a foundation course aimed at students with mild learning difficulties and is an ideal first step into a care…

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Location
Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 year

Sportsturf studies

There are fantastic opportunities both in the UK and overseas for people who are trained and qualified in sportsturf. Careers exist at all levels, from assistant groundspersons and greenkeepers to managers of international sports facilities such as Premier League Football Clubs and the major elite Golf Courses. Our courses will equip you with the skills that are necessary to build, maintain and manage quality turf surfaces to a high standard.

Students learn the science behind how grasses grow, as well as soils, drainage and a wide range of maintenance practices. You will gain an understanding of the demands of sport and what players need or expect from turf surfaces. You will be taught how to provide these conditions all year round and in all weather conditions.

A solid reputation

Myerscough College enjoys a fantastic reputation across the UK and Europe as one of the leading providers of sportsturf education. Ex-students from the programmes can be found at some of the top sporting venues across the country including Wimbledon, the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid and St Andrews.

Excellent Facilities

Myerscough benefits from superb sportsturf facilities including a nine-hole golf course, fully automated irrigation systems with various controllers and fittings, turfgrass research laboratory and more. The department has also recently had a brand new turfgrass unit built, offering specialist workshops, classrooms and research facilities.

A World of Opportunity

There are fantastic opportunities throughout the world for people who have  training and qualifications in sportsturf. All our course equip you with the skills, knowledge and experience to progress to either the next level of education, or a career within the industry.

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Myerscough College, St Michael's Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RY

For all enquiries please see our contact page or call 01995 642222.

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