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Biodiversity, Landscape and Forests

CAPa Landscape Gardener

Level 3

Duration1 year or 2 years

Level

Year 9 post

Pre-registration

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Biodiversity, Landscape and Forests

CAPa Landscape Gardener

Level 3

Duration1 year or 2 years

Level

Year 9 post

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The training

Level 3 State Diploma, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty. Registered in the RNCP on 18-12-2023 under the number 38386
Objectives

The CAPa Landscape Gardener aims to train professionals capable of working in the creation, landscaping and maintenance of green spaces and gardens.

Upon completion of the training, the holder is able to:

  • Carry out landscape maintenance work (mowing, pruning, weeding, watering, etc.)
  • Taking part in the creation and landscaping of gardens and green spaces (planting, turfing, simple landscape masonry, etc.)
  • Use and maintain equipment and machinery in accordance with safety regulations
  • Apply technical instructions and work as a team on a landscaping site
  • Respecting the environment, biodiversity and sustainable professional practices

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General subjects

  • French 3h
  • Mathematics 2 hours
  • Computing 1 hour
  • History-Geography / Socio-Cultural Education 1.5 hours
  • Economic and Social Sciences 0h30
  • English 2h
  • Physical Education and Sport 2 hours
  • Human biology 1 hour

PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS

  • Business and working life 1h
  • Equipment Techniques 2 hours
  • Plant Science 1 hour
  • Science 2 hours
  • Professional techniques 7h
  • Professional initiative module 2h
  • Follow-up on the report and work placement: 1 hour

Learning and continuing professional development

  • Work organisation: Assists with site preparation, organises tasks according to instructions, teamwork and unforeseen circumstances, and ensures site clear-up.
  • Carrying out landscaping work: Carry out the infrastructural work of a space following the execution plan, carry out plant installation work, carry out lawn-laying work (seeding, turfing, etc.).
  • Carrying out maintenance work: including landscaped and natural areas, involving both plant and hard landscaping.
  • Maintenance of hardware and equipment.
  • Professional communication.
  • Plant identification.
  • Site safety training.

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The training course takes place over 2 years and includes periods in a company as well as additional training periods:

  • 12 weeks of professional work placement in a company
  • 1 week of group health and safety work experience
  • 1 week of consolidation work experience

APPRENTICESHIP

The training takes place over 2 years (880 hours in total):

  • 13 weeks per year in a training centre (i.e. 440 hours per year)
  • 39 weeks a year in the company

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The training takes place over 1 year:

  • 400 hours in a training centre
  • 210 hours in a company
  • Lectures and practical classes
  • Practical work experience in training workshops and educational construction sites
  • Use of professional equipment (hand tools and motorised machinery)
  • Site visits and interventions by industry professionals
  • Supporting learners in developing their technical, professional and soft skills
  • Preparation for professional competitions such as the WorldSkills

Our strengths

Three complementary campuses (Genech, Lesquin, Bavay), welcoming halls of residence, a vibrant student life and unique learning environments.

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Farm, greenhouses, laboratory, technical workshops… discover all our educational workshops, which serve as genuine technical facilities for learning in real-world conditions.

  • Personalised support with an attentive teaching team, tutoring and methodological assistance.
  • An 88-hectare site featuring parks, educational gardens and diverse crops for learning in real-life conditions.
  • Practical projects and workshops to develop technical and manual skills, and independence.
  • Educational building projects and professional meetings to discover the realities of the profession.
  • Collective highlights with an induction trip and peer tutoring.
  • An international outlook through educational projects and a trip to Poland.
  • An experience-based corporate pedagogy to develop knowledge, practical skills and interpersonal skills.
  • Professional role-play scenarios on training construction sites and supported projects.
  • A technical platform equipped with professional equipment and machinery.
  • A plant machinery driving simulator for safe learning.
  • An 88-hectare educational farm for practicing in real-life conditions.
  • Personalised support to monitor the progress of each learner.

What next?

career prospects

Upon completion of the CAPa Landscaping Gardener, the holder can access jobs in the landscape sector within various structures: landscape companies, local authorities, public institutions or specialised structures.

The main accessible professions are:

  • Landscaping operative / gardener
  • Grounds maintenance operative
  • Local authority technical officer
  • Landscape gardener

With experience, the graduate can progress to roles with greater responsibility (team leader, site manager).

Information

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Tariffs

School

External: from €71 per month
Half-board: from €177.9 per month
In-house: from €318.60 per month

* Base rate including family contributions and/or meals and/or accommodation depending on the learner's status. Additional fees not included. Payable over 10 months.

APPRENTICESHIP and continuing professional development

For 12 months: 7 000 €

  • APPRENTICESHIP: Training covered by OPCOs and funding secured by the CFA. There are therefore no out-of-pocket costs for the apprentice or the company.
  • CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Possible funding options depending on your circumstances: self-funding, France Travail, career transition support, etc. – please check with the centre.

Find the breakdown of training costs on our dedicated page

Bursaries: check our dedicated page to find out about the financial support available depending on your situation.

Read the terms and conditions of sale

The training course is accessible to various audiences:

  • In education and training: mainly to pupils from a Year 9 class general, of Year 3 SEGPA, from an ULIS class or an equivalent programme, wishing to enrol in initial agricultural training
  • Apprentice: for young people aged 16 to 29 wishing to undertake work-based training alternating between a training centre and a company
  • As part of continuing professional development: for adults retraining professionally or wishing to acquire skills in the fields of landscape gardening and horticulture

Access to training CAPa Landscape Gardener varies depending on the candidate's status:

  • In education to come from a Year 9 class (or equivalent validated qualification) and have an interest in the plant and landscape design industries
  • Apprentice : to be at least 16 years old (or 15 years old after a Year 9 classand to have found a host company for the signing of an apprenticeship contract
  • In continuing professional development to have an agreed career plan in the landscaping sector. No specific qualification is required, but experience or an affinity for outdoor work is recommended

16 participants

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Pre-enrolment can be carried out from November, by appointment with the coordinator. This interview provides an opportunity to clarify information relating to the training course, complete the administrative file and register for the discovery work placement.

APPRENTICESHIP

An interview is arranged within 30 days of the initial contact. The start of the training is scheduled for September, subject to receipt of a duly completed registration form and the signing of an apprenticeship contract.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The start of the training is scheduled for October, subject to receipt of a duly completed registration form.

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Graduation is based on two assessment methods:
On the one hand, ongoing continuous assessment (CCF), carried out throughout the training course within the establishment.
On the other hand, a final examination focusing on professional practice, bringing the training programme to a close.

Learning and continuing professional development

The CAPa Landscaper is a qualification organised and awarded in Capitalisable Units (CUs), specific to continuing vocational training and apprenticeship schemes.
The capital units can be acquired independently of one another and remain valid for a period of five years.
Each UC corresponds to a defined competency in the certification standard.

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  • Possible academic guidance and adaptation, mentored by a disability officer
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