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Jamie Adams Horticulture Apprentice
Hi my name is Jamie Adams. I am 24 years old. I used to work for Waitrose. I was there for 5 years and some point during that fifth year I was thinking I am really bored of this job. So I started to think about doing something else. I had recently moved house at the time which had a garden, it needed a lot of work, so me and my brother worked on it and made it look more like a garden. I really enjoyed...
Apprenticeships – Glendales
“APPRENTICESHIPS: THEY ARE NOT AS OLD FASHIONED AS YOU THINK”
Glendale Managed Services is the ‘green services’ division of Parkwood Holdings Plc, which operates throughout the UK. Glendale’s activities include grounds management, landscaping and countryside activities including forestry, arboriculture, horticulture and green waste recycling.
Glendale currently has 46 apprentices working...
Train to Gain – Pinnacle-PSG
Capel Manor College is currently working with Pinnacle-PSG, a Grounds Maintenance Contractor, which specializes in the maintenance of the outside spaces on housing developments within London.
Pinnacle-PSG were keen to improve the horticultural knowledge of their work force and asked Capel Manor College to deliver a Level 2 Diploma in Amenity Horticulture to about 20 of their staff under Train to Gain...
Train to Gain – Charles Thoirs
Train to Gain Level 3 Diploma in Workbased Horticulture.
Student Perspective
Charles Thoirs
Being on this course has taught me a lot in areas of plant care, machine care, Health and Safety requirements etc. The course required a lot of research from books, computers, people which has helped me a great deal in my knowledge of things I were unaware of before.
The course has made me feel hungry to learn...



