Open Awards · RQF Entry Level
Open Awards Entry Level Certificate in Horticulture Skills (Entry 2) (RQF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Entry Level
- Total credits14
- Guided learning140 hours
- Units in this qualification18
Awarded by Open Awards · on the Ofqual register
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These are the units Open Awards registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Communicating With Others at WorkReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to communicate appropriately with colleagues at work
- Understand how to communicate appropriately with supervisors at work
- Understand how to communicate appropriately with customers at work
- Recognise different methods of communication used in the workplace
Control Weeds in a Planted AreaReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to control weeds effectively in a planted area.
Edge up an Amenity AreaReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to edge up a lawn to a defined standard.
- Demonstrate the ability to edge up a flowerbed to a defined standard.
- Demonstrate the ability to edge up shrubbery to a defined standard.
Fill Plant ContainersReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to fill plant containers correctly with a suitable growing medium.
Health and Safety AwarenessReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Describe relevant Health and Safety procedures in the workplace
- Explain the importance of following Health and Safety procedures
- Observe safe working practices in accordance with Health and Safety procedures
- Identify potential hazards in the workplace
Insert Plant MaterialReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to insert plant material correctly.
Introduction to Customer CareReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Understand what customer care means in the workplace, including its importance and benefits
- Understand own role in providing customer care, including responsibilities and expected behaviour
Introduction to the Propagation of PlantsReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise different forms of embryo plants.
- Identify sources of embryo plants.
- Understand the need to plant appropriately.
Maintain a FenceReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain a fence to a satisfactory standard
- Work safely when maintaining a fence
Maintain a FootpathReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain a footpath to a safe and usable standard
- Work safely, adhering to health and safety guidelines
Prepare and Plant an AreaReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare an area for planting, ensuring appropriate soil conditions
- Plant an area with plants, seeds or bulbs
- Work in a safe and tidy manner when planting, minimising risks and maintaining a clean workspace
Recognise Parts of PlantsReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise parts of plants, identifying roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits.
- Know the functions of parts of a plant, understanding their roles in growth, reproduction, and survival.
Recognise PlantsReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Identify a range of common plants
- Differentiate between different types of plants
- Describe the functions of different parts of a plant
- Explain the importance of each part of a plant to its overall health and growth
Recognise Use and Care for Tools Used in HorticultureReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different tools used in horticulture
- Demonstrate the correct use of tools used in horticulture
- Describe procedures for the care of tools used in horticulture
- Explain the importance of maintaining tools in good working order
Shred Waste VegetationReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare waste vegetable matter for shredding
- Operate a shredding machine safely and effectively
- Monitor the shredding process to ensure optimal results
- Dispose of shredded waste vegetable matter appropriately
Sustainability and Our EnvironmentReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Know why sustainability is important, including its impact on the environment and future generations
- Know how sustainability meets our needs, including resource management and environmental protection
Water plant material by handReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Water plant material using a hose or watering can, applying the correct amount of water for the plant type and environmental conditions
Weed a Planted AreaReal unit · Open Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Weed a planted area by hand, identifying and removing unwanted plants effectively
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Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Entry Level credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
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Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
Meet all twelve tutorsWhere this connects
Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
Where this can lead
H&S Training Coordinator
Your journey starts here, but where it goes is really up to you. We're committed to providing the opportunities and support for you to build a meaningful and impactful career in health and safety, whether that's as a hands-on trainer, a data guru, or a future leader.
See the whole journey →Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
This unit covers appropriate communication methods in the workplace, including identifying suitable communication channels for different scenarios. Learners will understand the importance of respectful language and how to adapt their communication style to effectively engage with various colleagues.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Open Awards Entry Level Certificate in Horticulture Skills (Entry 2) (RQF)
18 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Open Awards.
- Communicating With Others at Work
- Control Weeds in a Planted Area
- Edge up an Amenity Area
- Fill Plant Containers
- Health and Safety Awareness
- Insert Plant Material
and 12 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.