Horticulture & Landscaping
On completion of training graduates will possess the competencies and skills required to:
- Establish a plant nursery
- Propagate plants
- Establish outdoor garden hedges
- Install a landscape
- Maintain lawns
- Apply chemicals and fertilisers
- Harvest and post harvest crops
- Perform preventative maintenance on tools
- Practise occupational health and safety principles when using chemical and agricultural equipment.
Download the Skills Training Programme Horticulture Brochure here.
We invite you to use our new Online Application Portal to submit your application to the Barbados Vocational Training Board.
Simply click below and select Barbados Vocational Training Board as your target institution. Then complete the Sign Up form and Submit.
NOTE: Please use a valid email address you can access as you will be required to validate the email address before continuing with the application.
Latest Course Information
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Aug 17, 2026
Duration:2 Semesters
Day(s):Monday - Friday
Time:8:00am - 4:00pm
Tutor:Ms. S. Herbert
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are a few FAQs pertaining to this programme or course:
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- What is an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeship is a voluntary contractual training programme between the employer and apprentice which is ratified by the Director of Training of the Board.
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- What is the Admissions Policy for the In Plant programme?
Employers wishing to access training through the In-Plant Programme should communicate the request in writing to the Director of Training. If the programme that the client is interested in is not readily available, a new course is developed for the programme.
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- When do Evening Programme classes begin?
Evening Programmes are run three times a year and begin approximately in January, May, and September.
Training Centres
This course is held at the following training centre(s):
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C. Lomer Alleyne Skills Training Centre
The CLA centre is where most of the Board’s Evening programmes are held. It is known for its Agricultural and Engineering programmes. CLA is the BVTB’s largest centre and it continues to be expanded.
Testimonials
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My experience at Structural Systems has been a positive one. My supervisors were helpful throughout the practical training. The Apprenticeship Programme allowed me to further my welding studies, more specifically at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic. Currently, I am attending at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic where I am studying Electrical Installation. My manager, supervisor and my workmates at Structural Systems are supporting me in my studies.
I would advise any youngster, who wants to acquire skills to apply at the Barbados Vocational Training Board and attend the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic. My advice would be get a skill and “keep off the block”.
Jason Pinder
Welder at Structural Systems Limited
