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 qualifications do I need to become an apprentice?
No qualifications are required.
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- What time are the classes held?
Classes are held from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
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- How do I become an Apprentice?
Completing an application form gets the process started. After this you must be:
- interviewed by an inspector and a potential host employer
- Accepted by the employer
Persons under 18 years must also be examined by a medical practitioner who will certify that they are fit.
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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The Skills Training experience for me was a very delightful one even though it had its challenges. Although I knew a little about mechanics the course Automotive Vehicle Engineering assisted me to understand on a broader scale what mechanics is really about, both the practical and the theory.
At the end of the course I was given the opportunity to begin a job attachment at Nassco Ltd where I have been employed for the last three and a half years.
Patrick Evans
Apprentice at Nassco Ltd.
