Gardener specialising in gardening and landscaping
Gardener specialising in gardening and landscaping
Landscape gardener in the Botanical Garden
Landscape gardeners at the Botanical Garden have a lot to do with plants from all over the world. From planting and care to pruning, all areas of plant handling are covered. They also work with wood, concrete, natural stone and iron and with various machines. The training is rounded off by several internships in traditional gardening and landscaping companies.
What does a landscape gardener actually do?
- Working with plants, i.e. planning and carrying out planting, pruning woody plants professionally, carrying out tree care work
- Acquiring plant knowledge in the areas of perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees
- Working with various tools such as chainsaws, hedge trimmers, brush cutters, lawn mowers and others
- Working with machines such as excavators, wheel loaders and shredders
- Installation and processing of wood, concrete, natural stone and iron
- Preparation and processing of soils and substrates
- Responsible and environmentally friendly handling of operating materials and pesticides
What are the requirements?
- Good secondary school leaving certificate
- Great interest in nature and the environment
- Manual skills
- Technical and commercial understanding
How does the training work?
3 years, Botanical Garden Philosophenweg
If you have a university entrance qualification or have successfully completed training in another academic appointment, it is possible to shorten the training to two years.
You will be trained in the Botanical Garden and attend vocational school in Oldenburg.
You will take part in inter-company training courses and complete two to four weeks of internships at other Gala Bau training companies each year. An intermediate examination takes place in the second year.
What training opportunities are currently available?
- Master gardener examination
- One-year technical college; qualification "State-certified economist"
- Examination to become a state-certified technician for horticulture
- Two-year technical college; "State-certified business economist" qualification
- University of Applied Sciences or university degree programme in horticulture, landscape conservation or landscaping and open space planning (Bachelor's and Master's degree)
Specialised further training opportunities?
- Specialised agronomist for golf course maintenance (greenkeeper)
- Certified agricultural specialist in tree care and tree restoration
- Certified customer advisor in horticulture
- Certified nature and landscape conservationist
Further sources of information on the Internet
- www.gaertnerwerden.de/ (TAG companies, contact, news, etc.)
- www.lwk-niedersachsen.de/ (horticultural vocational training)
- www.ammerlaenderjunggaertner.de/
- www.botgarten.uni-oldenburg.de/
Remuneration and working hours
The monthly training allowance for apprentices is currently:
| in the first year of training | 1,236.82 euros |
| in the second year of training | 1,290.96 euros |
| in the third year of training | 1,340.61 euros |
| in the fourth year of training | 1,409.51 euros |
Apprentices who are in a training relationship on 1 December are entitled to a special annual payment.
The weekly working time is 39.8 hours and the holiday entitlement is 30 days per year.
Perspectives
The aim is to take on apprentices for a period of at least 12 months; if there are vacancies that can be filled, they may be offered permanent employment.
Further services
- Payment according to collective agreement incl. special annual payment
- 30 days holiday
- Payment of a final bonus for successfully passing the final examination
- Possibility of temporary employment for apprentices for a period of one year
- In the case of vacancies that can be filled, the possibility of permanent employment
- Provision of an iPad
- Induction days for all new apprentices at the university
- Annual training day with interesting events for apprentices of all years
- Extensive internal training programmes
- Opportunity to spend four weeks abroad within Europe
- Participation in the health promotion programmes offered by university sports (swimming pool, fitness and health centre)
- Use of the VBN JobTicket
- Use of the canteen at the Haarentor and Wechloy campuses
- A modern training centre in a convenient location with free parking spaces
- Interesting contacts on a lively campus