Study at our Centres where we provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to develop a career in horticulture with the well-respected Royal Horticultural Society Certificates.

• Ryton Gardens, near Coventry
• North Moreton near Didcot, Oxon
• Bampton near Faringdon, Oxon

IMPORTANT NOTE:  the RHS suite of level 2 and 3 qualifications has changed and since September 2022 all our centres have been delivering the new format Level 2 qualifications.In September 2023 our Ryton Centre became one of the first to offer the new Level 3 Practical Certificate.

For Level 2 there is a new Practical Certificate, which with a new single theory Certificate makes up a new  RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practices of Horticulture. 

The new Practical Certificate  covers amenity procedures ( maintaining hard landscaping, using a hedgetrimmer and mower) as well as propagation,  plant identification, pruning, planting etc.  There will be two practical examinations at the centre with an RHS examiner and a centre assessor, and a 75 minute online test of underpinning knowledge. The Practical can be awarded at Pass, Merit and Distinction.  The new syllabus means that the new  Level 2 Practical will  require a commitment to at least 3 hours a week of self-study using course materials  alongside the practical work undertaken in class. 

For Level 3 the new Practical Certificate combines with a new single theory Certificate to make up an RHS Advanced Certificate, and with a new Award in Horticultural Investigation will make up a Level 3 Diploma.

The assessment format will include a practical assessment with 'professional discussion' as well as an online examination.

The RHS has published 'transition arrangements'  for those wishing to complete the 'old' level 2 and 3 Diplomas  which can be downloaded here.