HORT454 – Amenity Turf Establishment and Care
Module code
HORT454
Module title
Amenity Turf Establishment and Care
Prescription
People achieving this module will be able to assess a site for the installation and rehabilitation of amenity turf, select turf species for specific site needs; plan, manage and supervise an annual turf maintenance programme for amenity turf areas.
Programmes
- SX1703
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
20
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 200
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Investigate and select turf species to site needs, identify their advantages, disadvantages and maintenance requirements. 2. Assess a site, plan, and implement amenity turf installation, promote establishment, and report on findings and outcomes. 3. Plan, implement and supervise an annual maintenance programme for amenity turf areas.
- Content
- - Soil structure, texture, and nutrient levels specific to turf surfaces - Turf fertiliser types and application. - Turf weed management programmes. - Pest and disease control programmes - Analysis and selection of turf species - Measuring, surveying and marking out. - Turf rehabilitation methods and processes. - Irrigation for amenity turf surfaces – principles, design, installations, maintenance - Turf maintenance requirements and schedules. - Equipment maintenance schedules - Contractor scheduling and liaison - Reporting - Health and Safety
- Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching and learning methods will be face to face delivery including workshops, project based interactive tasks, with group sessions, tutorials, and creation of portfolios of evidence.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- The Moodle site for this module will contain technical information to backup practical work undertaken. Site visits Access to turf equipment and machinery ePortfolio provision and training Practical work with industry partners
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is mixed mode (both Achievement and Competency) based. To achieve a pass grade for the module the student must complete all pieces of assessment work achieving full competency in any competency-based tasks and gain a mark of at least 50% overall for the achievement-based assessments.
