Apprenticeship as Gardener - Horticulture and Landscaping

Three-year apprenticeship in horticulture and landscaping, with practical training at the City of Bochum's technical operations department, inter-company courses and block teaching at Berufskolleg Ost in Essen.

Soil and plant work and vegetation-related measures; path construction and drainage; construction of walls, steps, wooden structures, fences and ponds; green roofs and facades; maintaining and planting beds; installing playground equipment; maintaining and servicing machinery; carrying out earthworks, drainage and irrigation measures, and constructing outdoor facilities.

First school-leaving certificate, extended first school-leaving certificate, intermediate school-leaving certificate, school-based or full university of applied sciences entrance qualification, or Abitur; command of spoken and written German; foreign school-leaving certificates must be recognised for the German legal system.

Further qualification as a master gardener or horticultural technician, and possible university study with the appropriate educational qualification; €400 completion bonus for passing the final examination on the first attempt; good compatibility of family and work; secure jobs; regulated leave entitlement.