Apprenticeship as a Horticulture and Landscaping Worker

This three-year apprenticeship with the City of Viersen is intended for people with disabilities and follows the content of the horticulture and landscaping gardener qualification. Practical training takes place with the municipal parks and forestry department, with classes at Rhein-Maas-Berufskolleg in Willich. Additional training takes place in Kempen and Münster.

• Build and maintain all municipal outdoor spaces and green areas
• Create landscapes, including parks, playgrounds, sports grounds, traffic islands, pedestrian areas and green strips, by properly planting trees, perennials, shrubs, flowers and lawns
• Pave squares and paths, and build steps and dry stone walls
• Work with tools and machinery, such as hedge trimmers, excavators and mowing machines
• Create green roofs and planted facades

• The apprenticeship is intended for people with disabilities.
• Initiative and teamwork skills
• Enjoyment of practical, physically demanding work
• A preference for working outdoors
• Reliability, care and a friendly, professional manner
• An aptitude assessment arranged by the rehabilitation team at the responsible employment agency, confirming that training can only take place under Section 66 of the German Vocational Training Act
• Medical fitness for the role
• Successful participation in the selection process
• A current certificate of good conduct with no concerns, to be presented when hired