Gardener for Ornamental Plant Cultivation

The University of Potsdam offers a three-year apprenticeship in its Botanical Garden. You learn how to handle ornamental plants from sowing and cultivation through to care, gaining experience in various outdoor and greenhouse areas as well as in inter-company training and specialist placements.

Sowing, cultivating and caring for ornamental plants; identifying, controlling and preventing diseases and pests; working in outdoor and greenhouse areas; rotating through different master gardener departments.

At least an intermediate school-leaving qualification or MSA with good grades, especially in biology, mathematics and German; reliability and independence; interest in plants and botany; German language skills at least at B2 level; physical fitness and ability to work in all weather conditions.

Training remuneration under the TVA-L BBiG agreement; occupational pension; annual special payment and capital-forming benefits; public transport job-ticket subsidy; campus bicycles; workplace health management, university sports and canteen services; exam preparation courses.