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Landscape Gardening - Closed

This competition has now closed. For more information on how you can get involved with this competition next year, please contact worldskillsuk@ukskills.org.uk.

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About the competition - Landscape Gardening - Closed

The competition requires trainee landscape gardeners to showcase their skills by building pre-designed units. The units may include timber construction, walls, fences, water features, paving, steps, turf and plants. Individuals will be sent drawings 2 months in advance to allow them to prepare and practice.

Landscape Gardening Brief 2010 (updated) 79Kb PDF Document Download

Entry Levels: Advanced

Entry Deadline: 01 March 2010

Entry Type: Individual competitors

Competition Type: Live

Competition structure

Stage one: enter online by 01 March 2010.

Stage two: competitors will be invited to participate in a 1 day live regional.

Stage three: highest scoring competitors across all heats that meet the required standard will be invited to compete at the UK final.

How many can enter?

Two competitors per organisation.

Further information

For general information about competitions please contact:

WorldSkills UK contact centre 0800 612 0742 or email worldskillsuk@ukskills.org.uk

Who can enter?

The competition is aimed at individuals working and/or training towards relevant programmes of study in landscape gardening. Competitors can be in education and training
or working in industry.

Advanced: Those undertaking qualifications up to level 3 (for England, Northern Ireland and Wales) up to level 6 (for Scotland) or up to seven years experience in a working environment.

Further opportunities

There is a City & Guilds qualification available for this competition.

There is the possibility of progressing to a EuroSkills competition.

There is the possibility of progressing to an International WorldSkills competition.

Competition partners

This competition is organised by the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI).

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