Crops Courses Online

Crops are the world's biggest business and the demand for job opportunities is enormous. It is predicted there will be a need for 50,000 additional agricultural professionals in this industry over the next 5-10 years. Demand for professionals will exceed the supply. Whether your interest in agriculture is hobby based or you\'re looking for more formal qualifications such as certificates, advanced certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas there is a course for you. Now is the time to train for a career in agriculture. Choose from our wide selection of courses.

Achieve a Crop Qualification: Correctly identifying different plants is a much-valued expertise in horticulture and the demand for it today is as high as ever. Plants need to be accurately identified, not only to distinguish them from weeds, but also so they can be labelled and tended appropriately, and suitably selected for the right spot. To learn the system for plant identification, sign up to one of ADL’s many home study courses...

A Career with Crops:  If you'd like to work in market gardens or orchards, ADL run a variety of online courses that can help to equip you, such as the Advanced Certificate in Horticulture (Crops). Fifty per cent of this course is devoted to crop production.

Learn about Crops:  You may simply wish to learn about crop production for the purposes of growing your own fruit and veg. ADL offer courses in both home growing and commercial production. Learn the skills and get equipped!

Already work with Crops, need Professional Development? If you want to learn everything that a tradesman would learn about plant culture and much more, then ADL offer an online Advanced Certificate in Horticulture (Plant Protection). This covers general horticulture and plant protection, including the science and extensive plant identification. It is a vocationally oriented and accredited course. Alternatively, the Higher Advanced Diploma in Horticulture (Crops) provides professional training for work at a management or technical level with horticultural crops.

Can't find  a qualification to suit your needs?  Why not speak with one of our Academic Course Advisers for FREE advice on +44 (0)1227 789 649?  or contact us here

Our online home study courses may be studied for vocational purposes, self-enrichment (hobby) or for serious study leading to higher qualifications.

You'll receive unlimited tutor and admin support  and be able to start at any time.