‘Blended’ learning is designed primarily for experienced amateurs and for working horticulturists who wanted to have their practical abilities recognised with an RHS qualification, but who cannot attend a regular class close to home.
It combines regular distance learning using weekly idents, online notes, videos and presentations; practice at home; practical tuition blocks which are designed to perfect your skills, correct any poor techniques and also to give you a chance to practise any tasks which are not easy to cover or resource outside a centre; these prepare you for practical assessment sessions (PCAs) with an RHS examiner and an online short-answer examination.
Courses for both RHS Level 2 and 3 Certificates follow a normal academic year: online study begins in September and course work is carried out at home. Blocks of practical tuition and work with experienced tutors/assessors take place at our centre at Ryton Gardens, Ryton-on-Dunsmore near Coventry. Practical Competence Assessments by RHS examiners take place at Ryton.
Level 3 Practical is being offered as ‘blended learning ‘ for the first time in 2026-7.
Practice at home or work, then come to us for assessments
We have collected together some quick links to useful pages that you should find helpful.
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