10 Advantages of a "Gardener specializing in horticulture and landscaping (BP)" or "Gardener specializing in production (BP)" qualification

The professional examination "Gardener with federal certificate" is the first career step for trained gardeners and enables them to take on a management role.

Summary of the most important advantages of the courses leading to the Federal Certificate of Competence in Gardening and Landscaping or Production:

  1. The courses prepare you specifically for the federal professional examination as a gardener.
  2. Thanks to the modularized concept, it is possible to put together the training according to your own needs.
  3. The courses are very practice-oriented, which means that you can quickly put what you have learned into practice in both "Gardening and Landscaping" or "Production".
  4. Lessons are held on Fridays and Saturday mornings. This means that professional absences can be planned well in advance.
  5. The course also offers people who have not completed an apprenticeship as a gardener the opportunity to gain federally recognized further training. The prerequisite for this is five years of professional experience in horticulture or plant production.
  6. Different modules are offered by several schools, so that it is possible to choose the most suitable offer in each case.
  7. The qualification as a gardener specializing in horticulture and landscaping or specializing in production enables you to take on initial management tasks in a horticultural business and supervise apprentices.
  8. Thanks to the sponsorship of Jardinsuisse, the qualification is well recognized in the industry.
  9. The specialist certificate as a gardener opens up further training opportunities in the entrepreneurial field, such as the higher specialist examination as a master gardener
  10. Since 1.1.2018, preparatory courses for professional examinations have been financially supported by the federal government. Graduates of this course can therefore be reimbursed up to 50% of the course costs paid after taking the federal examination.

Overview of schools "Gardener (BP)"