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International Certificate in Landscape Design (Full-time or Part-time)
- 2012
Offered on a full-time basis during the week on an easy monthly payment
plan or can be done on a part-time basis on Saturdays.
How Does the Full-time Programme
Work?
This 20 month full-time programme covers the complete spectrum of
Introductory and Advanced courses; a total of 20 courses with variable
numbers of days for each course.
A selective and pre-screening interview is done for the
enrolment of full-time students by the Principal and management staff
of the College.
The full-time course is run during weekdays and normally
three days a week from 09h00 to 16h00. The other two days are for
homework or project work. A week is normally given between
courses for projects and homework to be completed at the student’s own
pace at home.
The courses not only include lectures, workshops,
practicals and outings, we also do extensive display within the
Lifestyle nursery. This allows great opportunity to experiment and
learn from the experience. Practicals and outings are used
extensively in the Advanced course to demonstrate and enhance the
learning experience.
All courses are assessed by projects which are started in
the classroom and completed at home. As this is outcomes based,
no written assessments are done.
A student will need to complete all the introductory
courses first before moving onto the Advanced courses, with the
exception of Lawn Management and Pruning which are held at seasonal
times of the year.
Each Advanced course focuses on a different design style
and ensures that the designer is able to design any style that the
client requires.
The ultimate practical is the show gardens which are
designed and built by the students. This is an opportunity for the
students to showcase their learning at the College. The show gardens
are visited by over 100 000 people.
Terms
Full Price for 2012: R33,000-00
Less Deposit: R 3,000-00 (to be paid by 20 January 2012)
10 Month Payment Plan: R 3,000-00 per month (first payment due 29 February 2012)
How Does the Part-time Programme
Work?
The
part-time programme runs on Saturdays and operates exactly the same as
the full-time programme. The part-time course is suitable for
people who are looking to change their careers whilst still working or
for the gardener who wants to improve their skills.
This course, however, takes longer to complete as it is only one day a
week.
Fees for each part-time course are due as and when each course of the
programme starts.
Please see the price list for the cost of each course.
1.1 Introductory
Programme Design and Craft – Landscape Design
Introductory programme courses can be done individually if you just
want to improve your gardening knowledge.
Programme purpose?
To equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to design
their own gardens.
Who should attend?
These courses are suitable for the beginner or self-taught enthusiast.
How does this programme work?
The programme has been divided into 6
courses, namely:
| Course 1: Introduction to Landscape
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gain a thorough understanding of the requirements of landscape design. |
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Lifestyle College Introduction to Landscape
Design Certificate |
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Module 1: Know Your Style and Design Goals
Module 2: Take Inventory, Design Principles, Design Process
Module 3: Restyle a Garden Room, Planting Design, Hard
Landscaping, Water in the Garden
Module 4: Concept Plan
Module 5: Garden Analysis |
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Design
a section of your own garden and create a concept plan including the
client questionnaire, site survey, circulation and zoning analysis,
rough sketch of the new design with soft and hard landscaping elements,
explanation of design goals and principles and inspirational pictures. |
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| Course 2: Introduction to
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge
necessary to perform basic garden maintenance and care. |
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Lifestyle College Introduction to Horticulture
Certificate |
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Course modules: |
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Module 1: Understanding Basic Plant
Pathology
Module 2: Identifying and Improving Your Garden Soil
Module 3: Feeding Plants
Module 4: Pests and Diseases
Module 5: Planting |
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Assessment: |
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Garden maintenance project discussing plants,
soils, fertilizers, pests and diseases and planting. |
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| Course 2.1: Pruning (Completed during June/July) |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge
necessary to maintain plants through applying correct pruning methods. |
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Lifestyle College Pruning Certificate |
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Module 1: Introduction to Pruning
Module 2: When to Prune
Module 3: How to Prune
The afternoon session will include a practical workshop in a garden. |
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| Course 2.2: Lawn Management (Completed during August/September) |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge
necessary to prepare and maintain lawn. |
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Certification: |
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Lifestyle College Lawn Management Certificate |
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Module 1: Introduction to Lawn Management
Module 2: Different Types of Lawn
Module 3: Preparing New Lawn
Module 4: Maintenance (Mowing, watering, fertilizing and weeding)
Module 5: Spring Treatment
Module 6: After Care
Module 7: Winter Over Seeding
The afternoon session will include a practical workshop in a garden. |
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| Course 3: Introduction to Landscape
Design Drawing |
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Overall outcome: |
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To equip the learner with the skills and
knowledge necessary to draw a landscape design. |
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Certification |
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Lifestyle College Introduction to Garden Design
Drawing Certificate |
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Course modules: |
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Module 1: Essential Equipment
Module 2: Drawing to Scale
Module 3: Rendering – Colouring and Shading
Module 4: Ground Plans
Module 5: Graphics, Drafting and Lettering
Module 6: Evaluation of Ground Plans |
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Draw a 2D garden design ground plan to scale. |
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| Course 4: Plant Material Studies |
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Overall outcome: |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge
necessary to identify and utilise plants in a design. |
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Certification |
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Lifestyle College Plant Material Studies
Certificate |
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Course modules: |
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Module 1: Taxonomy and Plant Classification
Plant categories:
- Trees
- Shrubs
- Perennials
- Ground covers
- Climbers
- Annuals
- Herbs
- Palms
- Architectural plants
Trees (Practical):
- Indigenous trees
- Trees for small gardens
- Deciduous trees
- Evergreen trees
- Drought tolerant trees
Module 2: Shrubs (Practical)
Perennials (Practical)
Module 3: Ground covers (Practical)
Climbers and Annuals (Practical)
Module 4: Herbs, Palms and Architectural Plants (Practical)
Module 5: Assessment - ID Plant Material |
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Project: |
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Prepare a file of 100 identification information
sheets of plants that grow in South Africa. |
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1.2 Advanced
Programme Design and Craft – Landscape Design
This programme has been divided into fourteen (14) courses, namely:
Course 1: Advanced Drawing
Course 2: Garden Planning
Course 3: Surveying and Measuring
Course 4: Formal Design
Course 5: Model Building
Course 6: Irrigation
Course 7: Informal Design
Course 8: Ecological Design
Course 9: Oriental Design
Course 10: Show Design
Course 11: Landscape Construction Basics
Course 12: Water Features
| Course 1: Advanced Drawing |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge
necessary to draw advanced designs. |
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Certification: |
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Lifestyle College Advanced Drawing Certificate |
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Module 1: Advanced Drawing Techniques
Module 2: Elevation Drawing
Module 3: Elevation Drawing
Module 4: Axonometric
Module 5: Axonometric
Module 6: Axonometric
Module 7: Axonometric
Module 8: Project Assessment |
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Prepare a garden design ground plan with
landscaping lists.
Draw 2 elevations or section-elevations and 1 axonometric projection.
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| Course 2: Garden Planning |
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To equip learners with the knowledge necessary to
gain a thorough understanding of the requirements of garden planning. |
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Certification: |
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Lifestyle College Garden Planning Certificate |
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Course modules: |
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Module 1: Introduction to Different Garden
Styles
Module 2: The Design Process
Module 3: Plant Design
Module 4: Analysis
Module 5: Research and Evaluation Techniques
Module 6: Field Trip
Module 7: Project Assessment
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Design two gardens. |
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3: Surveying and Measuring |
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To
equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to accurately
calculate the areas, volumes and quantities in basic landscape design
and construction. |
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Certification: |
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Lifestyle College Surveying and Measuring
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Module 1: Site Measurements
Module 2: Calculating Areas and Volumes
Module 3: Calculating Quantities
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Measure the fall of a simple slope.
Calculate areas and volumes of various shapes.
Calculate quantities for a garden design.
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4: Formal Design |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge
necessary to design a formal garden. |
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Certification: |
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Lifestyle College Formal Design Certificate |
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Module 1: The Language of Formal Design
Module 2: Types of Formality
Module 3: Components of a Formal Garden
Module 4: Different Formal Gardens
Module 5: Practicalities of a Formal Garden
Module 6: Field Trip
Module 7: Project Assessment
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Design a formal garden. |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge
necessary to build accurate scale garden models in three dimensions. |
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Lifestyle College Model Building Certificate |
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Module 1: Architectural Modelling
Module 2: The Craft of Model Making
Module 3: The Concept of Scale
Module 4: Essential Equipment and Material
Module 5: Building the Model |
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Build
a model in class constructing elements and plant materials according to
the design as well as the principles of scale modelling. |
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| Course 6: Irrigation |
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To equip learners with the fundamentals of residential and light commercial landscape irrigation system design. |
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Lifestyle College Irrigation Certificate |
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Module 1: Origins and Necessity of Irrigation
Module 2: Types of Irrigation Sprinklers and other components
Module 3: How to Zone an Irrigation System
Module 4: Simple Irrigation Design
Module 5: Tips and Techniques
Module 6: Properties of Water and How Water is Pressurised
Module 7: The Relationship between Pressure, Flow Rate and Spray Radius
Module 8: Testing and Calculating Sprinkler Zones
Module 9: 2 Practical Classroom Design Exercises
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Design an Irrigation System |
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7: Informal Design |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to design an informal garden. |
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Lifestyle College Informal Design Certificate |
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Module 1: The Language of Informal Design.
Module 2: The Language of Informal Design (Continued)
Module 3: Different Informal Gardens
Module 4: The Practicalities of Informal Design
Module 5: The Components of Informal Design
Module 6: Field Trip
Module 7: Project Assessment
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Design an informal garden. |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to design an ecological garden. |
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Certification: |
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Lifestyle College Ecological Design Certificate |
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Module 1: Introduction to the Ecological
Garden
Module 2: Designing Different Ecological Gardens
Module 3: Designing Different Ecological Gardens (Continued)
Module 4: The Components of Ecological Gardens
Module 5: Rehabilitating an Established Garden
Module 6: Field Trip
Module 7 : Project Assessment |
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Design an Ecological garden. |
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9: Oriental Design |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to design an oriental garden. |
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Certification: |
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Lifestyle College Oriental Design
Certificate |
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Course modules: |
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Module 1: Introduction to the Oriental Garden
Module 2: Types of Oriental Gardens
Module 3: Design Principles
Module 4: Design Elements
Module 5: Practicalities of Oriental Gardens
Module 6: Field Trip
Module 7: Prject Assessment
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Design an Oriental Garden |
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10: Show Designs |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to design and execute a show garden. |
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Lifestyle College Show Design Certificate |
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Module 1: Brief
Module 2: Concept
Module 3: Hard Landscaping and Pattern
Module 4: Evaluation of Hard Landscaping and Pattern
Module 5: Soft Landscaping
Module 6: Evaluation of Soft Landscaping
Module 7: Final Presentation
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Design and Build a Show Garden |
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11: Landscape Construction Basics |
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to design, specify and build a wall and to design and lay various types of paving |
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Certification: |
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Lifestyle College Certificate of Attendance |
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Concrete Work and Bricklaying
Module 1: Types of Walls
Module 2: The Structure of a Wall
Module 3: Material and Tools
Module 4: Footings, Foundations, Piers, Expansion Joints
Module 5: Building a Wall
Paving Course Modules
Module 1: Types of Paving
Module 2: Preparation
Module 3: Laying Paving
Module 4: Constructing a Step
Module 5: Product Details
The Third day will be a practical workshop
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to design, specify and construct or install a water feature. |
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Certification: |
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Lifestyle College Certificate of Attendance |
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Module 1: Types of Water Features
Module 2: Sealing and Finishing
Module 3: Proportionate Sizes and Specifications
Module 4: Pumps, Piping and Filtration Systems
Module 5: Using Correct Plant Material
The Second day will include a practical workshop
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Course duration:
Each course consists of 3 full day workshops, held over a period of 3
days from 09h00 - 15h00 and provides hand-on experience through project
work.
Design work forms an integral part of the course and a design portfolio
will be compiled over the period of study.
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2.
Professional Landscape Design Courses (Part-time)
Programme purpose?
To equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to produce
creative, functional and aesthetically pleasing design solutions.
Certification
On completion of the entire programme students will receive a Lifestyle
College Certificate in Professional Landscape Design and a City &
Guilds Advanced certificate in Landscape Design (internationally
recognised in 180 countries worldwide). Individual certificates are
awarded on completion of each course.
Who should attend?
These courses are recommended for learners who have acquired Advanced
Landscape Design skills and who wish to develop their skills further
and/or start up their own landscape design business.
Students are required to have obtained certification in the
Introductory and Advanced Landscape design Programmes. However if you
feel that you qualify for this programme due to your existing knowledge
and skills levels, you may make application to the College for
recognition of prior learning.
How does this programme work?
The programme has been divided into 5 courses, namely:
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To equip learners with the skills and knowledge
necessary to conceptualise creative design solutions. |
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Lifestyle College Design Conceptualisation
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1: Demonstrate a creative understanding of
the Landscape design process.
2: Demonstrate a creative understanding of zoning,
circulation and plant masses.
3: Use creative design thinking.
4: Devise creative solutions to design problems.
5: Conceptualise a design.
6: Produce a written concept plan.
7: Harmonise lines, shapes and forms.
8: Produce freehand sketches and drawings.
9: Produce a visual concept plan.
10: Produce a master plan. |
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Produce a conceptual and master plan. |
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This is a 3 day workshop and the 4th day will be
for assessment.
Workshop runs 09h00-15h30. |
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To
equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to perform the
full landscape design process from site analysis to execution on
existing gardens. |
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Lifestyle College Garden Remodeling Certificate |
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1: Conduct site assessment and evaluation.
2: Demonstrate an understanding of the functionality (use)
of a garden.
3: Identify hard and soft landscaping and their uses.
4: Produce site analysis plan.
5: Produce a concept plan.
6: Produce a master plan, demonstrating the visual presentation
of the proposed design.
7: Produce a sketch plan.
8: Produce a plant plan, demonstrating an understanding of
planting design principles.
9: Measure and record dimensions accurately.
10: Draw a variety of designs to scale.
11: Demonstrate an understanding of the use of and interplay of colour
in the garden.
12: Consider requirements for water gardening and wildlife gardening. |
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Submit a remodeled landscape design. |
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This is a 3 day workshop and the 4th day will be
for assessment.
Workshop runs 09h00-15h30. |
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3: The Historical Development of Garden Style, Traditions
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To
equip learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to create a
variety of styles of landscape designs including ideas from other
countries and cultures. |
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Lifestyle College Design History Certificate |
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Demonstrated understanding of:
1: Renaissance gardens
2: French formal gardens
3: English/landscape style gardens
4: Arts and crafts movement
5: Modern movement |
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Submit a project showing various aspects of
historical landscape design. |
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This is a 4 day workshop and the 5th day will be
for assessment.
Workshop runs 09h00-12h00. |
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4: Business Management |
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Learn
the secrets of opening and operating a landscape business. Let
Colin Thompson "Green by Nature", show you the requirements of
operating a business, as well as handy hints and tips on running a
successful business. |
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Lifestyle College Business Management Certificate |
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1: Vision, mission and plan
2: SWOT analysis
3: Register a CC/PTY
4: Registration for Tax
5: Registration for VAT
6: Registration of PAYE/UIF/SDL and PAYE practicalities.
7: Accounting for business
8: Accounting packages
9: Labour relations
10: Client relations
11: Marketing budget
12: Budgeting for expenses
13: Quoting and costing analysis
14: Insurance
15: WCA
16: Contracts
17: Cash flow management
18: IT in landscaping
19: Conditions of employment |
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Submit a Business Plan. |
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This is a 3 day course: project to be handed in
after course.
Course runs 09h00-15h30. |
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5: Practical Landscape Design & Assessment |
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Learners need to submit evidence of a section of
their own garden or a client's garden with the following information:
1: Before photographs
2: Client's brief
3: Site analysis
4: Landscape design
5: Photographs during installation
6: Photographs of completed project
7: Client testimonial (if possible)
8: Costing |
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Lifestyle College Practical Landscape Design
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50%
of the course fee is for Lifestyle College and 50% of the course fee is
for the assessor who will be assessing the garden, this fee excludes
transport costs and is payable to the assessor.
Date will be arranged via the college.
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This course will be done at your own pace.
You can contact the college staff for more
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Design work forms an integral part of the course and a design portfolio
will be compiled over the period of study.
3. Flower Arranging Courses (Part- time)
3.1 Introduction Course
Course purpose?
The purpose of this course is to equip you with the skills and
knowledge necessary to create an aesthetically pleasing flower
arrangement.
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for the beginner or self-taught enthusiast.
Certification:
Lifestyle College Introduction to Flower Arranging Certificate
How does this course work?
The course has been divided into 6 modules, namely:
Module 1: Design Rules
Design Styles
Design Elements and Principles
Module 2: Plant Material Choices
Planning Considerations
Plant Material
Equipment Requirements
Module 3: Execution Workshop
Traditional Horizontal Line Arrangements
Table Arrangements
Module 4: Execution Workshop
Modern Parallel Arrangements
Module 5: Execution Workshop
Traditional Medium Mass Arrangements
Module 6: Final Design Evaluation
Traditional Horizontal Line Arrangements
Course duration:
The course has been divided into 5 morning workshops, held over a
period of 5 weeks from 09h00 - 12h00.
Course price:
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3.2
Advanced Course
Course purpose?
The purpose of this course is to equip you with the skills and
knowledge necessary to create an aesthetically pleasing flower
arrangement.
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for the intermediate to advanced student.
A prerequisite for the course is that you should have already obtained
the Lifestyle College Introduction to Flower Arranging Certificate.
Certification:
Lifestyle College Advanced Flower Arranging Certificate
How does this course work?
The course has been divided into 5 modules, namely:
Module 1: Colour Designs
Using Creative Colour Schemes
Module 2: New Trends
Linking and Bridging of Arrangements
Module 3: Accessories
Exciting Use of Accessories with Floral Designs
Use of Plaiting and Décor Balls
Module 4: Modern Techniques
Inspirational Techniques in Display of Flowers – Still Life
Module 5: Foliage
New and Exciting Methods
Course duration:
The course has been divided into 5 morning workshops, held over a
period of 5 weeks from 09h00 - 12h00.
Course price:
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4. Irrigation Course (Part-time)
Course purpose?
The Business of Irrigation - How to design, cost and quote for profit.
Who should attend?
The course is aimed at any individual looking to gain a better
understanding of how irrigation systems work. It assumes no prior
knowledge of irrigation. The course is suitable for the following
groups of people:
- - Irrigation contractors looking to further
their
knowledge of design techniques and to gain a better understanding of
how the industry operates
- - Other contractors in the green industry (such as
landscapers, garden services companies, lawn specialists or pool
companies) looking to diversify or supplement their service offering
How does this course work?
The course has been divided into 3 modules, namely:
Module 1: The Fundamentals of Irrigation Design Theory
Module 2: Hands-on Product Knowledge Session
Module 3: Tips and Techniques for Costing & Quoting
Course duration:
This is a 3 day that will be run on the 7th, 14th and 21st of May 2011 from 09:00 to 15:00.
The course covers the fundamentals of residential & light commercial
irrigation system design and product knowledge. The classes are
small and personal. The course includes two complete practical
exercises with tea served each day.
Course price:
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5. Correspondence Course in Landscape
Design
Do you want to do distant
education? Have you always wanted to do a garden design course but live
too far away?
This course is presented in cd
format:
• Minimum requirements: Pentium 3 computer and Windows Operating System.
• Each session has comprehensive notes and detailed pictures explaining
the theory.
• At the end of each session is a self-evaluation that can be completed
at your own pace.
• Each learner will be allocated a tutor who can be contacted for
questions relating to the course via e-mail.
What the sessions cover:
• Session 1:
Architectural styles, garden styles, personal style, design
goals
• Session 2:
The design principles, the basic building blocks of design,
space, line form, rhythm, scale, focal points and texture.
• Session 3:
Planting design, analysing the five basic planting categories.
Check whether the right plants are in the right position.
• Session 4:
Hardlandscaping - This session covers walls, fences,
floors, roofs, ornaments, containers, statues, rocks and pebbles etc.
• Session 5:
Final Assessment - design a section of your own garden on
paper.
This course promises to
transform the way that you will look at gardens!
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PLEASE NOTE:
This course is merely an Introduction to Landscape Design and is aimed
at improving your own garden. Should you wish to follow this as a
career you will have to complete additional courses in Landscape
Design. At this stage this is the only course offered by means of
correspondence.
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6. Working to your life purpose
Overview
Working to your Life Purpose is a series of workshops that is based on “The Artists Way™” by Julia Cameron. Everyone is born creative; creativity is not for the lucky or the few, however it is for those who are prepared to make the effort in connecting with their creative selves. Creativity is a way of life, not just an act but a being.
Working to your Life Purpose provides tools and ideas on how to live in a creative way, how to discover and recover the creative self and apply this in both personal and professional lives.
Why is this so important? We are living in what has been termed “The Creative Era”. Both personal and professional lifestyles require a creative approach in order to better meet the challenges currently being experienced in our fast and uncertain world. Research overseas has shown that people who are creative have less stress, more stable relationships and adapt to change positively, resulting in a better quality of lifestyle.
When you step into your creativity you start to live your life purpose. And what is your life purpose? Only you can answer that once you stop accepting “The Suckers Choice” where you feel you have to make either/or decisions and you begin to work with your birthright – that of freedom of choice.
We are both the artist and the art – we are the created and the creators. Working to your life purpose will assist in breaking down the barriers that prevent you from showing your true creative potential. You will discover that you are co-creator in your own world. Whether you wish to utilize this creativity in the workspace or at home, the workshop provides you with the tools to do so.
Who Should Attend:
Anyone who wishes to live a creative life should attend. The course is prepared for those who wish to discover the artist within them or those who wish to enhance the artist they may already have discovered within them.
Course Duration:
The course is made up of three modules. Each module is made up of four individual workshops of three hours each from 18h30 until 21h30. In total twelve three hour workshops are held over a period of time. It is a requirement for the workshops to be over a period of three months or longer as transformation through this process is not an “overnight” process. The modules and workshops are itemized below.
Tuesday, 3rd May
Tuesday, 10th May
Tuesday, 17th May
Tuesday, 24th May
Tuesday, 31st May
Tuesday, 7th June
Tuesday, 14th June
Tuesday, 21st June
Tuesday, 28th June
Tuesday, 5th July
Tuesday, 12th July
Tuesday, 19th July
Course Modules:
Module 1 : Opening the Mind
Workshop 1 : Recovering a Sense of Safety
• Basic Concepts
• What is creative living?
• Co-Creation – What is this concept?
• Creative tension, why is this necessary?
• Working with your shadow artist
• The ladder of inference and your beliefs
• Your ally within – affirmative weapons
• Tasks
Workshop 2 : Recovering a Sense of Identity
• Going sane and thinking
• Identifying your poisonous playmates
• Working with crazymakers and petty tyrants
• Skepticism
• Opening the mind to possibility
• Tasks
Workshop 3 : Recovering a Sense of Power
• Using your power
• Working with anger and emotions
• Understanding synchronicity and ‘coincidences’
• The reflections
• Working with shame
• Dealing with criticism
• Detachment
• Personal growth
• Tasks
Workshop 4 : Recovering a Sense of Integrity
• Real feelings versus your official feelings
• What are your true feelings?
• Surrendering and letting go
• Observing your patterns
• Buried dreams
• Reading deprivation
Module 2 : Opening the Heart
Workshop 5 : Recovering a Sense of Possibility
• Self imposed limitations
• Working the river and saying yes to challenges
• The virtue trap
• Forbidden joys and self sabotage
• Wish list
• Tasks
Workshop 6 : Recovering a Sense of Abundance
• Abundance and synchronicity
• Luxurious living
• Paying attention to detail
• Money and madness – you can have your cake and eat it
• Tasks
Workshop 7 : Recovering a Sense of Connection
• Listening with your body
• Quantum connections
• Perfectionism and how to deal with it
• Working with risk
• Working with jealousy and The Jealousy Map
• Tasks
Workshop 8 : Recovering a Sense of Strength
• To thrive not survive
• The ivory power
• A gain disguised as a loss
• The illusion of age and time
• Filling the form – don’t ignore process
• Early patterning – connecting the dots
• Tasks
Module 3 : Opening the Will
Workshop 9 : Recovering a Sense of Compassion
• How to deal with the universal fears
• Working with creative gifts – aspiration, inspiration, hope and expectations
• Creating U-turns
• Blasting through blocks
• Observing resentment and resistance
• Tasks
Workshop 10 : Recovering a Sense of Self Protection
• Working with the tunes
• Dangers of the trail
• Learning to say no
• Workaholism
• Dealing with drought
• Desire for fame
• Working with competition
• Tasks
Workshop 11 : Recovering a Sense of Autonomy
• Acceptance and validation needs
• Success and self worth
• The Zen of sports
• Building the artists alter
• Tasks
Workshop 12 : Recovering a Sense of Faith
• Trusting yourself
• Living with the mystery
• Imagination at play
• Escape velocity
• Tasks
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