Online Learning - Seasonal Gardening Activities Training

HAVE A GO+ Online Seasonal Gardening Activities Training Programme
Cost: 
Each Unit £85

Share the joys of life through gardening in care, health, education and community settings 

Summer Unit  available from 1st June 2022 - 31st August 2022
Certificate issued on completion. No prior gardening knowledge required.
These units will empower you with the confidence, skills and knowledge required to enable you to adapt gardening activities to your clients needs. This training unit will enable you to be confident in handling plant materials and organise gardening activities suitable for the Summer season. Gardening activities support wellbeing through opportunities for social interaction, physical activity, sensory stimulation, learning new and reviving old skills, as well as giving and nurturing. For further information and to create an account at https://learning.trellisscotland.org.uk/

 

FREE Unit: An Introduction to Seasonal Gardening Activities
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY  This introductory unit provides a flavour of the certificated and assessed Seasonal Gardening Activities training programme. Try it out! Create an account at https://learning.trellisscotland.org.uk/  Gardening activities are fun, immersive and sensory, bringing many benefits to wellbeing. We aim to provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to try out the gardening activities in this taster unit, with your clients.

 

The HAVE A GO+  Seasonal Gardening Activities Training Programme is designed to boost your professional development with lots of practical gardening activities to engage clients and residents, both indoors and out, throughout the year. Support your clients:

  • Stimulate reminiscence, conversation and engage the senses
  • Enable meaningful, light-hearted interactions with staff, family & visiting community groups
  • Increase self-esteem through sharing skills and expertise
  • Demonstrate care e.g. promotion of physical activity & free choice
  • Provide distraction and pain relief for those with long term conditions

Be confident leading gardening activities:

  • No prior knowledge required
  • 4 units - Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter
  • Practical training delivered by video and resources online - no travel, no fuss
  • Certificates awarded
  • Learn how to engage your clients
  • Adapt activities for different abilities
  • Plan & deliver appropriate activities
  • Gain confidence in gardening skills.
  • Easy to complete units
  • Resource Packs available to buy from the Trellis Online Shop 

     - contains all the Activity Sheets required for the Unit plus lots of additional gardening activitity ideas for you to carry out with your clients. Full colour print sheets and folder.

Units are available every year:
Winter Unit available    1st December - 28th February
Spring Unit available    1st March - 31st May
Summer Unit available 1st June - 31st August
Autumn Unit  available  1st September - 30th November 

To view courses and enrol, create an account at https://learning.trellisscotland.org.uk/

 For any further information please contact Course Creator: Jenny Simpson  jenny@trellisscotland.org.uk 

"Highly recommend this course; it is inspiring, extremely engaging, practical and relevant to many settings...” Gillian, Seasonal Gardening Activities Training student

'It is fabulous. Aimed at exactly the right level. Not too technical and bogged down in gardening speak so to speak. Plenty of resources.' Student, Spring Unit 2021
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I feel much more confident about working with groups...'  Student, Spring Unit 2021

'I've loved this course [Spring Unit] despite my hectic life at present and I am going to present this to staff as a good example of CPD in our Work-Linked Learning course!' Teacher of young people with learning disabilities

'Invaluable knowledge gained as I am no gardener and what I have learned will enable to me to carry out more gardening activities with confidence' Spring Unit 2021 Student