Urban Landscape Management for Facilities Managers
Training Provider: Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Course Reference: TGS-2023025564
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About This Course
This course will equip participants with a broad understanding of urban landscape management practices, principles, tools and applications, including:
- The knowledge of basic botanical characteristics
- Environmental requirements for good plant growth
- Concepts and principles of landscape and garden designs
- Landscape installation procedures, maintenance schedules and specifications
- Irrigation system design, operation and solutions
- Monitoring of work to support the facilities management industry
What You'll Learn
Topics covered are:
A. Landscaping Contract Management
- Identify the different components and understand landscaping jargons, resolve common issues with landscape contractors, effectively and efficiently manage landscape service providers, manage and maintain trees;
- Understand the importance of safety in landscape works and the latest trends in landscape management.
B. Plant Health, Diagnosis and Treatment
- Understand the basic diagnosis of plant/tree problems, signs to look out for plant health, identify types of biotic factors (diseases, pests and insects) and abiotic factors (nutrient deficiencies) affecting plant growth;
- understand the concept and application of Integrated Pest Management and the safe use of pesticides.
C. Operation and Uses of Landscape Irrigation Systems
- Understand the designs and operation of irrigation systems, and perform troubleshooting;
- Apply current trends in managing sky-rise and vertical greenery and storm water management.
D. Basic Landscape Design Principles
- Apply landscape design to complement overall space, site preparation, installation, irrigation and interpret simple landscape plans and specifications.
E. Soil Information and Nutrient Requirement
- Understand soil characteristics and their effect on plant growth;
- Specify the appropriate growth medium and nutrients for plant growth and maintenance;
- Identify the types and characteristics of common tropical plants suitable for indoor and outdoor environment, their growth conditions and maintenance.
F. Field Trip/Case Study Discussion
A. Landscaping Contract Management
- Identify the different components and understand landscaping jargons, resolve common issues with landscape contractors, effectively and efficiently manage landscape service providers, manage and maintain trees;
- Understand the importance of safety in landscape works and the latest trends in landscape management.
B. Plant Health, Diagnosis and Treatment
- Understand the basic diagnosis of plant/tree problems, signs to look out for plant health, identify types of biotic factors (diseases, pests and insects) and abiotic factors (nutrient deficiencies) affecting plant growth;
- understand the concept and application of Integrated Pest Management and the safe use of pesticides.
C. Operation and Uses of Landscape Irrigation Systems
- Understand the designs and operation of irrigation systems, and perform troubleshooting;
- Apply current trends in managing sky-rise and vertical greenery and storm water management.
D. Basic Landscape Design Principles
- Apply landscape design to complement overall space, site preparation, installation, irrigation and interpret simple landscape plans and specifications.
E. Soil Information and Nutrient Requirement
- Understand soil characteristics and their effect on plant growth;
- Specify the appropriate growth medium and nutrients for plant growth and maintenance;
- Identify the types and characteristics of common tropical plants suitable for indoor and outdoor environment, their growth conditions and maintenance.
F. Field Trip/Case Study Discussion
Entry Requirements
No minimum entry requirements (MERs)
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