Australia: Greenhouse gives window to agriculture studies future
In a six-metre high Cranbourne greenhouse on the fringe of Melbourne, a host of students are gaining real-world horticulture experience, if only on a smaller scale.
“It has been very hands on, and I’m really enjoying it,” says Michael, a 30-year old student undertaking a Certificate 4 in Horticulture Production. “I am really confident that once we finish here, we can walk straight into industry jobs.”
His studies at the Chisholm Institute of Tafe's horticulture centre are overseen by the program’s controlled environment leader, Tony Bundock.
“The concept is that we can take students into a greenhouse facility, we can train them in the skills they need for the industry and then ultimately they are job ready when they finish their courses.”
The facility, while not at a commercial scale, houses all the sophistication and precision of a modern protected cropping structure.
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