The extraneous demand for knowledge and skill in horticulture is enormous . Increasingly , this knowledge and expertness has turned out to be a central factor in running a undertaking well . And rightly so : there are greenhouses that are empty because the cultivation or organization was so risky that it turn out not to be profitable , says Jan Vrins of Bilancia Horticulture Projects .
The company , that pass outside agriculturalist , anticipate a shortage of experient grower and a continued growing of greenhouse horticulture projection ( until corona came along , although everything has started again sanely well ) and therefore decide to focus on the key factor , namely the writing of basic educational courses .
travel to the projection not always possibleThe first , ' Organization in Horticulture ' , has been finished . " The starting tip is always the novice level , and the final level of the form should be at the spirit level of the old Secondary Horticultural School in the Netherlands , nowadays the level of ' starting middle handler ' . "
The number of experienced Dutch growers who are willing to go abroad for a longer period to supervise a labor and take care of the cultivation , is decreasing . Still , it is exactly that noesis and expertise that is of dandy time value when setting up projects abroad . " Walking around at the project , discuss things with the people on the spot , excuse thing and at the same prison term demonstrating how to do thing , is the most optimal way of guiding . But that can not always be achieved , that much is now clear-cut with the coronavirus outbreak . "
Basic courseThe course ' Organization in Horticulture ' is the first , the canonic module . " In the ' Organization ' course , the labor and competence schedule is discussed , among other things . The pupil then learns that various specialiser should be trained from the midway management . For example , the fertilization course ( ' fertilizers in substrate ' ) has now been prepared ( a demo of the row can be seen here ) . This is precede by a brief intro to alchemy . "
The canonical course ' Climate ' has also been written . " It explains the principle of the climate . " It really is a ' canonic course of action ' , tell Jan. " For example , the Climate course lays the foundation for further growing . The course does not turn to the scene in the climate electronic computer . That is part of the ' law of continuation ' that the supplier of the clime computer has to provide . In the course we do discuss general matter such as the Mollier diagram , the p - tone and p - lot . "
A screenshot from the course
Jan is still working on the courses ' Integrated Pest Management ' and ' Plant Physiology ' . " All courses are in English and also translate into Russian and Uzbek . "
Mixed learningThe class are intended for people who ( now or possibly in the future ) are or will meet a position as midway manager , which often demand specialisation , but also for students in gardening . According to Jan , horticultural education in the Netherlands has always been able to make out itself very well from other middle - storey courses because the schools were located near the glasshouse .
" There was a close relationship between the school and the business community and the student also had practical lessons and training in add-on to hypothesis . In the courses we try on to retain the great advantage of the combination of practice and possibility . The courses are set up as tocopherol - learning , so that the students can familiarize themselves with the material at their own gait and sentence . But there is also a practical element , in which the bookman has to express out a number of assignments . "
During the period that a course will be accessible for a educatee , the advance of each educatee will be closely monitor from the Netherlands . " There will be veritable middleman between the teacher and the student via electronic mail , Skype or any other agency of communication that one prefers . "
ExamWhen a pupil has discharge a course and has successfully discharge all assignments , the bookman can choose to take an exam . An exam consists of three parts :
A. A save exam , in which students show that they have mastered the theory .
B. A practical test in which the student has to carry out a number of assignments in a greenhouse and has to show the result to the instructor .
C. An unwritten examination , in which the educatee render that he / she has amply translate the material and can explain how he / she will solve certain assignments .
When the student has successfully fill out the exams , a security will be issued .
Bilancia Horticulture Projects has set up the courses in near collaboration with e - learning education in The Hague . give-and-take are currently underway with Lentiz , Tomatoworld and Agro - Exim to market these introductory track . In increase , the courses can also be requested for a fee from Bilancia in LMS.Demos are now online here for those who are interested .
For more information : Jan Vrins+31 ( 0 ) 6 55 72 50 75Bilancia Horticulture Projectswww.bilancia.nl[email protect ]
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