Introduction 

In Greek mythology, King Midas was given the ability to turn everything around him to gold. In our Diploma in Horticulture & Landscape Management (HLM), you will have the ability to turn all (well, at least most of) the greenery around you into works of art! If you have a love for nature, an eye for design and an entrepreneurial spirit, you could well be a ‘natural’ in our HLM course. Grab the opportunity to be part of an exciting team of professionals who keep our Garden City flourishing.

The Only Course Of Its Kind

A unique hybrid of plant science, horticulture, landscape design and management, our course is the only formal educational programme of its kind in Singapore, offered at the tertiary level. Jointly conducted by Ngee Ann Polytechnic and the National Parks Board, HLM provides hands-on practical learning, complemented by a team of industry experts and professionals.

While other horticulture courses focus mainly on the technical or management aspects of horticulture, our Diploma in HLM will give you added flexibility to adapt, perform and solve tasks relating to both horticulture and landscape projects. You will learn to create gardens, landscapes, urban greenscapes and green spaces!

To top it all, you can receive an additional Workforce Skills Qualification certificate in landscape operations that will enhance your technical competence, and give you a boost in the industry.

Outdoor Classrooms

Park and nursery grounds such as those at the Singapore Botanic Gardens are where you will acquire the necessary skills in managing horticultural and landscape projects. Clementi Woods Park is our latest ‘Learning Park’ – it will serve as an outdoor classroom offering you a real park setting.

What better place to carve out a career in horticulture than in Singapore, the Garden City? With the development of three massive gardens at Marina Bay, in addition to the two Integrated Resorts, you will find that career opportunities abound. Enjoy good prospects with the large number of golf and country clubs, hotels, and property developments here.

Pursue a career starting as a technologist or as a nursery supervisor in the horticultural industry. Consider being a landscape project executive or landscape designer, and work your way up to successfully manage a company of your own.

If you have a strong sense of aesthetics, set up your own landscape design firm or join one as a garden architect. Or be an architect – Ms Patricia Lee became our first HLM graduate (2006) to be admitted to the National University of Singapore’s architecture course.

Accreditation for Further Studies

HLM graduates enjoy up to two years of exemption in relevant degree courses in horticulture, plant science, agriculture, botany, environmental science, landscape architecture, architecture, turf management and business management offered by local and overseas prestigious universities such as the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, and University of Georgia.