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Outdoor Living QLS Level 3

OSC979

Develop your skills in outdoor living with an award-winning home learning provider!

Course duration

Up to 1 year.

Course outcome

You will receive a Certificate of Achievement in Outdoor Living Level 3.

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Assessment

Tutor-marked assignments.

Study Options

 
£389.00£339.00
or £9.85 /month*
Course code: OSC979
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Course overview

  • Gain an understanding of the challenges of working outdoors
  • Learn the basics of outdoor planning including planting
  • Create your own project where you decide on an outdoor design
  • Understand the history of outdoor design and how it has evolved
  • Examine inspirational examples of best practice from established designers to illustrate the importance of developing your own individual style
  • Explore the rich history of outdoor furniture and furnishings and become familiar with the major international suppliers, designers and manufacturers

This course will allow you to study at a time and place which suits you with no strict deadlines or timetabling to contend with. This means you can fit studying around your other commitments!

You will receive your course by post or email, so getting your materials is easy and hassle-free. Your personal tutor is there to support you every step of the way by email, so help is only a click away!

Course content

  • Define outdoor design
  • Domestic settings
  • Developing a timeline
  • Advantages and disadvantages of outdoor design

  • Importance of planning
  • Creating a plan
  • Importance of communication
  • Best practice within a designer’s job

  • Materials
  • Appropriate furniture
  • Why some furniture is not suitable
  • Challenges

  • Outdoor lighting in a plan
  • Health and safety
  • Impact on outdoor lighting
  • Comparing outdoor lighting solutions

  • Importance of using plants
  • Plants in a domestic setting
  • Compare old and new plant designs
  • Challenges of using plants

  • Outdoor design theme
  • Create an outdoor project
  • Mood boards
  • Project challenges

Awarding Body

This course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provisions and training programmes.

This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

The Quality License Scheme’s endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

Extra Information

This course is assessed by a series of assignments, which are submitted to your tutor for marking. No external examination is required. You are required to do some of your own research.

You will have a full year to complete this course, which is plenty of time to be able to study at your own pace.

You will study this course through distance learning, which means you can learn at a time and place to suit you. Your course materials will be delivered to you by post or email, so receiving your course is easy and hassle-free. Tutor support is also available by email, so help is only a click away! You will send your assignments to your tutor for marking. Assignments can be sent by email or post, it’s up to you!

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

FAQs

No previous skills or knowledge is needed to enrol onto this course.

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. It is truly flexible and is designed to be adaptable around your lifestyle and other commitments.

• Dedicated personal tutor support
• Dedicated learner services
• Assignment marking and feedback
• FREE CV critique service
• FREE employability guide to help you impress future employers
• FREE XO Student Discounts membership
• *Comprehensive study guide
• *Open Study College pen and highlighter

• *Student notebook

* Not included with the online study option

You will send your work to your personal tutor for them to mark and return to you. On successful completion of the course you will receive a Certificate of Achievement in Outdoor Living Level 3.

It's not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Learner Services Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.

That's not a problem. We want to make sure you're 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our team of education specialists a call on 03300 563 100 and they'll do their best to help.