Take The First Step In A Bright Future
Looking to get a headstart in your landscaping career? There are many benefits to completing an apprenticeship. From hands-on experience and the development of valuable skills, to formal training and being paid while you do so, it’s a smart way to get ahead.
For over 30 years, we’ve been training apprentices, believing them to be the future of our business. Many of these apprentices are now thriving in new roles, from Team Leaders and Site Managers to office-based management roles. When you complete an apprenticeship, the opportunities are great.
When you complete an apprenticeship with Solutions+, you grow with us and we grow with you.
Here’s Why an Apprenticeship Is A Great Choice
- Earn money and get trained! All while you gain a Nationally Recognised Qualification. That means better pay and opportunities later on.
- Gain immediate experience. We really hope that you love your apprenticeship, but the great thing is, unlike a university degree you will know early on whether or not this is the path for you.
- Gain industry skills that are in high demand. Start climbing that career ladder early.
- You can expect ongoing support within a friendly team environment.
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Join a team that brings the plus. Where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your impact truly matters. See our current opportunities.
We Have Four Apprenticeship Options
Explore our four exciting apprenticeship pathways below, each designed to launch your career to new heights!
Apprenticeships are a powerful way to earn while you learn, gaining real-world experience and industry-recognised skills that set you apart.
Landscape Construction
Engage in diverse projects, from sports field construction to infrastructure development, acquiring skills in drainage, concreting, and more.
Parks & Gardens
Learn to create and maintain stunning floral displays, manage plant health, and develop turf cultivation techniques.
Sports Turf Management
Specialise in preparing and maintaining sports surfaces, mastering turf machinery, irrigation systems, and weed control.
Conservation & Ecosystem Management
Preserve the environment for generations to come. Learn how to implement a revegetation project and restore natural spaces.
Cert III in Landscape Construction
Operate an excavator to build a new sports field one day and pour concrete on a new pathway the next. With a Certificate III in Landscape Construction, you will be an integral member of our construction and civil teams.
Here’s just some of what you’ll learn:
- Install edging
- Prepare formwork
- Correct planting techniques
- Create concrete, paving & brick features
- Different types of drainage systems
- Retaining walls
- Soil improvements
Cert III in Parks & Gardens
When you complete a Parks & Gardens apprenticeship, you will be a qualified Horticulturalist in our maintenance team. You’ll be an expert in creating and maintaining floral displays and weeds, pests and diseases won’t be a problem when you know exactly how to control them.
Here’s just some of what you’ll learn:
- How to control weeds
- About pests, diseases, and disorders
- Developing plant nutrition programs
- Plants and their culture
- Learn to operate maintenance equipment
Cert III in Sports Turf Management
As a Sports Turf Management apprentice, you’ll learn much more than cutting grass – although that’s pretty satisfying on some of our cool turf mowers. This apprenticeship is about compaction, cricket wicket preparation and adapting a surface to a variety of sports. And when complete, you’ll play an important role in our turfcare team.
- Operate sports turf machinery
- Soil improvements
- Prepare, construct and renovate sports turf surfaces
- Control weeds, pests and diseases
- Install and operate drainage and irrigation systems
Cert III in Conservation & Ecosystem Management
This is the course for you if you want to preserve the environment for generations to come. Learn how to implement a revegetation project, protect native species and identify plants. Understand seed collection, how to operate machinery and more. Enjoy your days in native Australian spaces with our ecology team.
- Identify native plants, pests and animals to protect and preserve natural habitats
- How to negate erosion
- Understand ecological systems to maintain and assist natural regeneration
- Control weeds and pest species
- Conduct ecological and cultural site assessments
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FAQs
Not sure whether an apprenticeship is right for you? Here are the answers to a few commonly asked questions to help you decide if an apprenticeship is your best career pathway.
What are the benefits of apprenticeships?
With an apprenticeship you can earn an income while you study and gain hands-on work experience. You’ll finish with a nationally recognised qualification and you can even begin your apprenticeship while you’re still at school.
How long does an apprenticeship take?
An apprenticeship takes four years to complete. If you’re in QLD, an apprenticeship typically lasts three years. Apprenticeships are competency-based, which means you can complete your training sooner if you get to the required skill levels more quickly than usual. You may also be granted course credits for any prior workplace experience or skills you already have, potentially reducing your formal training time.
Do I require specialised clothing?
Solutions+ will provide you with all your uniforms and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). It is expected that you will wear this at all time when at work or TAFE. You will only need to provide your own steel cap boots.
Where can a qualified landscaper go?
Wherever they like! Landscaping has changed so much over the last 30 years. These days, landscaping offers real careers and opportunities. It’s so much more than a shovel, a wheel barrow and a muddy backyard.
Once you’ve completed your apprenticeship, you’ll have variety of opportunities to further your career, whether that’s as a Team Leader, Turf Curator, Site Supervisor, Account Manager, Plant Operator or Leading Hand – just to name a few. Over 80 per cent of our current NSW Maintenance management staff have been promoted into their role from a field position.
How important is safety to you?
Solutions+ offers a safe work environment for all our employees, complying with the highest Work, Health and Safety standards. As an apprentice, you will be treated with respect and encouraged to grow. We have strict policies in place around bullying and harassment. We want everyone to go home safe and happy.
How much support can i expect?
You can expect support from your immediate team on site, you manager who will act as your mentor, as well as the company support staff. That also includes an apprenticeship support coordinator who will guide you on your apprenticeship journey.
Will I really be paid while I train?
Yes apprentices are paid from day one of their employment with us. You are paid while you learn, and get on the job, real world experience.