Kew Diploma - Course 63
Kew Diploma - Course 63
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.
We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.
Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.
Applications for places on the Kew Diploma are now open.
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Why apply?
“Getting on the Kew Diploma is like getting into Oxford or Cambridge University. The Diploma is regarded as the best botanical horticulture qualification in the world, at one of the greatest botanical institutions” (N.Evans Course 51)
- The Kew Diploma is the foremost botanic garden training programme in the world, for those graduating with a Kew Diploma it becomes a ‘passport to worldwide horticulture’
- Highly respected within the horticultural industry, Kew Diploma graduates can be found holding leading positions within historic and botanic gardens, parks, plant production, journalism, science, education and landscape/garden design.
- Unrivalled access to some of the leading horticulturists and plant scientists in the world.
- Access to a fantastic living plant collection at both RBG Kew and Wakehurst.
- Access to a library containing one of the world’s largest collection of books relating to botany.
- Access to the herbarium which contains over seven million specimens.
- An opportunity to travel whilst on the course. (Travel Scholarship Project, field trip to the South of France)
- The Kew Diploma is a combination of practical work and academic studies. Our graduates know how and why.
- Salaried training. We will pay you a salary for the three years of your fixed-term contract with us.
Interested?
More information can be found at https://www.kew.org/learning/horticultural-training/kew-diploma-horticulture.
The salary will be: £25,164 per annum (pro rata) [Diploma Grade]
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
No agencies please.
Please note that to be accepted onto the Diploma, you must already have the Right to Work in the UK as we are unable to sponsor a visa for this position.