Course Details
Course Outline
- Topics 1: Intro to Hydroponics
- Topics 2: Hydroponics Systems
- Topics 3: Growing Media + Plant Nutrition
- Guided Hydroponics Farm Tour at Kok Fah Farm
- Topics 4: Hand-On Practical Using Hydroponics Kit
- Topics 5 : Indoor Farming
- Topics 6: Aquaponics + Growing Food in Singapore
Guided Farm Tour
Course Info
Promotion Code
Your will get 10% discount voucher for 2nd course onwards if you write us a Google review.
Minimum Entry Requirement
Knowledge and Skills
- Able to operate using computer functions
- Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)
Attitude
- Positive Learning Attitude
- Enthusiastic Learner
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year of working experience.
Target Age Group: 21-65 years old
Minimum Software/Hardware Requirement
Software: NIL
Hardware: Windows and Mac Laptops
SSG Training Grant
SSG TG is $15 per pax. Net fee after SSG TG is $309.82. Absentee Payroll is not eligible.
Steps to Apply Skills Future Claim
- The staff will send you an invoice with the fee breakdown.
- Login to the MySkillsFuture portal, select the course you’re enrolling on and enter the course date and schedule.
- Enter the course fee payable by you (including GST) and enter the amount of credit to claim.
- Upload your invoice and click ‘Submit’
Get Additional Course Fee Support Up to $500 under UTAP
The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) is a training benefit provided to NTUC Union Members with an objective of encouraging them to upgrade with skills training. It is provided to minimize the training cost. If you are a NTUC Union Member then you can get 50% funding (capped at $500 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
For more information visit NTUC U Portal – Union Training Assistance Program (UTAP)
Steps to Apply UTAP
- Log in to your U Portal account to submit your UTAP application upon completion of the course.
Note
- SSG subsidy is available for Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Corporates.
- All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay. For more details, visit www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/credit
- An unfunded course fee can be claimed via SkillsFuture Credit or paid in cash.
- UTAP funding for NTUC Union Members is capped at $250 for 39 years and below and at $500 for 40 years and above.
- UTAP support amount will be paid to training provider first and claimed after end of class by learner.
Job Roles
- Hydroponics Farm Manager
- Urban Farming Specialist
- Greenhouse Operator
- Agronomist
- Crop Consultant
- Urban Agricultural Planner
- Hydroponics System Designer
- Horticulturalist
- Agricultural Extension Officer
- Sustainable Agriculture Consultant
- Agricultural Researcher
- Food Production Manager
- Garden Center Manager
- Organic Farming Specialist
- Vertical Farming Technician
Trainers
Bernard Low: Bernard Low is a ACTA certified trainer. He is also a Project Director at RIFA Singapore.
Felicia Kang: Felicia Kang is a ACTA certified trainer. Felicia is a urban farmer maintaining a few EGC's edible gardens, namely Wheelock Place rooftop garden, Raffles City rooftop garden, garden at Open Farm Community and EGC retail outlet at HortPark. Her daily work involved watering, pruning and checking on plants. She had to tend to the nursery from saving and growing seeds, to propagating stems and transplanting plants. She also needs to take regular measures such as pest control, application of fertilizers and soil amendments to ensure those edible plants were sustainable for weekly harvesting. All these might seem trivial but they were vital to ensure healthy soil and happy plants. On adhoc basis, she maintained clients' edible gardens and assisted in setting up foodscape projects. With her farming experience, she was tasked to support the education arm of EGC in planning and coordinating with schools and EGC trainers for schools' gardening workshops and projects.
She said that "Farming or gardening is more than just growing plants, it hones our observation skill, trains our patience and resilience, and improves our physical and mental health. Last but not least, it lets us enjoy and share our labour of love."
Customer Reviews (208)
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
Course is excellent. Very informative. Farm tour is a good experience (Posted on 12/7/2020) - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
The tour ard the farm is good. Disappointed that we were not able to do hands-on activity. Trainer simply used slides to show us. It will be more helpful if there are videos or hands-on activity so that we can visualise how the planting works. (Posted on 10/18/2020) - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
The IT support could be better as the projector was not working as it was able to link to instructor's IT device during the last hour of the course. (Posted on 8/9/2020) - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
Keep up the good work. Appreciate Chen Junwei knowledge sharing session. (Posted on 7/19/2020) - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
Keep up the good work. Appreciate Chen Junwei knowledge sharing session (Posted on 7/18/2020) - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
Hardware: Pls test ppt before training to enlarge or focus projection better. Prepare before hand.
Trainer: can use Zoom to teach because the so call practical is again verbal, which trainer can video himself via Zoom or even pre recorded. There is no real need for us to go all the way there because the farm tour was disallowed anyway.
We just need to collect the kit or get it sent to us.
Trainer: he has this habit of saying "er, er" repeatedly that can be quite irritating. Not sure if its due to his preference to speak Mandarin more than English? He also has tendency to overrun on and on without giving breaks. Know that concentration span will decrease with just him talking non-stop. (Posted on 7/6/2020) - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Will Recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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