This is an internship type role
English Heritage
Trainee Gardener - Historic & Botanic Garden Training
Historic and Botanic Garden Training Programme 2024
Job Title: Trainee Gardener - Historic & Botanic Garden Training Programme
Location: Various Placement Gardens within the UK
Salary: National Living Wage
Job type: 12 months fixed-term, full time
Applications are now open for the Historic and Botanic Garden Training Programme (HBGTP).
The HBGTP is managed by English Heritage and provides a truly exceptional opportunity for passionate and committed gardeners to develop their career in horticulture.
Trainees are paid to work full-time, as a trainee gardener, in a prestigious UK botanic or historic garden. Placements are for 12 months and start in September each year.
“The best thing about the HBGTP is it gave me the chance to spend a year gaining practical experience in a historical environment, with the opportunity to learn new skills first-hand from the gardeners.” (Former trainee).
If gardening is your passion and you want to make it your career, apply now!
Please visit www.hbgtp.org.uk and to find out more about the programme and to access the application. The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 31st March. Interviews will take place in May, in the various placement gardens.
The Historic and Botanic Gardens Training Programme is supported by the National Garden Scheme.
Closing Date: 31/03/2024 Location: Various Placement Gardens within the UK