Chartered Horticulturist
- Regulators
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- Chartered Institute of Horticulture
- Nations
- United Kingdom
- Sectors
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- Other
Regulatory or professional bodies
Chartered body
- Regulatory authority
- Chartered Institute of Horticulture
- Address
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BGA House, Nottingham Road
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 0WB - Email address
- cih@horticulture.org.uk
- Website
- http://www.horticulture.org.uk/
- Phone number
- +44 (0)3330 050 181
Regulation
Regulation summary
Horticulture is not a regulated profession in the United Kingdom, and as a new entrant, you join the industry from a variety of backgrounds and with various levels of qualifications and experience.
However, you can demonstrate your achievement, competence and ongoing commitment to professional development by gaining Chartership to become a Chartered Horticulturist.
Chartered Horticulturists, using the post-nominal letters CHort have attained the level of expertise across our core competencies, they commit to undertaking continuous professional development to ensure their expertise is current.
Regulation type
Reserved activities
None - restrictions apply to use of title only.
Protected titles
CHort (Chartered Horticulturist.
- More about regulated activities and titles
- http://www.horticulture.org.uk/membership/chartered/
Qualifications and experience
New professionals
- Routes to qualification
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To become a Chartered Horticulturist, you must demonstrate, by way of a written application and viva voce testimony, how you have achieved the key Chartership competencies:
Horticultural Knowledge
Leadership & Management
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Professional Standards - More about qualification
- https://www.horticulture.org.uk/membership/criteria/chartered-member-competencies/
Professionals from outside the UK
- Recognition for professionals outside the UK
- None - all professionals must re-qualify
Registration
- Registration requirements
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Chartership is overseen by the Chartered Institute of Horticulture
Legislation
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Charter of Incorporation; The Chartered Institute of Horticulture
- Website link to legislation
- https://www.horticulture.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Chartered-Institute-of-Horticulture-bylaws-1.pdf