{"id":76718,"date":"2021-06-02T04:58:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T18:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=76718"},"modified":"2021-06-02T09:03:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T23:03:30","slug":"botanical-gardens-apprenticeship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/botanical-gardens-apprenticeship\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardens Foundation funds apprenticeship"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE Ballarat Botanical Gardens exists to share knowledge of native and exotic plants with its visitors.<\/p>\n

But with six apprentices currently in the City of Ballarat\u2019s parks and gardens team, the site also operates as a hands-on outdoor classroom, educating the next generation of enthusiastic, passionate, and skilled horticultural professionals.<\/p>\n

Troy Peddle is one of these young staff members.<\/p>\n

Three months into three-years-worth of practical study, he\u2019ll soon begin Federation University\u2019s certificate three in parks and gardens, and he\u2019s already making history.<\/p>\n

Mr Peddle is the first City parks and gardens apprentice to be employed by BGT Jobs and Training, with his annual wages funded by the Ballarat Botanical Gardens Foundation and external benefactors, Arthur and Merrill Shulkes.<\/p>\n

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Peter Marquand, Troy Peddle, Elizabeth Gilfillan and Anita Godfrey caught up in the Gardens\u2019 conservatory, where much of the apprentices\u2019 nursery learning takes place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always had a passion for my gardens, mainly vegetable gardens, so when I saw the opportunity to apply for the apprenticeship, I jumped at it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in the nursery for the first six months. It\u2019s fabulous in there; everyone\u2019s very supportive and has a lot of information to give.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just recently taken down the begonias after the festival, so my work has been prepping them for storage. We finished putting out the Mother\u2019s Day display, and we\u2019ve been potting up tulips for our winter display.\u201d<\/p>\n

City of Ballarat\u2019s horticultural apprentices spend time in the Gardens, the nursery, with the tree and sports crews, and on Sturt and Victoria streets.<\/p>\n

Curator parks and nursery, Peter Marquand is proud to be nurturing the \u201chorticulturalists of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Educating these young men and women is part of his team\u2019s succession planning, encouraging the apprentices to apply for roles with the City of Ballarat once fully qualified.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of them will go through an employment process and gain work with council after their apprenticeship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur parks and gardens are a very important and unique part of what the City does. We have a world-class Botanical Gardens, well-known parks, streets and entrances, and all our apprentices are an integral part of our seasonal operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cTroy\u2019s passion has been fantastic. That\u2019s what we\u2019re looking for in our gardening staff, and that\u2019s something you can\u2019t teach.\u201d<\/p>\n

BGT Jobs and Training is the largest employer of apprentices and trainees in Ballarat.<\/p>\n

Apprenticeship and trainee consultant Anita Godfrey said Mr Peddle was the successor from a pool of three final applicants she presented to the City of Ballarat, and the Gardens Foundation during the employment process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud of this placement, and our partnerships with businesses across Ballarat, helping people create a career,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Ballarat Botanical Gardens Foundation collaborates with the Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens to help the green space thrive.<\/p>\n

FOBBG\u2019s Elizabeth Gilfillan said the volunteer Friends work in diverse ways to make horticultural ideas and educational opportunities a reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cTroy\u2019s apprenticeship is a very personal and visible project that we can all take interest in, and be very proud of,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Ballarat Botanical Gardens Foundation enables tax deductible donations. Visit ballaratbotanicalgardensfoundation.com.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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