Hydroponics Technology for Urban Farming (Intermediate) - 14 March 2020

Course Overview

Are you a Singapore Citizen ≥ 25 years old ? All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses, including this course. 

Join this course and master the intermediate skills to growing crops using the soil-less method!

Prerequisite : You must have completed our Hydroponics Basic Course known as Full Day Course - Grow Leafy Vegetables Using Hydroponics Technology (Basic Level)" conducted by The Living Centre.

If you have attended Basic Hydroponics Training (minimum training hours of 7 Hours) by other training providers, please drop us an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your basic course certificate as well as the course outline so that we can check for you whether you meet the prerequites for this course. This will be on a case-by-case basis.

During our comprehensive course,  you will learn the following topics and skills:

• Intermediate Hydroponics techniques
• Key factors in healthy Hydroponics Plant Growth
• Tools and equipment required to design and develop NFT, DFT and DWC systems
• NFT system and suitable crops types
• Design principles of NFT System in view of environmental conditions
• How to design NFT System that is effective
• DFT system and suitable crops types
• Design principles of DFT System in view of environmental conditions
• How to design DFT System that is effective
• DWC system and suitable crops types
• Design principles of DWC System in view of environmental conditions
• How to design DWC System
• How to maintain NFT, DFT and DWC System
  
  

Average class duration is 7 hours

This Course Includes

	Detailed explanation and tips from trainer
	Hands-on practical guidance and practice in course (air-conditioned training room, with both indoor and outdoor practical learning)
	Course materials to use during the course.
	Notes
	Light Refreshments

  

Suitable for:

• Growers who wish to understand deeper about hydroponics
• Soil-based growers who wish to explore deeper into soil-less farming
• Commercial growers who wish to deepen their knowledge of hydroponic systems
• Small scale growers (.e.g. Growers who completed our basic hydroponics course and wish to design hydroponic systems for use at home, in their offices or organisation to promote healthy living)

 

 

 

 

 

Trainer:

Faith is the Founder of The Living Centre, and is professionally trained in Nutritional Farming in Australia as well as High Tech farming from Netherlands (HAS University of Applied Sciences). With expert knowledge in both Soil-Based and Soil-less Agriculture, she also lead the first series of Urban Farming SkillsFuture courses supported by SkillsFuture Singapore. Besides providing professional training in hydroponics Singapore to the public, local university and lecturers from polytechnics, she also provides consultancy to commercial hydroponic farms.  Her belief in wholistic living is based on 2 fundamental aspects of Human Health: Nutritional Health from growing and consuming great quality agricultural crops, and Emotional Health through emotional wellness and balance. 

She has been invited as a key speaker at key gardening and edible farming events, including "Community Garden Festival", "Gardeners'Day Out" organised by Nparks Singapore. Faith believes in changing lives through imparting skills and knowledge to local growers in farms and gardening community. She is also an certified advanced practitioner in EFT (EFTi) and Matrix Reimprinting (EFTMR)

 

Location:
The training held at The Living Centre (6A Hindhede Road, S589242)
The location is within 5 mins walk from the nearest Public Transport Bus Stop or 7 mins walk from Beauty World MRT. 
(Directions and map details will be sent to you via email about 1 week before the event)

 

 

Course Code: CRS-N-0047081

SkillsFuture Funding Validity Period:  04 Jun 2019 to 03 Jun 2020

Mode of Training : Theory and Hands-on Practical Learning

Course Fees : SG$250
#All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. You can use SkillsFuture credit to pay for up to the full course fee if you have enough credit in your SkillsFuture credit account. 

Funding and Grant Application

1. SkillsFuture Credit (for Singapore aged 25 and above)
   #All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. You can use SkillsFuture credit to pay for up to the full course fee if you have enough credit in your SkillsFuture credit account. 
   
   

	info below accurate w.e.f from 14 August 2019
Type	Category of Individuals
	Singapore Citizen aged 25 and above	Others
Course Fees	SG$250	SG$250
SkillsFuture Credit Funding#	SG$250	-
Total Gross Fee	$0	SG$250
GST Payable	-	-
Total Fee Payable to  "The Living Centre"	SG$0	SG$250

 2. SSG Training Grant (for company sponsored trainees)

Your company can apply for SSG Training Grant for this course of amount SG$14 (Procedure refer here)
Your company will pay the remaining balance of SG$236

	info below accurate w.e.f from 14 August 2019
Type	Individual Trainee
Course Fees	SG$250
SSG Training Grant #	SG$14
Total Gross Fee	SG$236
GST Payable	-
Total Fee Payable to  "The Living Centre" after training grant	SG$236

 

How to register for the class?
Click the "Register" Button below

How do I pay for the class?
You can pay via either SkillsFuture Credit, Paypal/Credit Card or Interbank Transfer. For company-sponsored trainees, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to arrange the necessary invoice arrangements.
For Singaporeans aged 25 and above who wish to use SkillsFuture Credit, select payment mode as SkillsFuture Credit and we will email you the instructions and supportining documents that you will need to submit your funding application online. If you do not have enough SkillsFuture Credits, you can pay the balance via cash on actual day of class.