Advance your career with our Diploma of Sports Turf Management. Prepare yourself for management duties at golf courses, cricket pitches, bowling greens, sports fields or turf farms. Choose Melbourne Polytechnic to excel in a career as a Sports Turf Management specialist and give you the opportunity to manage some of the biggest and best sporting grounds in the country and abroad. Global career opportunities in the sporting world arenas. The importance of a meticulous green is paramount in the world of sports. Highly trained and competent turf specialists are sought after worldwide. Gain skills and knowledge in a broad range of recreational and sporting facilities, from golf courses to cricket pitches, bowling greens and racetracks. The well regarded specialist skills that you will gain in this course include: Ability to analyze and manage trial and research material Management of staff and procedures Design and development of systems for irrigation, drainage, water treatment and chemical use Planning, management and establishment of sports playing surfaces Diagnosis and managing soil and plant health Modes of Delivery Off-campus, Practical Work, Blended online, Classroom Assessment Methods This is a competency-based course where assessment is based on your ability to achieve unit outcomes. There is the opportunity for workplace delivery and assessment of competencies and assessment methods include demonstration of skills, test and assignments, folios, oral activities, third party reports and research assignments. Pathways to further study Upon completion of this course you may seek degree level qualifications in Horticulture or similar study stream Career Pathways As a graduate you will already be employed in the Turf Management industry, but will have extended freedom for movement within the industry and be qualified to work in establishment and maintenance of recreational turf, preparation of sports playing surfaces, management of recreational and sports turf facilities, provision of advice on turf irrigation, pest and disease control and management practices.