Gardening & Landscaping Basics: Get Paid to Grow

Gardens and yards across South Africa need work every week — households, complexes, offices and estates all pay for it. This course trains you in the real skills: plants and soil, lawns and pruning, water-wise gardening under SA water rules, safe tool and chemical use, AND how to know your pay and rights or run your own garden service. Finish it and you can work for a household, join a landscaping company, or start earning on your own.

The Gardening & Landscaping Basics: Get Paid to Grow course is R79, done entirely on your phone in English and isiZulu, and gives you a certificate of competence you can verify online by QR code. It covers 6 modules and 0 short lessons, with a final assessment you must pass to earn the certificate.

R79one course · certificate included · pay with card, EFT or voucher

What you will cover

1. Garden work as a career — and your rights

    2. Plants, soil, planting and SA seasons

      3. Lawns, pruning, hedges and neatness

        4. Water-wise gardening and SA water rules

          5. Tools, mowers and chemical safety

            6. Getting clients and running your own garden service

              Common questions

              How much does the Gardening & Landscaping Basics: Get Paid to Grow course cost?

              It costs R79, once off. That includes every lesson, the assessment, and your certificate. You can pay by card, EFT or voucher.

              Do I need a computer?

              No. The whole course works on any smartphone, and every lesson has a text mode so it uses very little data.

              What language is it in?

              It is available in English and isiZulu. You choose your language and can switch on any lesson.

              What do I get at the end?

              When you pass the final assessment you get a certificate of competence with a QR code an employer can scan to confirm it is real.

              Is this a formal or state-recognised programme?

              No. Sebenza Academy runs short skills-training programmes to help you become job-ready. They are not formal or state-recognised study programmes.