Completed project
Masterclass in Horticultural Business (LP15001)
Publication date: May 11, 2022
Delivery Partner: University of Tasmania in partnership with Lincoln University and Wageningen Research Academy
The Masterclass in Horticultural Business Course was developed under the Hort Frontiers Leadership Fund and fostered new innovators and leaders in the Australian horticulture industry. Best described as a ‘mini-MBA’, the Masterclass is a nine-month course where participants develop their business skills and build their own business plans for the future.
From 2016 to 2021, this investment delivered this course predominantly online, with several face-to-face sessions and field trips to some of Australia’s savviest horticulture outfits.
Since its inception, 112 horticulture professionals have participated in the Masterclass. Developing a business plan and applying knowledge and skills obtained during the course is consistently the most valued outcome of the Masterclass upon completion of the course and beyond.
The project has:
In 2022, the course name was changed to Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness: Horticulture Business Specialisation.
This project was funded through Hort Innovation's Frontiers program
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