The Professional Gardeners' Guild Trust.
Recognising the need for training and the lack of funding available to ordinary working gardeners through existing bursaries, the PGG Trust was established in 2004, to offer financial support to those studying or working in gardening.
The PGG Trust provides the opportunity for gardeners in the UK and Ireland to gain qualifications, through part-time courses, in order to enhance their own careers. At the same time they are acquiring skills for the benefit of horticulture's profile as a profession. The Trust can help not only in areas of practical horticulture but also through advanced management studies, as well as leadership, IT or presentation skills.
The Trust is funded by subscription contributions from PGG members, supplemented by private donations. To make a donation to the PGG Trust or to help with our appeal, click here.
Applying to the PGG Trust...
Applicants do not need to be members of the Professional Gardeners' Guild but they do need to be in full time horticultural employment. There is no age limit.
- Are you looking for financial assistance to obtain a horticultural qualification?
- Do you need help to pay for management or supervisory studies?
- Do you need a chain saw operators certificate or a spraying certificate (PA1, 2, or 6)?
- Do you have inadequate IT skills?
- Do you need training in management skills, risk assessment, Health and Safety legislation?
- Would you like to learn how to write reports, talk to groups, or give PowerPoint presentations?
- Do you need financial assistance to attend a specialist conference or seminar?
If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, you are eligible to apply.
To download an application form, click here.
If you have any queries regarding the PGG Trust bursaries, please contact the Honorary Secretary
Kenwyn Pearson, 55, Holmesdale Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9JP.
Tel. 01444 232973 Email: trust@pgg.org.uk
