groundsman/groundswoman

Groundsmen/groundswomen provide landscape and lawn services and maintain grounds for private households, commercial and public facilities, schools, hotels, botanical gardens, golf courses, parks and athletic fields.\

Scope note

Excludes greenkeeper. Includes people performing the planting, care, maintenance and care of municipal grounds, highway greenery and industrial and commercial buildings. Includes people maintaining the greenery of gardens, playgrounds, sports terrains, buildings and other parks or lawns for recreational purposes

Alternative Labels

lawn care specialist

lawnsman

groundsman

groundswoman

landscape worker

groundskeeping worker

landscape gardener

horticulturist

greens keeper

grounds staff

groundsman/groundswoman

lawnswoman

park keeper

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

spray pesticides use gardening equipment perform weed control operations prepare ground for construction prepare land for turf laying construct greens and grounds maintain landscape site prepare sites for planting of grass maintain irrigation systems plan sports areas operate turf management equipment maintain turf management equipment perform pest control handling chemical products for soil and plants monitor water quality maintain turf and grass transport physical resources within the work area prepare the ground estimate consumption of water execute disease and pest control activities

Essential Knowledge

plant disease control ecology turf management soil structure principles of landscape construction environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry pest control in plants plant species watering principles water chemistry analysis horticulture principles

Optional Skills and Competences

nurse trees propagate plants plant green plants grow plants prepare planting area prune hedges and trees manage rainwater manage time in landscaping report pollution incidents nurse plants communicate with customers prune plants use technical documentation implement plans for the management of sports turf areas

Optional Knowledge

pruning types crop production principles pruning techniques rainwater management

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a48b9a5a-5ded-482d-8cda-7fd097a32c16

Status

released

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