Overview
This one-day course enables participants to appreciate the feasibility to grow leafy vegetables traditionally grown on soil in indoor spaces using artificial lights and multi-shelves racking system or on purpose-built enclosures. This offers high yield efficiency in a climate-controlled environment, using organic fertiliser, artificial lighting, a minimal amount of water and without using any amount of pesticide.
Participants will have the opportunity to practise hands-on via the following various stages of farming, using specimen prepared in advance:
- Germination from seeds
- Nursery and potting for cultivation to harvest
At the end of the course, participants will have a good understanding of those techniques; essential equipment, growing environment, required conditions and the practical know how to grow leafy vegetables in indoor spaces or customised enclosures.
What You’ll Learn
- Types of indoor farming systems and the conditions required to successfully grow leafy vegetables indoor.
- Definitions, methodologies, measurement and technical terms of equipment, and the basic design of a workable growing system.
- The key elements of successful indoor farming.
- Practical hands-on session to perform germination from seeds as well as nursery and potting for cultivation.
Who Should Attend
- Anyone who aspires to become a city farmer or an entrepreneur who believes indoor farming is the way ahead for Singapore
- Anyone who aspires to grow vegetable for own consumption, in the comfort of own spaces available at home or workplaces
SITizens Learning Credits (SLC) - Eligible Course
SIT Alumni: Before registering for courses, please activate your
SITizens Learning Credits via the email sent by SIT Alumni Team, on behalf of SITLEARN Professional Development.
Registration Closed.
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who:
- Attend at least 75% of the course, and
- Undertake non-credit bearing assessment during workshop
Schedule
| Time |
Activity |
| 9:00am |
Topic 1: Types of indoor farming systems and conditions required to grow leafy vegetables indoors |
| 10:10am |
Tea Break |
| 10:20am |
Topic 2: Definitions, methodologies, measurement and technical terms of equipment, and the basic design of a workable growing system |
| 12:00pm |
Lunch Break |
| 1:10pm |
Topic 3: The key elements for successful indoor farming |
| 2:40pm |
Tea Break |
| 3:00pm |
Topic 4: Practical hands-on session |
| 4:15pm |
MCQ Assessment |
| 4:35pm |
Debriefing / Q & A |
| 6:00pm |
End of course |
Fees
| Category |
Full Fee |
After SF Funding |
After SF Mid-Career
Enhanced Subsidy |
Singapore Citizen (Below 40) /
Singapore PR |
$695.50 |
$208.65 |
Not Eligible |
| Singapore Citizen (40 & above) |
$695.50 |
$208.65 |
$78.65 |
| Non-Singaporeans |
$695.50 |
Not Eligible |
Not Eligible |
Note:
- All figures include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
- You can opt for either SkillsFuture Funding or Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. Both cannot be combined.
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Learn more about funding types available
Terms & Conditions:
SkillsFuture Funding
To be eligible for the 70% training grant awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy
To be eligible for the 90% enhanced subsidy awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen
- Be at least 40 years old
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SIT reserves the right to collect the balance of the programme fees (i.e. the potential grant amount) directly from the applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) should the above requirements not be fulfilled.
SIT reserves the right to make changes to published course information, including dates, times, venues, fees and instructors without prior notice.
Course Highlights
"I would like to thank SIT for conducting this course as I believe those who attend will benefit a lot from it." - Terry Teo
"Good training and foundation training for beginners like myself." - David Then
