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Course Details
Course Details
What You'll Learn
Topic 1: Introduction to Hydroponics and Systems
Topic 2: Growing Media, Plant Nutrition, and Practical Application
Topic 3: Basic Techniques of Hydroponics Farming
Topic 4: Urban Farming Practices in Singapore
Course Info
Minimum Entry Requirement
Knowledge and Skills
- Able to operate using computer functions
- Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)
Attitude
- Positive Learning Attitude
- Enthusiastic Learner
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year of working experience.
Target Age Group: 21-65 years old
Minimum Software/Hardware Requirement
Software:
You will need the following for this course:
- A web browser such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari – free
- Access to the course materials provided in class
Hardware: Windows PC or Mac laptop
Job Roles
Job Roles
- Hydroponics Farm Manager
- Urban Farming Specialist
- Greenhouse Operator
- Agronomist
- Crop Consultant
- Urban Agricultural Planner
- Hydroponics System Designer
- Horticulturalist
- Agricultural Extension Officer
- Sustainable Agriculture Consultant
- Agricultural Researcher
- Food Production Manager
- Garden Center Manager
- Organic Farming Specialist
- Vertical Farming Technician
Trainers
Trainers
Dr. Smita Singh holds a PhD and has more than 15 years of experience in plant biology, botany, plant physiology and urban agriculture systems. She has led research and consultancy projects focused on sustainable crop management, soil health and integrated pest control for tropical climates, and brings a strong background in biotechnology and organic farming. Her work has contributed to both academic and applied agricultural initiatives that promote sustainable food production and environmental resilience. Alongside her agricultural expertise, she is a sustainability and environmental management specialist whose experience covers environmental monitoring, green certification, and programmes on carbon footprint and circular economy, so she views urban food growing as part of a wider resource-efficiency picture. An ACLP-certified corporate trainer, lecturer and assessor, she combines scientific depth with a hands-on, evidence-based teaching approach that makes plant science accessible to beginners. Her experience in integrated pest control and organic cultivation means she pays close attention to growing healthy plants without relying on harsh chemical inputs, an approach that suits home growers, community gardens and small commercial setups alike.
In the Basic Hydroponics Course for Urban Farming, Dr. Smita explains the science of growing plants without soil and what it means for a dense city such as Singapore. Drawing on her plant physiology background, she shows learners how different hydroponic systems work, how growing media and nutrient solutions support healthy roots, and why monitoring the root-zone environment matters for leafy greens, herbs and fruiting vegetables. Her tropical crop management experience informs practical guidance on the basic techniques of hydroponic farming, including managing water, nutrients and growing conditions in limited spaces, and recognising early signs of plant stress, pests and disease. She then places these skills in the context of urban farming practices in Singapore, linking small-scale growing to sustainable food production and responsible resource use. Her sessions are deliberately practical, with plenty of opportunity to ask questions about crop choice, plant spacing, light and the everyday checks that keep a system productive, so that newcomers understand not only what to do but why each step matters to the plant. Learners finish with a working understanding of hydroponic systems and the confidence to start and care for their own urban growing setup.
Felicia Kang is an ACTA-certified trainer and hands-on urban farmer who has maintained several of EGC's edible gardens in Singapore, including the rooftop gardens at Wheelock Place and Raffles City, the garden at Open Farm Community and EGC's retail outlet at HortPark. Her daily work covers watering, pruning and checking on plants, running the nursery from saving and growing seeds to propagating stems and transplanting, and taking regular measures such as pest control, fertiliser application and soil amendments so that edible plants stay productive for weekly harvests. She has also maintained clients' edible gardens, assisted in setting up foodscape projects and supported EGC's education arm in planning schools' gardening workshops and projects.
In the Basic Hydroponics Course for Urban Farming, Felicia brings this practical, city-based growing experience to learners who are new to farming. As the course introduces hydroponic systems, growing media and plant nutrition, she connects each technique to everyday plant care, from propagation and transplanting to spotting pests and keeping crops healthy for harvest, and relates it to urban farming practices in Singapore. For her, farming "hones our observation skill, trains our patience and resilience", and learners leave with the confidence to start and look after their own home, rooftop or community growing setup.
Bernard Low is an ACTA-certified trainer and a Project Director at RIFA Singapore. The Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) is the WSQ qualification that equips adult educators in Singapore to plan, facilitate and assess workplace learning, and it shapes how he delivers practical, skills-based courses in which learners are guided step by step from first principles to hands-on application. His role as a Project Director brings a focus on planning, coordination and seeing work through to completion, which suits a course where learners plan, assemble and look after a working growing system of their own.
In the Basic Hydroponics Course for Urban Farming, Bernard guides learners through the essentials of growing plants without soil. The course begins with the history and advantages of hydroponics and the main system types, moves on to growing media, nutrient solutions and plant nutrition with hands-on application, and covers the basic techniques of hydroponic farming before looking at urban farming practices in Singapore. No prior farming experience is required, and learners leave with a clear grasp of how to choose, set up and care for a simple hydroponic system at home, on a rooftop or in a community garden.
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Into a lab kind of room. (Posted on 1/23/2021)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Group interaction and some group exercises (Posted on 1/23/2021)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - might recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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More hands-on. It will help if we get to see live seedings, or unheathy leaves, true leaves. Also, our notes are not coloured, it will help if there is a site which we can reference the plant issues etc (Posted on 1/23/2021)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Improve classroom environment, better seating. More hands on. (Posted on 1/23/2021)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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There are pictures that showed certain deficiencies and toxicities of the plants. The materials are in black and white. Will be great if the materials are in colour. (Posted on 1/23/2021)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
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