Hydroponics Workshop: Learn, Build & Grow

Go Beyond a Workshop Certificate

Gain practical knowledge and hands-on experience in hydroponics and modern indoor farming. This workshop is designed to take you from the fundamentals of soilless farming to building and operating your own hydroponic system.

Learn directly from a team with hands-on experience operating a working indoor farm.

What You’ll Learn

1. Hydroponics Fundamentals
Understand how soilless farming works, the different types of hydroponic systems, and why plants can thrive without traditional soil.

2. Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
Discover how light, temperature, humidity and CO₂ are managed to create an optimal environment for plant growth inside a modern plant factory.

3. Build Your Own Hydroponic System
Get hands-on experience assembling a working hydroponic system, including the frame, pipes, pump and other essential components.

4. Understand the Hydroponics Industry
Explore current hydroponics trends, commercial farming technologies and the growing international urban-farming landscape.

5. Visit a Working Plant Factory
Take part in a guided tour of a climate-controlled indoor growing facility and see how commercial hydroponic farming operates in practice.

Your Workshop Syllabus

One Afternoon From Seed to Harvest

Follow the complete crop journey—from understanding urban farming and building a hydroponic system to managing plant growth and harvesting.

01 — Urban Farm Classification

Learn how urban farms are designed and categorised, from small balcony and home systems to commercial-scale indoor farms and full plant factories.

02 — Types of Hydroponic Systems

Explore the most common hydroponic systems used around the world, including:

• Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)
• Deep Water Culture (DWC)
• Aeroponics
• Other commercial and small-scale hydroponic systems

Understand how each system works and where it is best suited.

03 — Build Your Own Hydroponic System

Put theory into practice by assembling a working hydroponic system.

You will gain practical experience in:

• Assembling the frame
• Connecting and installing pipes
• Installing pumps and water circulation components
• Setting up the growing channels
• Understanding the basic system configuration

04 — Demo Farm & Plant Factory Tour

Take a guided walkthrough of a working climate-controlled plant factory.

See how commercial indoor farming is carried out, including environmental control, crop production and day-to-day farm operations.

05 — Operating Your Hydroponic System

Learn how to manage and maintain a hydroponic system after installation.

Topics include:

• Nutrient management
• Water-level monitoring
• EC and pH monitoring
• Plant health checks
• System cleaning and maintenance
• Identifying and addressing common growing problems

06 — Technical Session: Light, CO₂, Growing Media, Nutrients & pH

Understand the key technical factors that influence plant growth and crop performance.

Light
Learn about light spectrum, intensity and photoperiod, and how these factors affect plant development.

CO₂
Understand the role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis and plant growth.

Growing Medium
Learn about soilless growing media used to support plant roots while retaining moisture and providing adequate aeration.

Nutrients
Understand the essential minerals plants require and how nutrient solutions are prepared and managed, including A & B nutrient solutions and EC control.

pH
Learn why pH matters and how maintaining the correct acid–alkaline balance helps ensure nutrients remain available to plants.

07 — The Growing Process: From Sowing to Harvest

Follow the complete crop cycle and understand what needs to be done at each stage.

Sowing
Learn how to start a crop by placing seeds into the appropriate growing medium and creating the right conditions for germination.

Transplanting
Learn when and how to move healthy seedlings into the hydroponic system while providing adequate spacing, light and airflow.

Monitoring
Understand how to regularly check EC, pH, water levels and overall plant health, allowing you to identify and correct problems early.

Harvesting
Learn how to identify the right harvesting stage and harvest crops at their optimal size, freshness and quality.

Maintenance
Learn how to prepare the system for continuous production by refilling nutrients, cleaning growing channels, maintaining equipment and reducing the risk of algae, pests and other common problems.

Why Attend This Workshop?

By the end of the workshop, you will have:

✓ A solid understanding of hydroponic farming
✓ Practical experience building a hydroponic system
✓ Knowledge of key plant-growth factors such as light, CO₂, nutrients, EC and pH
✓ An understanding of the complete crop-growing cycle
✓ Exposure to a working indoor plant factory
✓ Practical knowledge to help you operate and maintain a hydroponic system

Learn the Theory. Build the System. Grow Something Real.

Whether you’re interested in home hydroponics, urban farming, commercial agriculture or indoor plant factories, this workshop provides practical knowledge and hands-on exposure to help you take your first step into modern soilless farming.