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Content

This diploma will give you the essential skills for a blossoming career. You’ll learn about different flowers and plants, explore the principles of design behind a wide range of floral designs, and add creative finishing touches to your work.

Taught by the college's multi award-winning Floristry department, this course will also give you an insight into how the floristry industry operates, including business structures and the environment - as well as developing the skills you’ll need to interact with customers and identify what they’re looking for.

Content includes:
Introduction to art and design for florists; Identify, check and monitor the quality of incoming materials; Identify and maintain the condition of plants and planted designs; Plan prepare and construct tied floristry designs; Plan prepare and construct funeral designs; Plan prepare and construct floral arrangements; Plan prepare and construct wedding designs with floral materials; Display of floristry goods; Introduction to working in the floristry industry; Introduction to function decorating using floral displays.

Entry Requirements

No formal entry requirements, some creative experience is an advantage especially with regards to fine motor skills, craft skills or art skills.

Progression Routes

Floristry (City and Guilds) Award or Certificate Level 3