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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

Previous experience of floristry is preferred

Progression Routes

Floristry (City and Guilds) Award or Certificate Level 3