Course overview
Want to start your career in floristry?
If you’ve always loved flowers and
have a creative energy, floristry can be a hugely rewarding career. At Plumpton
College, we will equip you with all the tools you need for a floristry career in
our Level 2 Technical Bac Certificate in Floristry.
In this course, you’ll be able to learn the fundamental skills of floristry,
creating a range of designs from bouquets to shop displays. As well as achieving
the qualification, we’ll also equip you with knowledge of how the industry works
and you’ll learn about valuable working standards. As you graduate, you’ll have
all the skills you need to kick-start your floristry career, whether that is
progressing onto our Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Floristry or directly
into employment as a professional florist.
At Plumpton College, you will benefit from fantastic facilities, with a
dedicated floristry department and a friendly community of florists alike. The
campus is set in a stunning environment, right below the rolling South Downs so
there will be plenty of natural inspiration around to inspire your designs as
well as the opportunity to forage for your designs. We hold educational trips
and invite in leading industry speakers. As part of the course you will also be
able to create real-life events and functions and get involved with floristry
competitions.
This course also includes 150 hours work experience, so you’ll finish the
course with all you need to continue into employment and gaining experience
working in an industrial environment.
Modules
- Health and safety for the land-based industries
- Working in the floristry industry
- Customer service
- Caring for and maintaining floristry products
- Floristry design principles
- Preparing to create floristry designs
- Creating floristry designs
Work experience
Industry placements enhance your studies and are an important part of your course. They ensure you develop the key skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary to be successful in your chosen industry, resulting in you leaving college ready for the world of work. It is compulsory to undertake an element of work experience when studying a Level 1, 2, or 3 course. The number of hours you must complete will depend on your level of study.
Course Level:
- Level 1 – Minimum of 30 hours of industry placement
- Level 2 – Minimum of 75 hours of industry placement
- Level 3 – Minimum of 150 hours of industry placement (per year of your course)
- T Level – Minimum of 315 hours of industry placement
Entry requirements
4 GCSEs at grade 3 and above to include English or Maths OR a Level 1 in a related subject plus English or Maths, at least grade 3 or Functional skills level 1
Bursaries
Financial support could be available to you depending on your household income, eligibility criteria, and level of study. A bursary, which is money given directly by the Government, could help fund bus travel, accommodation, course equipment, college meals, or educational trips.
Course Fees
Students aged 16-18 on 31st August in the year of starting the course do not pay tuition fees.
Adults aged 19+ may be entitled to a tuition fee waiver on certain courses (where the Government pays the tuition and assessment fee) if any of the following apply:
You are aged between 19 and 23 and:
- This is your first Full Level 2 or Full Level 3 qualification.
- You are undertaking English and Maths up to and including Level 2.
- You are unemployed or economically inactive and your gross annual income is below £26,800.
- Your course is part of the Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs offer (and you meet the earnings threshold)
You are aged 24+ and:
- You are studying a Level 1 or Level 2 course and are unemployed, economically inactive, or earning below £26,800 gross annually.
- You are undertaking English and Maths up to and including Level 2.
- Your course is part of the Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs offer (and you meet the earnings threshold)
All students pay a standard facility fee of £150 to use communal, non-educational facilities.
Material fees apply to Floristry, Blacksmithing and Metalwork, Agricultural Engineering, and Motor Vehicle students.
Equipment & PPE
Students on a 14-16, Level 1, 2, 3, or Foundation Learning course may be required to purchase equipment such as a uniform, PPE, or kit before starting their course. Material fees are applicable depending on the course studied.
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