At Easton College you can discover the floral delights of their cutting garden and floristry rooms. They’ll help you develop your plant knowledge and design skills. Preparing you for the hard work of caring for flowers – and, more importantly, customers.
Easton College encourage the entrepreneurial ambitions of students. They find floristry courses in particular seem to be popular with people who want to start their own business.
Success stories from the college include: Katherine Hadingham who now runs Fig & Roses in Harleston, Anna Pickford who owns Ragged Robin Florist in Wymondham, and Nathalie Marshall who runs Flowers at the Forge in Horstead. If you share their dream of running your own flower shop – or want to specialise in some other aspect of the fast growing floristry sector, look at the courses.
These cover much more than just flower arranging, although that is certainly one aspect. You’ll be encouraged to develop both your creative and your management skills, including choosing and caring for stock.
Whether creating displays for weddings or funerals, you will need to build a rapport with your customers. You will help them choose the colours, shapes and textures of the plants for their event. You will also need to ensure all the flowers arrive on time, and are cut and cared for so they last.
Learning at Easton is a particular pleasure if you love plants and flowers. We have beautiful grounds with formal gardens and a dedicated cutting garden (maintained by our Horticultural students). You will also use our fully equipped, purpose built cutting room to prepare your designs.
However, we know many people need a more flexible approach to learning. That’s why we offer a range of short courses. They also offer workshops with seasonal themes; the ones specialising in creating stunning arrangements for weddings are particularly popular.
Please see our website for more details on how to turn your passion for flowers into a real talent, contact details below
AVAILABLE COURSES
Certificate in Floristry Level 2
Course Code: A0432
Start Date: September 2021
Duration: 1 year, 3 days per week
Who is this qualification for?
The Level 2 Technical Certificate in Floristry is for you if you are looking to start a career within the floristry industry. If you like to interact with others, be creative and are keen to develop practical skills, then this qualification is definitely for you.
Throughout this qualification you will learn about cut flowers, foliage’s including plants and how to look after them. Embrace your creative side when learning how to arrange fresh, dried or artificial materials for events, weddings and funerals. Floristry is not just about flowers, for a florist to be successful they need to understand their tools, environment and the finishing touches that make a difference.
You will develop an understanding of design principles and the skills needed to apply these to a design. Exploration of how the floristry business operates and develop skills needed to interact with customers to identify their needs.
This qualification is suitable if you are 16 years old and over. You may not have any previous knowledge or experience in floristry, or you may have always wanted to be creative and not had the time. You will gain life-long skills and knowledge, make new friendships with like-minded people in a fast growing and successful sector. The Easton campus is set in beautiful grounds with dedicated cutting gardens maintained by the students. Accommodation is available for 16-19 and we are located close to Norwich.
Topics:
• Conditioning of plant materials
• Botanical nomenclature
• Creating a variety of designs commercially in line with sustainability:
• Hand tied designs
• Wedding designs to include, buttonholes, boutonnieres, corsages, bridal posies
• Arrangements
• Funeral designs
• Customer service
• Health & Safety
• The Principles and Elements of Design
• Working in the industry with employer involvement (150 hours)
Entry Requirements:
A minimum of four GCSE at grade 1-3 including Grade 3 in English and maths
Adult courses will be discussed at interview (Transferable skills will be taken into account such as short courses or industry specific knowledge, retail experience/other)
An interview pack will be sent out for completion prior to interview.
Progression
· C&G Level 3 Technical Diploma in Floristry
· Employment
· Apprenticeship
· Junior/trainee florist
C&G LEVEL 3 – Subsidary Diploma in Floristry
Course Code: E23420
Start Date: September 2021
Duration: 1 year, 3 days per week
This practical, hands-on course emphasises developing your own design skills and artistic flair through floristry. You’ll study various areas of design, care and conditioning of plant material, as well as in depth study of colour elements.
Topics:
· Weddings and Funerals
· Tied and gift wrapped designs
· European and multicultural designs
· Display techniques
· Interior and exterior design
· Health & Safety
· Plant Care
· Flower Care
· Trends
· Working in the floristry industry experience
Entry Requirements:
This practical, hands-on course emphasises developing your own design skills and artistic flair through floristry. You’ll study various areas of design, care and conditioning of plant material, as well as in depth study of colour elements.
Progression
· Employment
· Foundation degree
· Other Higher Education
· Self employed
· Cruise ship florist
· Event florist
· Free lance
CONTACT DETAILS
Telephone number:
Reception 01603 731 200
Course Enquiries 08000 224556
Email address: eastoninfo@ccn.ac.uk
Website: www.easton.ac.uk
Address:
Easton College,
Bawburgh Road
Norwich
NR9 5DX
Sat Nav Users NR9 5GA (Dunham Road, Easton)
