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Level 2 City and Guilds Diploma in Floristry
The complete grounding in the florist's craft. This Level 2 Diploma is the fullest of our Level 2 floristry courses, covering everything from hand-tied bouquets and wedding work to funeral tributes and function displays. With 40 hours of real work experience and a broad set of skills, you'll finish ready to work in a florist shop, or to step up to the Level 3.
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How you’ll learn
The Complete Florist's Craft.
This Diploma gives you the full range of the florist’s craft. Across ten units you’ll learn to identify and condition materials, create hand-tied and presentation designs, floral arrangements, wedding designs, funeral and sympathy tributes, planted designs, displays and function decorating, all underpinned by real art and design skills for florists.
You’ll also learn what it means to work in the floristry trade, and put it into practice with 40 hours of work experience. You’ll build the skills, confidence and experience to work as a florist or start your own business, with a clear route to the Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma.
What You'll Study
- Introduction to art and design for florists
- Identify and condition materials
- Plants and planted designs
- Hand-tied and presentation designs
- Funeral and sympathy designs
- Floral arrangements
- Wedding designs and accessories
- Display
- Working in the floristry industry
- Function decorating
Entry and progression
What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 2
- Further study
Entry requirements
- GCSE Grade 4 in Maths and English, or equivalent skills
- An interest in flowers, plants and design
- Successful interview with our team
If you're still working towards Grade 4 in Maths or English, you can keep building those alongside the course.
Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.
Talk to us about where you could study after this course.
Careers it can lead to
- Florists £12.17 an hour
- Other Skilled Trades £24,800 a year
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
Our facilities
A Real, Working Flower Shop
You'll learn with fresh flowers from professional suppliers, in a college with its own commercial flower shop, plus 40 hours of real work experience.
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Flowers at The Hub
The college's own commercial flower shop, where you can do work experience with real customers.
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40 Hours of Work Experience
Real experience in the trade or at the college flower shop, built into the course.
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Award-Winning Tutors
Learn from BFA-recognised tutors, praised by Ofsted, who have worked at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Fresh Flowers · 40 Hours Work Experience · Real Flower Shop
Fees and funding
Financial support
We also have a range of other financial support available.
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Your next step
Apply now, come and see us first, or ask us anything.
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Ask us about the course, entry requirements or funding.
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What happens after you apply
1
You apply
Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.
2
You meet your tutor
We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.
3
You get an offer
We’ll email you an offer, then invite you to enrol.