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Level 2 Technical Certificate in Floristry CG
The floristry course that gets you work-ready. You'll work with fresh flowers from professional suppliers, mastering everything from hand-tied bouquets to wedding flowers and funeral tributes. With 150 hours of real work experience and the chance to work on College events, you'll build the craft, the confidence and the experience to work as a florist or start your own business.
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How you’ll learn
Bouquets, Weddings, Tributes. The Full Craft.
This course gives you the full range of a florist’s craft. Working with fresh flowers direct from professional suppliers, you’ll learn hand-tied bouquets, floral arrangements, wedding flowers and funeral tributes, and innovative designs. You’ll cover the design principles behind it all, plus caring for flowers, customer service, and working safely.
What makes this course stand out is the 150 hours of work experience, done in the trade or at the college’s own flower shop, Flowers at The Hub. You’ll also work on real College events like graduation. You’ll finish with the skills, the confidence and the experience for a job in a florist shop, or your own business.
What You'll Study
- Health and safety for 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
Entry and progression
What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 2
- Further study
Entry requirements
- GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above
- An interest in flowers, plants and art
- 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).
Life on the course
See what it’s really like
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 150 hours of real work experience.
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Flowers at The Hub
The college's own commercial flower shop, where you can do your work experience with real customers.
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150 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 · 150 Hours Work Experience · Real Flower Shop
Student Voice
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I’ve gained loads of confidence, improved my communication and people skills, and learnt so much about my craft. My tutors have been so supportive, and I’ve made great friends along the way. I plan to get a job in a florist shop and eventually start my own business.
For parents and carers
Supporting your child’s journey
Financial Support Available
Bursaries are available, and free meals are provided for those who qualify. If cost is a concern, there's help, and it's straightforward to apply.
Financial support infoGCSE Support Built In
If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.
About student supportTutors With Real Experience
Our tutors bring real industry experience into the classroom. They teach what's actually used in the world of work, and students consistently say this is what makes the course work.
Your next step
Apply now, come and see us first, or ask us anything.
Want to visit first?
FE Open Event – 12th January 202712th January 4:30pm to 7:00pm
Got a question?
Ask us about the course, entry requirements or funding.
Call 0800 358 7575
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 a conditional or unconditional offer.
4
You get ready to start
Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.