New Zealand Certificate in Floristry

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Learn practical floristry skills and techniques to create stunning floral arrangements, while developing essential retail, sales, and customer service skills. Graduate ready to work as a florist or run your own business.

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NZQA Level 3 Certification (60 Credits)

Study Level

Entry

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In-person study

Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting

Invercargill, Invercargill

It will take a total of 17 weeks

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Create floral arrangements for diverse occasions

Prepare hand-tied, base medium, and wired floral items to meet customer requirements for a range of purposes and events.

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Display and maintain floral materials for retail impact

Design and implement displays to maximise the visual appeal of plant materials and arrangements in a retail setting.

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Provide customer service and sales in floristry

Assist customers, prepare quotes, apply personal presentation, and develop essential retail and marketing skills.

What You're Signing Up For

The New Zealand Certificate in Floristry is designed for people looking to gain intermediate-level floristry skills and knowledge. This hands-on qualification teaches you how to create various floral arrangements, maintain displays for retail settings, and provide exceptional customer service. You'll cover product display, sales and marketing in floristry, as well as technical skills for occasion-specific arrangements. Graduates are equipped to work as florists or run floristry businesses.

Course Content

  • Floristry Customer Service
  • Floristry Display, Merchandising and Operations
  • Sympathy Designs
  • Celebration Occasions
  • Retail sales and marketing skills
  • Plant material maintenance
  • Personal presentation in floristry
  • Display design elements and principles

What you need to know first

Open entry (no formal prerequisites); preferred attributes include physical fitness, good hand-eye coordination, and no allergies to pollen or flowers.

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What sort of industry will this job lead to

  • Floristry

  • Retail

  • Creative Arts

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Future employment opportunities might be

  • Florist (intermediate level) in retail outlets

  • Event florist designer

  • Floricultural business owner

  • Nursery retail centre staff

  • Horticulture assistant