Floristry Training & Qualifications
An overview for employers & trainees
By Paul Raven NDSF FSF
Past President - Society of Floristry
• How do I become a Florist?
• What training is available?
• What skills & qualifications do employers seek?
Floristry offers an exciting and creative career path with many opportunities. The industry has a significant need for trained staff and employment prospects are excellent at all levels.
Whilst a few floristry businesses do offer 100% in house training, without the need to gain formal floristry qualifications, this route is unregulated and the training given will vary considerably in depth and quality from one employer to another. Employer led training tends to focus on providing training in a narrow range of floristry skills that the employee needs in order to undertake their role within the business. Trainees who exclusively rely on in-house training will not normally gain recognised qualifications and cannot be sure of developing the wider, transferable, or advanced skills needed to progress their careers in the industry.
Most trainee florists opt to undertake a more structured training programme in order to gain a recognised qualification and to develop the skills and knowledge required…
There are two main routes to becoming a qualified florist:
1. Apprenticeship training in a floristry business
2. College based training, either full or part-time.
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