Career changing floristry course 6 week premium package -
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Now taking bookings for Jan 12th 2025 we have a few places left for Sept 15th 2025 9.30-4pm Mon-Thur
Message us now for our limited summer incentive start your floral journey offer
£6,642
Become a florist fast with our 6 week perfect package.
Train fast- intense and condensed in 6 weeks but with enough depth, knowledge and practice you need, plus 100 films and 2 additional sessions during the year to support your skills development.
Embark on your floristry journey with our Academy's Career Changer Floristry course - the perfect launchpad for beginners, career changers and aspiring florists.
Experience our all inclusive package, just arrive and enjoy everything your need to create floral masterpieces, with tool bag and kit to take away.
Hands-on practical experience: Our focus on immersive learning and experiencing practical skills developing as you move through the course.
Be able to compete in the floristry world-commercial, versatile, knowledgeable and prepared.
Suitable for American CFD qualification training
The dates of the 2025 course are;
Autumn Inspirational term Sept 15th/16th/17th/18th/22nd/23rd/24th/25th/29th/30th
October 1st/2nd/6th/7th/8th/9th/13th/14th/15th/16th/20th/21st/22nd/23rd 2025
Spring- New beginnings term Jan 2026 12th/13th/14th/15th/19th/20th/21st/22nd26th/27th/28th/29th
Feb 2nd/3rd/4th/5th/9th/10th/11th/12th
Mon to Friday 9.30am to 4pm
The most in-depth course available that supports you becoming the best florist you can be without the one or two year long commitment to a traditional collage course. We are a recognised City and Guilds college because we offer the level 4 and 5 Masters course through them and Tina Parkes our Director has written courses for them. We are also the only private floristry school that is recognised as a college with the British Florist Association due our complete course programmes from beginner to Master florist and because our teaching team all hold their City and Guilds level 5 British Master Floristry qualifications.
We are passionate to help you find your confidence to step into the world of floristry whether you dream of becoming a florist, freelancing, owning your flower shop, or competing in floristry competitions, our comprehensive training equips you to embrace a flourishing career and supports preparation to sit the America Institute of Floral Designers CFD qualification. With our unique training programme we can also provide you with training routes to progress as far as you want.
Join us and be prepared to conquer the captivating realm of flowers with unmatched fundamentals and expertise!
Enjoy our in person classroom setting at our academy which ensures a seamless and enriching learning experience tailored to your needs. We run the class Mon to Thurs in class leaving Friday to practice designs, work on your portfolio or drive home for the weekend, for those coming from across the country.
We welcome students from all over the country and world to join our unique course covers a wide range of designs, styles and subjects plus also receive access for one year to over 100 step by step films, plus you will also be able to access two additional days during the year to re inspire you and give you a supportive hit. Join our community support group on Facebook and have access to volunteer for events we are involve in during the year.
Some of the designs covered
Tied florals over 15 designs from vase designs, gift bouquets, posy, wrapping to trending tied sheafs, tied wedding bouquets, bridesmaid bouquets, chair backs to garlands etc
Arrangements from traditional to table pieces, Meadow, Vegetative, Decorative, Form Linear, Parallel, posy, limited, pedestal, Hogarth and semi crescent. with our commitment to considering environmental impact we will explore a wide range of mediums from the latest products on the market to traditional techniques e.g. Sand, Kenzan/pin holder, moss, hay etc
Wedding working including bridal bouquets, bridesmaids designs, combs, headdresses, corsages, button holes, pocket tops, boutonnieres and floral jewellery, wiring methods Traditional and modern, use of mediums including moss/hay and glue
Funeral flowers based, open and textured designs, wreaths, cross, single and double ended sprays, planted funeral work.
Business unit - costing, profitability, ordering, wholesalers, growers, order taking, marketing, insurances, H&S, layout, set up considerations, buying lists to keep you profitable with a large scale job etc Other businesses we deal with on a regular basis eg funeral directors, wedding planners, venues etc
Design unit- explores the design theory to help you with focal placement and, design proportion, understanding colour and trends, sketching to aid planning etc
Plus key basics including conditioning and care of fresh materials, learning flower names and varieties, poisonous plants
We will also give you, your own tool kit to get you started plus you will have a choice of a Floristry book either our very own Tina Parkes's Funeral Flowers, the complete journey (signed) or the lovely Gregor Lersch Principles of Floral Design.
Join us and we will help your bloom into a florist who is confident, knowledgeable and adaptable.
What others say
Thank you so much for all the time and effort you two have put into me over the amazing
six weeks.
You have taught me so much and inspired me daily.
The British Academy of Floral Art will always be the place where I fell in love with floristry and that is all thanks to you two incredible women, I'll be forever grateful for that.
Amelia Howe (photo above receiving her certificate)
Anastasia Watson who has just completed our Career Changer 6 week course has been announced (July 2025) by the BFA as one of six highest scoring students from across the country to go through to Young florist of the year competition at Fleurex this October 2025
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