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Ello...........

Well hello I'm Stacey I'm 21 and have just decided I don't want to be stuck behind a desk for the rest of my working life so I'm looking for a career change.

I've decided to have a go at Floristry and I'm looking for a course to do.

If anyone has got any advice or tips on how to get myself going or books to read I'd appreciate it.

Hope to speak to some of you soon.

Stace x

Ello Stacey and welcome to the site. I'm at college at the mo doing a year (1 day a week) C&G level 2 in floristry. Give your local colleges a ring to see what courses they offer and try to get a bit of work experience in a shop, you'll probably have to do this unpaid unless you can find a florist looking for a junior. Good luck, there is a student section on here which you may find helpful as there are probably 7-8 of us on here picking the brains of the real florists.

Hello Stacey and welcome good advice there from frizzy

Hi Stacey, welcome to the site Some good advice there from Frizzytwig. Look forward to chatting with you

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Good advice from Frizzy. Really is worth looking for a florist to volunteer in so that you can get a good feel for the reality of floristry.. . . . its a strange world that all of us mad folk live in!!!!

Good luck!

Hi Stacey, Good luck with your course. Look forward to chatting to you

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Hi Stacey,
I changed careers too, when i was 25, and started by trying a taster course in floristry before jacking in my crappy job to do a 2 year full time BTEC national diploma (only managed to do that because of exceptional circumstances though, so i grabbed the opportunity whilst it was there!!!)
I don't really think the second year of our course was much use, so i would recommend doing a one year course to learn the basics, get in a shop for some work experience, then learn properley 'on-the-job' afterwards. Don't be fooled though - it can be cold, hard work, you're either sitting around like a lemon or rushing round like a blue-arsed-fly - but good fun & very rewarding!
Plus, 6 years down the line, i now have my own shop

go for it!!!

Sarah
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