Florist News

This is a bit premature, but thought I'd start a thread primarily for those of us on here going back to study in September (Lylee/Bel/Pixie/Frizzytwig - and anyone else in same boat). For me it'll be interesting to find out what everybody else is up to week to week, how assessments are going, project work etc.

Obviously its not exclusive just for us students and any comments from the professionals am sure would be more than welcome, but thought if we had our own thread specifically for school tales then it wouldn't bore the pants off everybody else who's been through it already!

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Good idea Tree, what course are you starting in Sept. I am half way thru NCF level 2. Can't wait to go back in Sept

I'll be starting level 2 City & Guilds. Its on Saturdays 10-2pm, and will run from September til June; so doesn't get in way of the day job! Pleased its on a Saturday as think it would be too much to do in the evening after work. What's the timing on yours?

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Hi,

I'm doing NCFE Level 2 creative craft in floristry (Fizzytwigm is this the same as yours?), starting in September. I did the level 1 and got my certificate through the post a few days ago! :-)

My course is once a week on Wedesdays for 3 hours, and I love it!!! I can't wait to go back.

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Newbee

Hi Newbee,

look forward to swapping stories with you too. Not sure what the difference is between all of these courses - guess we'll find out in September. I can't wait to go back too - I was never like this at school

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My course is a C&G NCF level 2. It sounds like the same title but the hours are different. I do 9.30am-4.00pm on a Tuesday for 2 years. Unless you will work thru the holidays I would say my course is a bit different. I have to complete 15 days compulsary work experience and a range of written assignments, at mo doing about how flowers influenced Georgian design I'm not enjoying it at all and don't see what the hell it's got to do with floristry. Also had to do an assignment on the colour wheel, another on how light affects colour. I do know we have at least another 6. I had to learn 30 flowers and 10 foliages, the common name, botanical name, stem structure and availability, (got 160 out of 160 for that), now have got flowering plants and foliages for next year to do only with a bit more added.

Your course sounds more advanced - not exactly sure what level 2 will bring this year. On level 1 we had to do a similar project to yours - common name/latin name - 15 flowers/5 foliage - vase life and any other info we could find out.

For level 2, we were asked what bias we wanted - Interiors/modern or more of the same from level 1. From what I could tell, most of us wanted the Interiors but the course will actually cover funeral/wedding/etc - so not sure who voted for that - the college probably (our tutor said she wanted to teach the interiors version tho). Still, I don't really mind because it's all going to be useful in the real world - hopefully won't have to research Georgian flower arranging etc

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Definitely a different course. Society of Floristry sets the course and apparently has been the same for years, they are supposed to be changing it a bit from Sept, taking that bastard Georgian project out no doubt.

Newbee, I'm curious, what does your creative craft in floristry course cover? All these different courses are a mystery to me, as an employer I guess I should know what they all are, but the colleges don't make it easy, chopping and changing things all the time

Yep I'm up for that, especially as i am the baby of the bunch, not having done anything accredited yet. Am due to start in september and not sure what the course will bring but would really look forward to hearing everyone else's stories etc., and being able as you say Tree to talk to each other and ask advice without sending all the more experienced members to sleep! Am doing C & G level 1 and it sounds similar to yours Tree in that its part-time one day a week in the evening, so again doesn't interfer with the day job too much, i can't wait