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This isnt for me but for my daughter Candylottie

I know Amandalou has posted about being a teacher.

I would and have always wanted to teach floristry, but have no idea where or how to do so? I have scoured google for all its got and i keep drawing blanks, Help please!!!!

Anyone know where I would be able to train to do this? Or does anyone know of any websites so i can get some more info?

Thanks in advance

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Don't quote me on it but I think you have to be qualified to a level above which you want to teach and do a teacher training degree at uni. We have a trainee tutor in our lessons to assist the tutor and this is what she has had to do. All colleges maybe different though as floristry seems to have a hundred and one different qualifications, so best to ring a couple of colleges and get them to put you on the right path.

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at the college in devon they can help you to train it involved getting a certificate of education and they would help with sitting in on classes and allow you to teach occassionaly i am not sure if there is anything like this still available but it might be worth contacting your local college.its something i think about doing but i am hoping to take my daughter to the open day in june and it coopuld be a cert of ed or maybe the degree course they are offering anyway hope this helps best of luck

Thanks for your advice, but i am still none the wiser!
Does that come with age?

Here's hoping I get this right my sister does some floristry/flower arranging teaching through our local college she needed a recognised FE qualification, she then had to get a minimum number of teaching hours before she could take the C&G Stage 1 teaching qualification, as the lesson plans etc. all formed part of the course,now I believe she can move on to C&G stage 2 and so on until you get to Cert Ed.

Hope this helps,

I believe regulations recently changed and it is now compulsory to have a teaching qualification before teaching adults, although I think this can be done while you are teaching if you are qualified in your subject to at least Level 3 (A level). Most colleges would want you to have done/be doing a basic teaching qualification - I think there are 3 stages of City and Guilds you progress through - starting with 20 hours teaching at stage 1, then 40, then 60 at stage 3 which is equivalent to PGCE. This is at least two years training part time. Best contacting your local college as they will know best.
If you're really keen it's worth volunteering to gain a bit of experience before starting to study and check you really do want to do it! Good Luck.

the way i am reading this is go to your local college and check it all out they change things so often that no one is sure wot is going on!!!!

It would also be worth getting in touch with the Society of Floristry...they even do courses to be a floristry 'Judge' at competitons, so am sure they may be able to help you.

The difficulty with doing a PGCE (Teaching Qual) is that dependant on if you have a degree, is dependant on where you get your hours to complete the course as a certain amount of on the job work experiece is required.

Try ringing local universities and colleges to find out about teaching a 'design based' subject. Art and Design teachers have the luxurey that there is academic content in their subjects...with floristry it's a bit more difficult. Hope this helps!!

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