Floral Design qualifications and training courses

Last Updated: 17 Jun 2020

Our awards in certificates covers the essential skills you need for a successful career in floral design, they cover a wide range of skills in traditional and contemporary flower arrangements and design.

This qualification is ideal for anyone interested in floral design from complete beginners to those wishing to develop their skills and knowledge.

Available to deliver in the following:

England
Wales – please check QiW website for available funding
Scotland
Northern Ireland

Interested in delivering this qualification?

Find out more about how to become an approved City & Guilds centre or fill out our online customer application form.

General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

You'll cover things like:

Creating traditional and contemporary free standing arrangements
Creating traditional and contemporary table decor.

You will learn in the classroom and complete practical assignments for assessment.

Which Level is right for me?

Level 1
You will develop basic practical skills, using a range of materials, in the planning, preparation, construction and presentation of simple floral designs.

Level 2
You will develop the practical skills and knowledge needed to make floral arrangements, using a range of materials and techniques, to a saleable standard.

Level 3
You will develop in-depth practical skills and knowledge and demonstrate a high-level of innovation and technique in floral design.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications can help you to progress in a career in floristry.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

To deliver these qualifications you will need suitably qualified staff to carry out training and assessment.

You will also need suitable facilities to carry out the required training to enable learners to achieve industry standards.

Centres currently offering City & Guilds qualifications in Creative Techniques (7111, 7112, and 7113) can gain fast-track approval.

To find all the requirements for assessment and delivery, download the handbooks from the centre documents section.

Anyone can take this qualification, but you must make sure all your learners can access the resources they need to complete it.

Level 1

You will develop basic practical skills, using a range of materials, in the planning, preparation, construction and presentation of simple floral designs.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications can help you to progress in a career in floristry.

Level 1 Award in Floral Design (7144-01)

Last Registration Date: 31 Dec 2023

Level 1 Award in Floral Design (Contemporary Flower Arrangement - Free Standing)

Accreditation No: 600/4461/5 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: 4 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 30 - 30 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 40 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/12/2024 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £49.90 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 1 Award in Floral Design (Contemporary Flower Arrangement - Table Décor)

Accreditation No: 600/4462/7 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: 4 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 30 - 30 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 40 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/12/2024 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £49.90 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 1 Certificate in Floral Design (7144-11)

Last Registration Date: 31 Dec 2023

Level 1 Certificate in Floral Design

Accreditation No: 600/4516/4 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: 14 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 115 - 115 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 140 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/12/2024 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £75.70 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 2

You will develop the practical skills and knowledge needed to make floral arrangements, using a range of materials and techniques, to a saleable standard.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications can help you to progress in a career in floristry.

Level 2 Certificate in Floral Design (7144-12)

Last Registration Date: 31 Dec 2023

Level 2 Certificate in Floral Design

Accreditation No: 600/4515/2 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: 20 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 124 - 124 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 200 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/12/2025 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £90.10 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Here you can find all documents related to this suite of qualifications.

By clicking on the section headings below, you can access a variety of documents such as the qualification handbooks and assessment materials, Statements of Purpose, and recognition letters from industry and employers.

Some documents may be password protected. Passwords can be retrieved by logging in to Walled Garden and visiting the Administration section of the relevant qualification catalogue page.

Interested in delivering this qualification?

Find out more about how to become an approved City & Guilds centre or fill out our online customer application form.

Floral Design (7144)