Professional Commercial Floristry Programme – Module 2

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. Bookings will only be confirmed once payment is received. Payment and eligibility queries can be sent to skillnet@waterfordchamber.ie 
2. If you make a payment and are not eligible for funding, your payment will be refunded less the Stripe payment processing fees.
3. If you are unsure of eligibility please email skillnet@waterfordchamber.ie before booking.
4. Full postal address including EIRCODE must be provided at time of booking as fresh flowers required for training will need to be delivered.
5. As Waterford Chamber Skillnet funding is for business only. Inclusion of your business name when registering is MANDATORY.

COURSE DETAILS

Programme Overview:

Professional Floristry Programme – Module 2 is unique in that you will be provided you with all your flowers and sundries in order to complete the designs required to become certified.

Once you book your place on this Module 2 Professional Flower course , here are some of the features that will be part of your training:

• • Presentation Hand Tied Bouquets

  • Choosing and Conditioning Flowers for Hand Tied Bouquets

  • Perfecting the spiral for Hand-tied Bouquets

  • Creating a Naked Hand Tied Bouquet

  • Making an aqua pack for a hand-tied bouquet

  • Decorating & Wrapping Hand Tied Bouquets

  • Sustainable Bouquet Wrapping techniques

  • Eco wrapping bouquets of flowers

  • Using Porto Boxes for Hand Tied Bouquets

  • Left Handed Hand Tied Bouquets

  • Pricing and costing hand-tied bouquets

  • Dealing with the customer when they order hand tied bouquets

  • Transporting and Delivering Hand-tied Bouquets

  • Horizontal Spray Flower Arrangements

  • Coffin / Funeral Spray Arrangements

  • How to create extra long funeral sprays

  • How to transport funeral sprays

  • Dealing with the bereaved

  • Mock Hand Tied Arrangements

  • Funeral Cross Tribute

  • Based Hearts with Spray Arrangements

  • Gates of Heaven Funeral Designs

  • Selection of Eternal Circle Wreaths

  • Based Cushions with Initials

  • Pleating Ribbon for funeral work

  • Using foliage as an alternative to ribbon

  • Learning Bows for Floral Designs

  • Shop / Workshop/ Studio Layout – Workstation

  • Conditioning and Handling of Flowers & Foliage relative to flowers being used

  • Wholesalers and purchasing flowers wholesale

  • Buying flowers directly from Holland

  • Creating your own recipe book for your designs

  • Costing and Pricing Presentation Bouquets

  • Dealing with Customers and Taking Orders for Hand-tied Bouquets

  • Costing and Pricing Funeral Tributes

  • Stem-count for Funeral Tributes

  • Mechanic for Funeral Tributes

  • Floral Foam Bases – Care, Preparation and Storage

  • Foam Free Mechanics

  • Health & Safety in the workplace

  • Consultation Techniques for dealing with Bereaved & Undertakers

  • Buying wholesale and dealing with wholesalers

  • Networking for your Business

  • Marketing Yourself as a florist

  • Applying for a job in the flower industry

  • Developing and Online presence through Social Media

  • Creating an effective Business Plan

  • Live classes with industry experts in marketing/ social media etc

  • Live classes with wholesalers and industry suppliers

This 4 week online offers full support in a private Bloom Room providing you with support and live tutorials.

Participants will have 90 days access to over 80 tutorials in both theory and practical and Kay’s Flower School ongoing student support and advice for as long as needed.

***PLEASE ENSURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR EIRCODE AT REGISTRATION AS FLOWERS WILL BE DELVIERED FOR THIS PROGRAMME.

For further information please contact skillnet@waterfordchamber.ie