Would You like to become a Florist????

If you are looking for a career that provides an outlet for your creative flair,then floristry may be for you. Florists design and create bouquets and� floral arrangements for many different occasion's,such as the birth of a child, a birthday ,anniversary, get well wishes or to honour people on occasion's such as funerals. Many people just love to have flowers in their office or home. What Does A Florist do? A Florist daily duties include preparing and conditioning flowers so that they will last,creating bouquetsand arrangements,setting up shop displays as well as taking customers orders. Most people order via the telephone,but as online buying becomes increasingly popular, florist need to have computer skills To satisfy our customers florists� have to have good communication skills, they need to be able to translate their customers wishes into an� artistic floral design. Being able to manage the use of your time is also very important , as there is always delivery time frames to be met. Emotions are the main reason for customers buying flowers, which is why we as florists need to understand and consider carefully customers requests. Floristry is also hard on the hands, and physically demanding because you are on your feet for most of the time and you are required to lift heavy� flower filled containers and buckets. Working� days for a florist is generally 9-5 , this can� change from shop to shop. However at special times of the year such as Mothers Day, Valentines Day, Easter and Christmas, it is not unusual for florists to work through the night. Education There are no formal education requirements for entry into the floristry industry, however most retailers do prefer applicants to have completed Year 10. Entry level courses and traineeships�are available through Tafe and some private providers. to become a fully qualified Florist, you need to complete a Certificate III in floristry. Certificate IV is also available for those who would like to own� or manage a shop. Employment Opportunities At� Boydita Flowers Delivered At Boydita Flowers Delivered we often have positions available for people wanted to train as a florist or whom already are qualified florists, if you would like to become part of the� award winning team on the Central Coast �please forward your resume to [email protected]. If� we don't have a position at the time you forward your resume we will keep it on our files for the very next time a position becomes available. at present we are looking for a bright, well groomed,�enthusiatic�,good team player and good communicator� who loves to exceed customers expectations in customer service�to join our team, so please forward your resume to us or maybe you know someone whom would like to� be a florist and you could send this onto them. Recommended� Web Links We have listed below a few� links that� have some very useful information about��The �Floristry industry and the� courses that are available. NSW Tafe Job Guide

Florist Careers

Service Skills Australia We sincerely hope you find this� useful information and if we can be of any further assistance please send your comments or emails to us as we are very happy to assist. Its a passion that's very dear to me Floristry,I have been in the industry some 28 years now and� I can tell you I have enjoyed it all from training and gaining some of the highest qualifications available in floristry�to competing, representing my state, then Australia at the World Cup in Rome something I will never forget, to eventually running my own school, one of the first� registered vetab Floristry schools in NSW.Training many good florists many whom now have their own businesses.Floristry can take you all over the world its really up to you how far you decide to take it.