Earning Criteria

• They are able to:
• understand health and safety legislation
• understand the risk assessment process
• understand first aid requirements understand safe manual handling principles
• understand the use of fire extinguishers
• determine employment opportunities in the environmental and land-based industries
• prepare for a work-based experience in the environmental and land-based industry
• understand the importance of effective interpersonal skills in the workplace
• review a work-based experience in the environmental and land-based sector
• understand floral design
• understand sources of inspiration
• know plant identifications, groups and classifications
• know environmental requirements of plants
• understand the British Floristry Association’s code of practice for harmful plants
• understand how to plan tied designs to meet customer requirements
• produce tied floral designs
• evaluate tied floral designs
• understand how to plan designs in a medium to meet customer requirements
• produce floral designs in a medium
• evaluate floral designs in a medium
• understand how to plan wired designs to meet customer requirements
• produce wired floral designs
• evaluate wired floral designs
• understand how to plan glued designs to meet customer requirements
• produce glued floral designs
• evaluate glued floral designs
• understand the business environment
• understand floristry business sales and marketing
• understand recruitment and line management of staff know business finance
• know predictors of future trends
• understand product developments in the floristry
• industry know influential designers and their signature techniques
• know floral characteristics of a range of events
• understand event design briefs
• prepare costings and quotations
• This qualification is regulated by OFQUAL
• This qualification is regulated by Qualification Wales
• This qualification is regulated by CCEA in Northern Ireland