Floristry Courses

What is a florist?

Florists create and assemble flower arrangements, sell flowers, indoor plants as well as accompanying accessories like pots and vases. As a floral designer, you will design bouquets amongst other floral arrangements for many different people, as well as for a variety of events, depending on if you’d like to specialise in a particular industry. For example, a florist who specialises in weddings will have to hone in on his or her people skills (especially when speaking with brides), as well as having specific knowledge around current wedding trends, how to fit floral designs to wedding themes, and how to create arrangements for table centrepieces, bridal bouquets, lapel details and other floral elements for a wedding.       

Job Outlook

If you’re thinking of taking on a floristry short course, here are some relevant
statistics from the Australian Government Job Outlook Initiative and Payscale:

• The floristry industry is an occupations employing 3,600 people – the number of workers is expected to grow moderately, with approximately 2,000 job openings within the next five years, as a result of workers leaving and new jobs being created.
• The median salary for Accountants is $44,551
• 57.6% of florists work full-time
• 91.2% of florists are female

Floristry Courses Online

Getting your floristry qualification has been made easy, with the option to complete your Certificate or Short Course online. This is perfect for students who are unable to make it to the classroom and need a more flexible alternative to in-class study.

Is a floristry course the right step for you?

The fundamental floristry skills are as follows: a great attention to detail, have an eye for art and design, are a people person and of course an overall passion and appreciation for flowers.

If you tick all of these boxes and are excited to step into a career as a florist, a floristry course is definitely the career path for you. Explore our range of online floristry courses in Australia today.