FLORAL DESIGN

Career Outlook

Your New Career

You can work for a local florist or make money doing floral arrangements for local businesses. Work with caterers or brides-to-be, helping them to choose the right arrangements for their events. Work for an established floral shop, supermarket or retail store floral department. Use your skills to earn extra money and save money designing your own arrangements for gifts and holidays.

Many Floral Designers run their own businesses. They take on the jobs they want and plan their own schedules. They set their own fees and keep the profits to invest in their business or spend as they see fit. You too can enjoy career independence when you choose this exciting career!

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook states, "The completion of formal design training is an asset for floral designers, particularly those interested in advancing to chief floral designer or in opening their own businesses."

Your New Skills
Learn the skills you need to begin a career as a Floral Designer by completing the Floral Design training program at home.

You'll learn every important part of being a Floral Designer.

• The basics. Selling with unique designs; care and handling of flowers; classification of flowers, plants, and foliage; materials and tools; choosing the right flowers.
• Design techniques. Elements and principles of design: line, space, texture, form, color, composition, scale, and balance.
• Designing for weddings. Conducting the bridal consultation; working within a wedding budget; bridal boutique design methods and styles; coordinating the attendants with the bride.
• Working with potted plants. Selecting the right plant; caring for potted plants; designing commercial and home plant displays; diagnosing and treating common plant problems.
• Working with artificial flowers. Advanced artificial and dried designs; working with dried, wax, and other artificial accessories.
• Designs for major holidays: Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, and New Year's Eve, innovative party designs and gift baskets.

Your New Diploma

Earn your Floral Design Career Diploma at home in as little as seven months by studying just an hour a day for your new career. Expert instructors and support staff – dedicated to helping you complete your coursework – will be just a phone call or an email away.

 Program Overview

Become a Floral Designer with at-home training from the Continuing Education Center.

If you want to design floral arrangements, consult with wedding planners, work in a florist shop or even start your own business, the Floral Design Program from the Continuing Education Center is for you.

You'll learn:

• Basics and tools of Floral Design
• Design techniques and styles
• Plant care
• Coordination and design of arrangements
  for weddings
• Promotion and planning of arrangements
  for holidays and theme parties
• Creation of artificial and dried flower displays

Flexible, Convenient, Self-Paced!
There is no going to class, no need to rearrange schedules. You choose the time and place to complete your coursework. And you work at your own pace. There's no one to rush you or hold you back.

While you work independently, you are not alone. Expert instructors and support staff – dedicated to helping you complete your coursework – are just a phone call or an email away.

Contact the Continuing Education Center Today.
Find out more about the Continuing Education Center's complete Floral Design training program that includes:

• All the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need
• Design tools and instructional videos to use in your new career
• Unlimited, toll-free instructional support
• Access to student services by website, phone, and mail

Get more information today and in as little as seven months from enrollment — you can be on your way to a career as a professional Floral Designer!

Program Outline

Instruction Sets
Your program consists of eight Instruction Sets written to take you step-by-step through the techniques and skills you'll use in your new career.

Here's how it works
Your first Instruction Set will be sent immediately after your enrollment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with. You can earn your Career Diploma in as little as six months.

You will need access to a Microsoft® Windows®-based computer (running Windows Vista or later) and the Internet in order to complete your program with the Continuing Education Center.

Here is an overview of what you'll learn and the order in which you'll receive your lessons:

Online Library and Librarian
Students in the Continuing Education Center have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and to assist students in research activities during their studies with the Continuing Education Center.

We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.