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Introduction to Retail Floristry

FLO203

  • Level 2
  • 20 Credits
  • 0.1667 EFTS
  • Delivery type:
    Online/Contact
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Course cost:
    $0 NZ Domestic
  • Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
  • Availability
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This online floristry course will give you entry level skills and knowledge in retail floristry, which will enable you to gain initial employment in the floristry industry with specific focus on health and safety, customer service and communication skills.

Students who successfully complete this online floristry course will be able to:

  • Describe the responsibilities of employers and employees under the Health and Safety in Employment Act.
  • Demonstrate effective communication techniques, customer service skills and basic retail payment techniques, to deliver a positive customer experience in a floristry workplace
  • Demonstrate basic techniques for the display and sale of floral stocks and merchandise including labelling, wrapping, card writing and ticket pricing.
  • Demonstrate methods for the storage and care of floristry stock.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Other requirements

You need access to photographic and video recording equipment e.g. mobile phone with camera.

Resources supplied by Open Polytechnic

Equipment and floristry stock (plants, flowers, foliage).

Textbooks

No textbooks are needed for this course.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

How to apply

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