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Turn your passion for flowers into a creative outlet or career with this hands-on short course. Over six engaging sessions, you’ll gain the basic skills needed to design and create floral goods suitable for sale in a community marketplace.
You will gain practical skills in creating a variety of floral arrangements for the home or as gifts, while learning how to select, prepare, and care for flowers and foliage sourced from your garden, local markets, or floristry suppliers. Each session combines demonstration, discussion, and guided practice, allowing you to explore different arrangement styles, such as hand-tied bunches, posies, feature displays, and table centrepieces.
With an emphasis on creativity and confidence building, this short course is ideal for those wanting to explore floral design for personal enjoyment or as a pathway to further study in floristry.
Details
Cost
$699
Course no.
XA-BD33
Duration
4 hours per week over 6 weeks
Delivery mode
Face-to-face
Location
CIT Bruce
Dates
Multiple start dates throughout the year
Eligibility and entry requirements
To enrol in this course, you must be aged 17 years or older, and be one of the following:
- an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- a New Zealand citizen
- the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa
- an eligible temporary visa holder as defined in the CIT Admission and Enrolment Policy.
What you will learn
- How to design and assemble a variety of floral arrangements, such as hand-tied bunches, posies, and table centrepieces.
- Identifying, selecting, and caring for a range of flowers and foliage.
- Sourcing materials from gardens, markets, and suppliers for creative projects.
- Using floristry tools and safe working practices in a floristry workshop environment.
Who this course is for
- Flower enthusiasts and anyone who enjoys decorating their home with beautiful, fresh floral arrangements.
- Anyone interested in a new creative outlet, hobby or simply looking for a fun and social learning experience.
- Event coordinators and stylists (personal or professional) looking to enhance their floral design skills.
- Those exploring career pathways or further study in floristry or wanting to gain insight into the industry.
Enrol in an upcoming session
Can’t find a date, time or location that suits? On-demand sessions can be arranged for groups of 10 or more. Contact us to find out more.
How to enrol
- Review the course information
- Check the course delivery mode, entry requirements, and any prerequisites (if applicable).
- Choose your session
- Select your preferred course date and time from the available options.
- Review the terms and conditions
- Make sure you read and understand the enrolment terms before registering.
- Complete the registration form
- Fill out the Eventbrite form on the course page.
- Hint: If you’re registering multiple participants from the same organisation, you'll need to enter details for each person.
- Submit and confirm your enrolment
- After submitting the completed form, you’ll receive a confirmation email.
- If your course requires proof of identity or other documents, further instructions will be provided to help you finalise your enrolment.
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