Floristry - flower arranging for beginners 1

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Course Description

Course Description
Whether you would like to learn new creative skills or to investigate the possibility of a new floristry based career, MAE Community Learning courses can provide you with a stepping stone to progress


Discover your floristry skills with this great 5-week course. Your tutor will guide you through at least 5 designs to include professional wired work, table decorations and bouquets.
Join us for this friendly design course and create designs to impress.

You will demonstrate an understanding of the correct H&S requirements in the floral studio as set out in the MAE ground rules/ learner contract and produce a variety of designs to include :
a buttonhole,
a hand tied bouquet
a posy arrangement
a front facing arrangement
a design in a pumpkin.
Please note these may be subject to change

Please note that the course fee doesn’t not include flowers or other materials required, we will try to advise on how to keep your flowers for longer to make them last potentially over 2 sessions and we will also encourage you to look for alternatives to shop bought materials from your garden.


Please do not buy tools and equipment until you know that the course will run.
Prosp Description

Open What will I learn on this course?

Learners will:
1. select suitable plant materials for the set floral designs
2. be able to use a range of mechanics to include floral foam
3. create at least 3 designs which are secure and visually balanced
Prosp Learn

Open Is this course suitable for me?

This course is suitable for learners with little or no experience who wish to produce their own basic floral designs or extend their floristry knowledge.
Prosp Suitable

Open Is there anything else I need to know about the course?

Learners will need the following tools and equipment please do not purchase until you are sure the course will run:

You will need to prepare the following tools and equipment before the start of the course:

For your first lesson please bring the following:
3 roses (small to medium size)
Selection of leaves preferably ivy – (pick different sized leaves)
Apron to protect your clothes (optional)
Scissors (preferably floristry scissors)
Floristry wires and tape: (from Amazon/ Hobbycraft)
Para film tape
A selection of floristry wires
Secateurs, small wire cutters (optional)
An old tea towel or kitchen roll
Camera/phone (optional) to record your work and others
Pen and paper
Prosp Anything Else

Open Will there be additional costs?

Please take into consideration the cost of flowers when booking this course, this could be around £10-15 per week but it is possible to cut costs by using materials from the garden and re-using materials from one week to the next where possible.
Prosp Additional Costs

Open What could I go on to do after this course?

Your tutor can talk to you about other subject related course available. Try Floristry flower arranging for beginners 2 ;Floristry – festive flowers: Floristry flower arrangers for beginners and improvers.

Medway Adult Education works with many partners locally such as MidKent College and the University of Kent; information about their courses can be found in our studios, café and on Moodle. Medway has an exciting and wide-range of events, exhibitions and activities to inspire and help you make further progress - please see the community noticeboards in the Rochester centre and again on Moodle. Your tutor will be able to talk through with you individual progression options.
If you wish to explore your learning, work or career options, you can speak to a fully trained careers advisor on 0800 100 900. https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
If you need further advice please telephone 01634 338400.
Prosp After

Open What is the attendance policy?

In order to get the most out of your course you will need to attend as many sessions as possible. We recommend at least 85%. If you do have a holiday booked during term time please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcomes. If you are unavoidably ill or unable to attend please contact 01634 338400 so that we can let your tutor know, and so they can send you any work you may have missed
Prosp Attendance

Open How are IT/Digital skills used and enhanced on this course?

Open Health & Safety

By participating in the floristry class you accept that you understand that floristry involves potentially hazardous tools and equipment and that such activity carries the risk of injury. You understand that it is your responsibility to judge your motor skills and physical ability.
It is your responsibility to ensure that by participating in classes and activities from Medway Adult Education, you will not exceed your limits while performing such activity, and you will select the appropriate level of task for your skills and abilities.
You understand that this is a practical activity and you will need to be suitably dressed,and be mindful of the correct Health & Safety processes when working. MAE is not responsible for damage to items in your house / home or person.
The creators, owners and distributors of this site and the material available MAE are not responsible for any injuries you may experience as a result of your use of this site and the material contained here on. By remaining on this site and/or accessing and / or using any material, you are accepting that you have read, understood and agreed to follow these basic instructions.
Prosp Health

Open For e-learning courses - etiquette and safe learning

Information technology may be used to introduce skills, techniques, and the work of other artists along with safe internet usage. Whilst you do not need any IT skills to enrol on this course, please do speak to the tutor if this is an area you would like to explore.
Prosp Elearn
Q001524A
09/09/2024
07/10/2024
Monday
14:00
16:00
2.00 hrs per session
5 session(s)
87.00
Rochester Adult Education Centre