Continuing Education

Floral Design

Certificate of Participation
In Class Learning
Plan # C2041
Start date: Fall / Winter / Spring

About This Certificate | Program Delivery | Career Opportunities | Certificate Benefits | Obtaining Your Certificate | For Further Information

About This Certificate

Created to prepare individuals for a career in the floral industry, this certificate was designed in close co-operation with the horticultural business sector to insure that it provides you with the skills and knowledge for success in this growing field.

The program exposes you to all aspects of floral design, sales, marketing and management. Special emphasis is placed on floral designs for special occasions. Graduates from this program are in high demand and employment opportunities are readily available.

Program Delivery

Individual courses are open to all students whether or not they are working toward the certificate.

Prerequisites may be required for these courses. Please refer to individual course descriptions for specific requirements.

Career Opportunities

This certificate prepares you for working in floral businesses, floral design shops, floral departments in large stores, greenhouses, and other retail and wholesale plant businesses.

With additional online courses, graduates of this program may be able to start their own floral design business.

Possible career paths include:

  • Clerk in floral retail store
  • Floral designer in flower shop
  • Floral designer in retail store
  • Flower processor and shipper in large wholesale floral company
  • Floral designer for special contracts
  • Greenhouse and nursery worker
  • Bulb and plant purchaser for floral business
  • Manager of a floral business
  • Owning and running your own floral business

Certificate Benefits

You will combine theory and hands-on experience while creating geometric, contemporary, and special occasion floral arrangements throughout every course in the program.

You will learn to design and create wide varieties and types of floral arrangements and presentations that are commonly sold in today’s marketplace.

The certificate program also provides a venue for you to soundly develop your own creativity and style with the opportunity for professional critique throughout the program.

Obtaining Your Certificate (Application for Graduation)

Upon completion of all requirements, the student must complete an “Application For Graduation” form available from the Registrar’s Office.

If the student wishes to have their certificate presented to them at convocation ceremony in the Fall, there is a $25 fee.

Application, accompanied by fee (if applicable) must be forwarded to Registration and Records, Office of the Registrar before the application deadline.

For further information, contact:

Niagara College Registrar’s Office
Email: registrar@niagaracollege.ca
905-735-2211, Ext 7500

For Further Information

Niagara College Continuing Education
Email: ce@niagaracollege.ca
Web: www.niagaracollege.ca/ce
Phone: 905-735-2211, ext. 7510.