Floristry learners raise funds for the Marsden

Last month our City & Guilds Level 2 Floristry Diploma learners decided to help people celebrate Mother’s Day in style.

As a group they wanted to create floral designs for Mother’s Day to sell to other learners, staff and anyone passing by the College. As part of their qualification, they have to work in industry as well as study at Sutton College, so they get a holistic learning experience and embed all their knowledge and skills into commercial floristry.

The beautiful designs were sold to raise funds for The Royal Marsden in Sutton, the world’s first hospital dedicated to cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education. Total donations came in at over £230 so huge thanks to everyone who bought a beautiful display to take home.

Floristry courses at Sutton College run throughout the year. If you are unsure about a change of career or commit yourself to a yearlong course, you could attend a Entrepreneurs Level 1 Award course, the next of which starts on 7th July for 4 consecutive days. Attendees will be taught both mechanical and decorative techniques, industry standards, and how to prepare for event work. You will learn how to price, gain the understanding of basic business acumen, as well as how to promote your business to get customers.

More information on this course can be found HERE and if you earn under £27k p.a or are looking for work it will be free for you to attend.

Creating floral designs engage all our senses, so if you enjoy working with flowers and want to develop the flair and business acumen to make money from your creativity, then this is the course for you. You can join the Hustle Economy and earn just a little extra or turn your whole career around and build a full-time business. Join us at Sutton College where our supportive, professional teachers will share their wealth of industry knowledge and experience with you.

You do not need to be an accomplished florist to do this course. The course is designed to support even complete beginners. The main focus is on you having the desire to progress and being able to learn the skills to make commercially suitable floral arrangements and be able to command the correct market value and operate successfully in this business space.