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Blossom in creativity and leadership quality as a florist with a federal certificate

The job title "florist" is used for numerous different professional qualifications. In addition to graduates of the basic training courses "EBA" (Federal Vocational Certificate, 2-year training) and "EFZ" (Federal Certificate of Competence, 3-year training), participants in the further training course "BP" (professional examination or federal certificate, 1-year, part-time further training) are also referred to accordingly.

This last further training course offers flower specialists who have successfully completed an apprenticeship in the field of floristry and flower and plant care a unique opportunity to establish themselves in their professional field. After successfully completing the professional examination and being awarded the federal certificate as a florist, these specialists take on responsible tasks in flower stores and nurseries. It is not uncommon for them to be responsible for managing staff, supervising apprentices and trainees and carrying out a wide range of tasks in the area of business management and organization. They are responsible for a smooth ordering and delivery process, assign employees to pending tasks and are responsible for the design and presentation of the sales rooms, which are perceived as the heart and flagship of a flower store.

Are you interested in finding out more about the professional examination for florists? Would you like to contact schools that offer this course quickly and easily to order documents or further information? On Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you will find numerous interesting links and offers from educational institutions in the field of floristry.

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You should have a keen interest in plants, nature and, of course, flowers, but you are not expected to have extensive knowledge of floristry when you start an apprenticeship as a florist with an Federal VET Certificate or Federal VET Diploma. Learning everything you need for this profession is the task of the apprenticeship, for which you have two or three years. So if you know very little about flowers or plants before you start your apprenticeship, that's not a bad thing, because after all, that's why you're doing the apprenticeship.

As part of continuing education, further training to become a florist FPE, you will acquire practical and theoretical knowledge relevant to your profession on the topics of floral design, design, colors, botany and botany, materials and technology, cultural history, architectural styles, room recording and design. In addition, there is business management knowledge such as marketing, supply, accounting, product presentation, customer contact, store design, inventory, costing and customer service, as well as business organization knowledge of stock management, process organization and quality management. Employee management is also part of this further training in floristry, which includes team development, leadership, conflict resolution, communication and continuing education, further training.

An apprenticeship qualification as a florist with a Federal Certificate of Competence (or equivalent) is required to take the professional examination (BP), as well as at least two years of professional experience after completing the apprenticeship.

The continuing education, further training to become a florist with a Federal Diploma of Higher Education takes place as block courses at some schools, which means that you take part in around nine block weeks spread over a year. It is therefore not possible to work 100% full-time during this time. It is best to discuss this directly with your line manager and ask whether unpaid leave, offsetting against overtime or another solution can be found for this further training.

You will attend and complete a course in preparation for the professional examination (BP) as a florist with a federal certificate and a vocational trainer course. You then take the professional examination, which consists of three parts and covers floral design, professional knowledge and business management. The complete examination takes a total of 16 to 19 hours and must be passed in order to obtain the federal certificate.

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