Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Floristry (Level 2)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
2
Credits
60
NZSCED
100309
Creative Arts > Visual Arts and Crafts > Floristry
Qualification developer
Primary ITO
Next review
December 2019
Approval date
April 2015
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to enable the recognition of
entry level skills and knowledge required by the floristry industry.
The qualification is targeted at new or potential entrants into the
floristry industry.
Learners will benefit by having a qualification that recognises
their skills and provides entry into a training and career pathway
in the floristry industry.
The industry will benefit having trainees who can work safely in
an entry level role and demonstrate fundamental floristry skills.
Graduates will be capable of working under close supervision.
Graduate profile
Graduates of the qualification will be able to:
-
prepare simple floristry items to meet customer
specifications, and maintain quality of items to maximise
their impact
(40 credits)
-
carry out routine storage, care, and display of floristry
stock and merchandise
(10 credits)
Outcome Statement
-
communicate with floristry team members and customers
to ensure the provision of appropriate customer service
(5 credits)
-
maintain personal safety in a floristry workroom
environment
(5 credits)
Education pathway
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This qualification may lead on to the New Zealand Certificate in
Floristry (Level 3) [Ref: 2672].
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Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification are likely to be employed as Junior
Florists in floristry retail outlets.
With further work experience and study, graduates may gain
employment as Intermediate Florists in floristry retail outlets.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by the Primary ITO as the
qualification developer and the industry training organisation
arranging training leading to the qualification under section 5 of
the Industry Training Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by an education
organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education Act
1989 to deliver an approved programme leading to this
qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification will
display the NZQF logo and may also include the name and/or
logo of the awarding education organisation.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
All education organisations offering programmes leading to the
qualification must engage with arrangements for managing
consistency, including covering actual and reasonable related
costs.
Each education organisation is responsible for deciding what
specific evidence it will provide to demonstrate how well its
graduates meet the graduate profile outcomes of the
qualification.
Evidence of the following must be provided:

Student feedback on course delivery and qualification
achievement, their perception of the value of the training,
and suggestions for improvements

Feedback from employers on the level of skills,
knowledge and behaviour demonstrated by graduates of
the qualification

Evidence of effective internal quality assurance systems

Portfolios of work and/or assessment samples
demonstrating the range of student performance within a
programme
TEOs can also provide any other relevant evidence that supports
the consistency review.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for award of
the qualification will be the achievement of all graduate
outcomes in the graduate profile through successful completion
of an NZQA approved programme.
Other requirements for the
There are no regulatory body or legislative requirements
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qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
Health and safety outcomes must be achieved before learners go
into workplaces or onto worksites.
The behaviours that contribute to compliance with workplace
procedures, and commercial standards and timeframes is
inherent in the performance of the qualification’s outcomes and
must be considered as part of the assessment process.
Aspects of communication and team work are inherent in these
outcomes and should be part of the assessment process.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programmes must include the following topics:
Prepare simple floristry items to
meet customer specifications,
and maintain quality of items to
maximise their impact

plant - identification, anatomy, physiology

product knowledge – seasonal flowers, foliage, potted plants

design elements and principles

wrapping and bow techniques

storage options

product pricing

ticket and card writing
Assessment of this outcome can include a combination of simple
cut flower and base medium designs, floral gifts, button holes and
boutonnieres.
2
Carry out routine storage, care,
and display of floristry stock and
merchandise
Programmes must include the following topics:
 storage options
 design elements and principles
3
Communicate with floristry team
members and customers to
ensure the provision of
appropriate customer service
Programmes must include the following topics:
 speaking
 writing
 processing cash and carry items
 electronic transactions
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Maintain personal safety in a
floristry workroom environment
Programmes must include the following topics:
 commercial workroom practices
 responsibilities of employer/employees under the HSE Act
 hazard management controls through , eliminating, isolating
and minimising
 emergency procedures
 incident and hazard reporting
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Floristry
(Level 2) [Ref: 1150].
Learners currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete the
requirements as specified below, or transfer their results to this replacement qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2017. The
last date for award of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2019.
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