Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Floristry (Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
90
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
advanced level skills and knowledge required by the floristry
industry.
The qualification is for people with intermediate level experience
who wish to progress their skills and knowledge in the floristry
industry.
Learners will benefit by having a qualification that recognises
their skills within a training and career pathway in the floristry
industry.
The industry will benefit having trainees who can work in a sole
charge position and demonstrate advanced level floristry skills.
Graduates will work in a self-managed capacity and may have
some responsibility for the performance of other florists in the
team.
Graduate profile
Graduates of the qualification will be able to:
-
prepare hand-tied, base medium and wired floral designs
in a variety of design styles for a range of purposes and
occasions to meet customer specifications
(50 credits)
Outcome Statement
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conduct consultations and prepare floristry quotes and
plans to meet customer and business requirements
(15 credits)
-
contract and take responsibility for the preparation and
implementation of large floral designs to meet customer
specifications
(10 credits)
-
lead and support team members to meet floristry
business goals
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(10 credits)
-
recognise and manage floristry problems
(5 credits)
Education pathway
This qualification builds on the New Zealand Certificate in
Floristry (Level 3) [Ref: 2672] and may lead on to higher level
qualifications in business such as first line management, or small
business management.
Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification are likely to be employed as
Senior 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.
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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
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements
There are no regulatory body or legislative requirements
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
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, team work, problem solving and selfmanagement 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 hand-tied, base
medium and wired floral
designs in a variety of design
styles for a range of purposes
and occasions to meet
customer specifications

design styles for all occasions

design elements and principles

current trends
Assessment of this outcome can include body flowers,
contemporary tufted and sculptured flower designs; and
containers designs, structures and frames.
2
3
Conduct consultations and
prepare floristry quotes and
plans to meet customer and
business requirements
Contract and take responsibility
for the preparation and
implementation of large floral
designs to meet customer
specifications
Programmes must include the following topics:
 large and small functions
 use of sketch plans
Programmes must include the following topics:

job and time allocation

workshop and staff co-ordination

design styles, elements, and principles

invoicing and payments
Assessment of this outcome can include floral designs for large
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functions and events
4
5
Lead and support team
members to meet floristry
business goals
Manage floristry problems
Programmes must include the following topics:

workroom organisation and task allocation

staff training and performance

stock control

sales targets
Programmes must include the following topics:
 non-delivery of orders
 damaged goods
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification partly replaced the National Certificate in
Floristry (Level 4) with an optional strand in Advanced [Ref:
1151].
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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