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Level 2 Floral Design Course in Bude

Cost£220.50
Duration24 weeks
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryClassroom based
Start3 Nov 2026
Study modePart-time
AttendanceEvening
Awarding bodyNCFE awarding body
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About this course

Level 2 Floral Design Course in Bude. Evening classes run at Bude Adult Education Centre, so you can fit study around your week.

The course runs over 24 weeks part-time. You'll explore materials, tools and equipment used in floral and creative craft work. Units cover developing craft techniques, understanding the design process, and building practical making skills. You'll work with different materials and learn to assess their visual and tactile qualities.

You'll finish with an NCFE Level 2 Award in Creative Craft.

Who this course is for

This course will enable you to develop your technical knowledge, understanding and practical garment making skills, including sewing skills, using paper patterns, garment making and fitting, whilst gaining an understanding of the design process involved in garment design. The course is divided into three units these being:

  • Using materials, tools and equipment to develop craft techniques: you will explore different materials, developing an understanding of your visual and tactile qualities. You will develop techniques for manipulation of different materials and develop the use of tools required including using tools and materials safely to produce your garment.
  • Developing craft ideas: you will develop skills to research, inform and create your own fashion design ideas.
  • Creating presenting and evaluating final textiles item: you will plan, produce, present and evaluate your own final outcome.

The aim of the course is that you will explore techniques tools and materials to develop your skills and knowledge, so that you will be able to apply these skills safely to a number of garment-making projects, for example blouse, shirt, dress or trousers. This will include techniques such as seams, hems, control of fullness, machine buttonholes, pockets, facings and fastenings, collar types, cuffs and fitted sleeve head.

Please be aware that this course is a generic qualification used to deliver this specific subject. However, it is also used to deliver other subjects and for this reason, learners who do more than one arts or crafts course at the same level may not be funded or certificated for the subsequent course(s). Cornwall Adult Education will carry out checks for each application and will contact learners if there is a funding issue.

What you will learn

  • You'll explore a range of materials and develop an understanding of their visual and tactile qualities.
  • You'll use tools and equipment to develop practical craft techniques.
  • You'll learn about the design process involved in creating floral and craft work.
  • You'll develop skills in planning and making craft pieces.
  • You'll build confidence in selecting and working with appropriate materials for a given design brief.

How you will learn

You'll learn through practical, hands-on sessions in the classroom. The course is assessed through portfolio-based work, where you gather evidence of your skills and completed projects across each unit. Your tutor will guide you through each unit at Bude Adult Education Centre.

What you will need to bring

Bude Adult Education Centre will confirm what you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Florist, creates and sells floral arrangements in a shop or studio.
  • Floral event decorator, designs displays for weddings and events.
  • Craft workshop assistant, supports sessions in community or education settings.
  • Market trader, sells handmade craft or floral products.
  • Visual merchandiser, creates displays for retail environments, though further experience helps.

What you could study next

  • Level 3 Diploma in Floristry, a natural next step if you want to work professionally as a florist.
  • Level 3 Creative Arts and Media qualification, broadens your design skills across related disciplines.
  • City and Guilds Floristry qualifications, recognised by employers in the floristry trade and a route toward professional work.
  • A foundation degree or HND in Floral Design or Creative Arts, for those aiming toward higher-level design roles.
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