COURSE CODE: 8056

Floral Design II

SCED Code: 18056
Virginia Extended Description: II
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Floral Design I
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FFA
Non-Traditional?: F

In this course, students will build on the knowledge and skills introduced in Floral Design I to prepare them for entry into the workforce as florists and/or floral designers. Students will prepare for postsecondary certification or degree programs related to floral design. Course content covers advanced floral design concepts including historical designs, contemporary designs, oriental designs, seasonal designs, designs for dried arrangements, novelty pieces, and special occasions. Students explore the business aspects of the industry such as pricing, advertising, shop design, wire services, delivery processes, professional organizations, and sales techniques. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Notes

Competencies within this course ensure compliance with the National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act (Public Law 116-7). Through this legislation, students are provided opportunities for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Agribusiness Systems
  • Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
  • Sales Managers
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Farm Labor Contractors
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Farm and Home Management Educators
  • Graphic Designers
Plant Systems
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Floral Designers
  • Soil and Plant Scientists
  • Farm Labor Contractors
  • Food Scientists and Technologists
  • Agricultural Technicians
  • Agricultural Workers, All Other
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Food Science Technicians
  • Biological Technicians
  • Farm and Home Management Educators
  • First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
  • Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
  • Tree Trimmers and Pruners
  • Retail Salespersons
  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
  • Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

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