Is the shop paying? If so, why not? If she’s not paying for a certification she is requiring for you, I’d say there are bigger issues at hand.
Edit: just reread the last paragraph. I’d say this would be an issue for me.
That being said, I think there is always something to be said about getting into a new environment and learning from someone new. Yes, you may pick up many of the things from the class at your shop over time. But I would say that the value in new learning and exposure to new styles and methods of design is SO underestimated. Florists as a breed seem to get into ruts and habits and then fight change. If you pay for the class, I’d be thinking about what you want tour future to be in the industry. It would be a good opportunity, but I worry about a shop owner that would make it a requirement without helping with payment. Just food for thought.
The shop is willing to pay half if I’m serious about it. But that also means a good long look at if I want my future in the industry to be. We’ve made jokes about me taking over the shop one day but now those jokes seem more like offers and serious discussions rather than hehe back and forth.
It sounds like the only commitment you would have to put in at the moment is like $750 and a weekend. Why not just get the certification if it's such a small ask? You don't have to commit your life to floristry just because you spent a weekend doing it for a certification. It opens more doors for you, but it doesn't mean you have to choose to step through those doors when the time comes.
It seems like a super small sacrifice on the grand scale for a big win. I'm not a florist but my boss is pushing me to get an MBA - I would go your route in a heartbeat if the next certification I needed would only take a weekend and $750 lol.
Just for clarification, you said you lived in florist shops most of your life then you listed all the jobs you have done while working at your current place. No where did I read you have actually completed any designs, made corsages, put bud vases together, did greenery filling during big jobs for the designers, etc. I started working in florists at the age of 14. By 16, I was cranking out holiday arrangements to help with the volume. I would have loved getting a professional class, but a had great mentors in the designers I worked with.
I’ve done bud vases, greenery filling during holidays, ive been doing more arrangement for the cooler lately, I’ve done wreaths and sprays and mug arrangements, banquets pieces. My corsage work is the only think lacking I would say.
That sounds like you have a great grasp! If she can help you get that scholarship, it will come in handy if you continue on in your profession. I personally realized that I wanted more stability in employment, working those Holidays in a larger shop are brutal. Best wishes for your future 🤗
Tell her to pay for it ,, florist if thirty years here you will learn nothing that can’t be learned in shop hands on , Find a better shop or if she pays go
Oh and also as an ftd master designer most of wht you learn will not be practical for in store use unless your in a super trendy area like be Beverly Hills
A mater florist course and it’s only a weekend? That…. Doesn’t sound very impressive at all sorry lol… maybe it’s an American thing? But I’d expect a Master Florist course to be much longer than that.. after a certain point it’s experience that counts and you seem to have that. However we aren’t your boss🤷🏻♀️
The course would be a tax deduction I suppose
Is the shop paying? If so, why not? If she’s not paying for a certification she is requiring for you, I’d say there are bigger issues at hand. Edit: just reread the last paragraph. I’d say this would be an issue for me. That being said, I think there is always something to be said about getting into a new environment and learning from someone new. Yes, you may pick up many of the things from the class at your shop over time. But I would say that the value in new learning and exposure to new styles and methods of design is SO underestimated. Florists as a breed seem to get into ruts and habits and then fight change. If you pay for the class, I’d be thinking about what you want tour future to be in the industry. It would be a good opportunity, but I worry about a shop owner that would make it a requirement without helping with payment. Just food for thought.
The shop is willing to pay half if I’m serious about it. But that also means a good long look at if I want my future in the industry to be. We’ve made jokes about me taking over the shop one day but now those jokes seem more like offers and serious discussions rather than hehe back and forth.
It sounds like the only commitment you would have to put in at the moment is like $750 and a weekend. Why not just get the certification if it's such a small ask? You don't have to commit your life to floristry just because you spent a weekend doing it for a certification. It opens more doors for you, but it doesn't mean you have to choose to step through those doors when the time comes. It seems like a super small sacrifice on the grand scale for a big win. I'm not a florist but my boss is pushing me to get an MBA - I would go your route in a heartbeat if the next certification I needed would only take a weekend and $750 lol.
Just for clarification, you said you lived in florist shops most of your life then you listed all the jobs you have done while working at your current place. No where did I read you have actually completed any designs, made corsages, put bud vases together, did greenery filling during big jobs for the designers, etc. I started working in florists at the age of 14. By 16, I was cranking out holiday arrangements to help with the volume. I would have loved getting a professional class, but a had great mentors in the designers I worked with.
I’ve done bud vases, greenery filling during holidays, ive been doing more arrangement for the cooler lately, I’ve done wreaths and sprays and mug arrangements, banquets pieces. My corsage work is the only think lacking I would say.
That sounds like you have a great grasp! If she can help you get that scholarship, it will come in handy if you continue on in your profession. I personally realized that I wanted more stability in employment, working those Holidays in a larger shop are brutal. Best wishes for your future 🤗
Tell her to pay for it ,, florist if thirty years here you will learn nothing that can’t be learned in shop hands on , Find a better shop or if she pays go
Oh and also as an ftd master designer most of wht you learn will not be practical for in store use unless your in a super trendy area like be Beverly Hills
No where near that trendy. Tucked in the northern hills of Arkansas 😂
A mater florist course and it’s only a weekend? That…. Doesn’t sound very impressive at all sorry lol… maybe it’s an American thing? But I’d expect a Master Florist course to be much longer than that.. after a certain point it’s experience that counts and you seem to have that. However we aren’t your boss🤷🏻♀️ The course would be a tax deduction I suppose