What is NCCPF
and how does it benefit me?
- Gain a fresh perspective of the floral industry and your business.
- Learn how to capitalize on popular trends happening daily.
- Get re-inspired in areas of management, sales, and marketing.
- Educate yourself of new methods to promote your industry and your shop.
- Network with your peers who have witnessed and experienced the challenges.
- Wear the NCCPF specially designed pin in your shop for customers to see.
- Special recognition at the NCSFA annual convention.
- National recognition as a Certified Florist by NAFA with your name added to their NC registry.
- The ability to recognize the ever-changing diversity in the floral industry while having the education to take advantage of those changes.
EVOLVE YOUR CRAFT NOW!! The NCSFA connects NC florists with a rotating talent of education and design experts. Our learning environments better your designs and your business allowing you to take your business to the nth level. Your customers, employees, and daily product output will benefit greatly with your newly acquired NCCPF knowledge.
THE NCCPF SCHOOL HISTORY: A school sponsored by the NC State Florists Association was planned and discussed for approximately three years before it was begun. Frank Kimbrough had the idea of a school with technical college participation and continuing education points. He met with Piedmont Technical College in Roxboro, NC, and they agreed to co-sponsor a school. The reason for the school was to have more than an annual convention for the association to offer its members and to add purpose to the association while teaching it’s students how to succeed in the floral industry.
In 1985, Pat Murray, AIFD, went to the Texas State Florists Association convention, where a Texas Certified florist class was being held to observe how it was operated. The NCSFA decided to follow the same course of study and bought the textbooks from the TSFA. The first class was held September 28th, 1986 at Quail Roost Conference center in Person County wtih Jim Johnson from Texas A&M teaching the design portion. Later in the year, the class on shop operation was taught by Richard Milteer. The co-chairs of the first NCCPF school were Jerry Wadsworth and Pat Murray.
INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES: To complete the school, the nine online classes on shop operation and the three hands-on classes are required. The online classes can be taken at any time before or after you have attended the hands-on classes. Once all 12 classes have been taken and passed, a final examination will be given. Once you pass the Final examination, you will receive your NC Professional Florist Certification recognized by the NC State Florists Association.
NOTE: Once you begin with the acquisition of Online Course One or attend the hands-on classes, you will have 36 months to complete the 12 course program and take the exam. If you fail to complete within 36 months, you’ll have to begin all over again to earn your certification.
2019 HANDS-ON PART OF THE SCHOOL
- Students Checkin: Wed. Sept. 18th 9:30 AM
- Ends: Sat. Sept. 21st @ 12 Noon
- Where: Cleveland Plant & Flower, 4200 Atlantic Ave. #166, Raleigh, NC (see MAP below)
CONSISTS OF 3 HANDS-ON CLASSES
- Current Design Styles and Techniques
- Sympathy Design Styles and Techniques
- Wedding Design Styles and Techniques
CLASS I: Current Design Styles and Techniques: In this workshop you will learn several of the most noteworthy and practical design styles – vase arrangements, vegetative, formalinear and parallel designs.
CLASS II: Sympathy Design Styles and Techniques: In this workshop, you will learn the Western Line, standing sprays and mechanics, casket covers, wreaths, cremation and memorial services, and more.
CLASS III: Wedding Design Styles and Techniques: In this workshop, you will learn corsages, boutonnieres, hairpieces, hand-tied bridal bouquets, and more.
We’d like to take this chance to issue a sincere thanks to all our valued sponsors whom none of our events, workshops, or classes would be possible. Our association depends on their support and we try to take every opportunity to issue our sincere thanks. Thank You Cleveland Plant & Flower for hosting our hands-on school in 2019.
This year's school is in the fall -- only 18 seats available
Members - Check your member zone for the members' only discount code
. . . . . . . . . Deadline for enrollment - Sept. 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
** All textbooks and materials are provided. **
** INSTRUCTIONS: If you’re a member, select the option on the left and you’ll see the discount field appear. If you’re a prospective member, you can choose either option, but if you choose the right option, it’s $55 less and you’ll receive a NCSFA membership for a year. **
the 2019 education scholarship applications are now available.
Get your entry in now, deadline is Aug. 31 at midnight.
From our Education Chairman: At the last board meeting, we set aside some funds to allow us to offer full scholarships (a $300 value each) for three deserving members who wish to further their goal of achieving their NCCPF status and pin. Also included in these funds were the opportunity to offer 10 scholarships for one of our online courses of your choosing. (see below) Use the form below to send us your application and watch your email for your Congratulations email.
REQUIREMENT: YOU MUST BE A CURRENT ACTIVE NCSFA MEMBER AND LOGGED IN TO APPLY
NCCPF ONLINE COURSES
Working at home? In between jobs? Love designing flowers? Then why not begin with some terrific learning taught by the experts. Begin your journey towards becoming a NC Certified Professional Florist. It’s a great tag to have on your resume. Nine courses total (required learning combined with the 3 hands-on courses above). Learn at your own pace at home, library, or anywhere there’s an internet connection.
