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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Job specifications may include: | customer brief and how it has been metlocation where floristry product will be used or displayedpurpose of the floristry product (e.g. for a special occasion) photographs of the final designphotographs of various stages of constructionsketchesgeneral overview of how to constructcomplete instructions for construction including techniques to be useditemised lists of all components and suppliersnotes on seasonal availability of flower and plant materialsitemised maximum cost of all componentsrelative costs of alternate componentsitemised list of individual products to be produced as part of a suite and numbers requiredsize of each item to be constructedestimated timeframe for the construction of all components. |
Relevant personnel may include: | supervisormanagerfloral designerstudio designera more experienced floristowner-operator of a small floristry businessproduction manager. |
All components may include: | flowers and plant materials construction materials ancillary items and merchandise presentation materials. |
Flower and plant materials must include: | flowers including:fresh (common, exotic and Australian wildflowers)dry and preservedartificialplant materials including:fresh (common, exotic and Australian foliage)dry and preservedartificial. |
Itemised job costing may include: | itemised lists of all components and associated individual costs of supply and saleitemised maximum numbers of flowers and other items to be used in the construction of the floristry productdetails of the composite product or products to be produced with cost of supply and sale. |
Ancillary items may include: | chocolates, fruit, nuts, alcoholhampersgift items of any typenovelties such as balloons and toysflower preservatives and conditioning agents. |
Presentation items may include: | wrappinggift cards and message itemscorporate advertising of the businesscorporate materials provided by the customer. |
Problems may include: | lack of experience with flowers and plant materialslack of experience with the variety and size of the various products e.g. those for a special occasionconstraints of a short production and delivery deadlinenon-availability of the flower and plant materialsnon-availability of ancillary, presentation and wrapping items spoilt flower and plant materialsshort life cycle and problems with maintaining quality during storage, production and display by the organisation or the customer working with a design that does not work in the assembly phase constraints of OHS requirementsnegative environmental impacts of materials choseninability to meet the customer preference or brief. |
Spoilage of flower and plant materials may relate to: | cross contamination of diseased or pest affected flowers and plant materials with healthy plantsincorrect application of humidity and temperature controlsincorrect exposure to environmental heating or air conditioningincorrect application of conditioning or preservative agents or contamination with cleaning agentsincorrect storage causing crushing or wiltingincorrect handling and storage of fruit and vegetables. |
Prepared and conditioned flower and plant materials may have been subject to: | trimming of foliagetrimming of stemstrimming away budsprovision of nutrientsuse of preservative solutions use of conditioning solutions scaldingcooling bathing chemical spraying for pests and diseasesuse of cleaning agentsdusting or wiping. |
Unsuitable materials may include: | diseased or pest affected flowers and plant materialsdamaged or crushed flowers and plant materialswilted flowers and plant materialsflowers and plant materials with expired or near to expired use by dates that will not survive the display period. |
Equipment and other construction components may include: | cutting tools including:knivesscissorsrose de-thornersecateurscontainers to mix cleaning and conditioning agentsbasketsdecorative potsbuckets or decorative pailscontainers (bowls, vases)staple gun and staplesglue gun and gluebinding tapeheavy to fine gauge wirebase medium. |
Hand tied floristry techniques must include: | bunchingspiral stemstraight stem. |
Fundamental hand tied floristry products must include: | bunch (spiralled and straight stemmed)posy (spiralled and straight stemmed)bouquet (spiralled and straight stemmed)single flower presentationboxed presentation. |
Elements of design must include: | texture form colour spaceline. |
Principles of design must include: | harmonyrhythmbalance dominance scaleproportioncontrast. |
Wired floristry techniques must include: | support wiring for flower and plant materials with a stemwiring for flower and plant materials without a stemstitchingpinningpierce and twistfork or hookcross wiringpeg wiring. |
Fundamental wired floristry products must include: | button holecorsage. |
Base medium construction techniques must include: | cutting and shaping base mediasecuring. |
Fundamental floristry products with a base medium must include: | posy bowlposy boxsimple symmetrical line arrangement (upright). |
Base medium may include: | floral foam (for fresh flowers and plant materials)floral foam (for artificial flowers and plant materials)wreath frame (floral foam). |
Wrapping and packaging materials may include: | boxes cylinderspolypropylenepapercellophanebowsribbonsraffia. |