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floral design 1-year certificate

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tekla 26 from finland the floral design instructors teaching this course are definitely the best in the world

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why did you come to the netherlands for your studies the dutch flower industry has a great reputation worldwide and the study programme at has den bosch is quite unique the dutch way of teaching is also very practically-oriented and the project work you do gives you the chance to combine your skills and knowledge furthermore the floral design instructors teaching this course are definitely the best in the world what was the best thing about your studies especially the internship was very useful and i learned a lot the company for which i worked gave me a lot of opportunities to use my floral design skills by designing promotional material for their products every product as well as every market has its own character it is therefore very important that products are promoted in the way that is suitable for each culture s own taste knowledge of different cultures is therefore very useful if you want to work in this field for me studying at has den bosch has been a great way to get to know different cultures and after you graduate since my studies i have done the flower decoration for many weddings and i am regularly writing articles for the biggest russian floral design magazine as well as a finnish floral design magazine back home currently i am busy setting up my own company my future goal is to have my own business or work as an entrepreneur on a bigger scale has the programme met your expectations this study has helped me realize my own creativity and get a concrete idea of how floral design can be used in a business i think the study at has has given me the opportunity to go for my dream and perhaps even beyond that is up to me now visit tekla s website at www.teklaw.net

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i believe that flowers are connected to everything culture art spirituality religion and even politics the power of their symbolism becomes even more pronounced when compared across cultures cutting flowers putting them in a vase and letting them die reduces them to banality it is the meaning of flowers that enriches my life and my work and i like to share this experience with others jan van doesburg mr jan van doesburg senior lecturer floral design head of floral design division before specialising on teaching jan obtained a master degree in floral design while working as a florist in a flower shop since then he has published several books on floral design has won numerous awards and designed the floral decorations for important events such as the visit of the pope in the netherlands jan travels all over the world to give guest lectures and demonstrations and to participate in exhibitions or judging of floral design work through his travels he has gathered much international experience and he enjoys working with people from different cultural backgrounds mr erik van heijst senior lecturer floral design erik obtained his master degree in floral design in the netherlands on top of teaching floral design he is also an official examiner for the professional qualifications advanced dutch flower arrangements all-round dutch flower arranger and the dutch master in floral design erik is thoroughly internationally-minded and regularly takes part in international demonstrations for professional florists all over the world he is also involved in improving the quality of education in the field of floral design in this capacity he participates as a member of the advisory board for textbooks for the dutch floral design diploma line semptember november term 1 november february term 2 february april term 3 april july term 4 summer flower arrangements dfa 1 a design display 1 flower arrangements dfa 1 b design display 2 flower arrangements adfa 1 a imaging design flower arrangements adfa 1 b entrepreneurship traineeship

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2 floral design certificates in one year this unique certificate programme trains you to become a professional in the floral design industry providing you with two internationally recognised floral design diplomas dfa and afda handed out by the official dutch florist organisation vbw furthermore you gather practical experience in the dutch floral design industry during a 6-week traineeship admission this course is an intensive training programme open to applicants wishing to become professionals in the floral design industry most importantly we expect you to have a creative mind and enthusiasm for floral design experience in floral design is beneficial but not obligatory all students need to be proficient in the english language.

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has den bosch university of applied sciences international office onderwijsboulevard 221 5223 de `s-hertogenbosch the netherlands tel +31 0 73-7520-395 fax +31 0 73-6923-699 e-mail international@hasdb.nl www.hasdenbosch.nl/en

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