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CONTACT: Tom Shaner, [email protected]
BALTIMORE (January 2014) – Floral design artists anxious to earn the floral industry’s coveted Certified Floral Designer (CFD®) designation or to achieve the ultimate goal of becoming an accredited member of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) are being advised that the deadline to submit an application for the 2014 Professional Floral Design Evaluation (PFDE) is April 15, 2014.
To be eligible to participate in the PFDE a design artist must first successfully complete one of five education pathways. Included in the education pathways is one that recognizes the designer’s past experiences (three years or more in floral industry). Other pathways include: completion of courses that meet learning objectives as established by AIFD and are offered by approved private floral design schools or state floral association certification programs, completion of a series of online courses offered by AIFD and hands-on workshops offered by AIFD Education Partners / Pathway Providers, or completion of undergraduate degree or studies in approved programs.
Once an interested floral designer has completed an education pathway, he or she may then enroll into AIFD’s two-part PFDE system by registering as a Candidate and completing their Application to Participate in the PFDE in Chicago in July 2014.
The Candidate will then receive a copy of "The AIFD Guide to Floral Design: Terms, Techniques and Traditions" and will be instructed to go online to take the first part of the PFDE, an online test based on educational objectives and knowledge that can be learned from the AIFD reference tool. They must successfully complete the online test with an 80% or better by May 1, 2014.
After successfully completing an education pathway and scoring 80 percent or better on the online test, the candidate is then fully eligible to participate in the second phase of the PFDE – a live design session in which he or she demonstrates his or her design proficiencies. The next live PFDE session will take place on July 1, 2014 in Chicago two days prior to the opening of AIFD’s National Symposium "Transition Transformation." Advance registration for the PFDE is required and must be received by April 15, 2014.
During the live evaluation, candidates will have four hours to create five specified designs which will then be evaluated by seven distinguished AIFD members. AIFD provides the candidates all flowers and hard goods necessary to complete the designs. To enroll to earn a CFD or to learn more about this floral industry recognition program please visit http://aifd.org/membership/become-cfd-and-aifd/.
About the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD)
Established in 1965, the American Institute of Floral Designers is, today, the floral industry's leading non-profit organization dedicated to establishing, maintaining and recognizing the highest standard of professional floral design. AIFD and its worldwide accredited members are at the forefront of the industry in presenting educational design programs and in designing flowers for such renowned events as the Tournament of Roses Parade, Academy Awards and Presidential Inaugurations.
CONTACT: Tom Shaner, [email protected]
AIFD CALLS FOR PFDE CANDIDATES
BALTIMORE (January 2014) – Floral design artists anxious to earn the floral industry’s coveted Certified Floral Designer (CFD®) designation or to achieve the ultimate goal of becoming an accredited member of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) are being advised that the deadline to submit an application for the 2014 Professional Floral Design Evaluation (PFDE) is April 15, 2014.
To be eligible to participate in the PFDE a design artist must first successfully complete one of five education pathways. Included in the education pathways is one that recognizes the designer’s past experiences (three years or more in floral industry). Other pathways include: completion of courses that meet learning objectives as established by AIFD and are offered by approved private floral design schools or state floral association certification programs, completion of a series of online courses offered by AIFD and hands-on workshops offered by AIFD Education Partners / Pathway Providers, or completion of undergraduate degree or studies in approved programs.
Once an interested floral designer has completed an education pathway, he or she may then enroll into AIFD’s two-part PFDE system by registering as a Candidate and completing their Application to Participate in the PFDE in Chicago in July 2014.
The Candidate will then receive a copy of "The AIFD Guide to Floral Design: Terms, Techniques and Traditions" and will be instructed to go online to take the first part of the PFDE, an online test based on educational objectives and knowledge that can be learned from the AIFD reference tool. They must successfully complete the online test with an 80% or better by May 1, 2014.
After successfully completing an education pathway and scoring 80 percent or better on the online test, the candidate is then fully eligible to participate in the second phase of the PFDE – a live design session in which he or she demonstrates his or her design proficiencies. The next live PFDE session will take place on July 1, 2014 in Chicago two days prior to the opening of AIFD’s National Symposium "Transition Transformation." Advance registration for the PFDE is required and must be received by April 15, 2014.
During the live evaluation, candidates will have four hours to create five specified designs which will then be evaluated by seven distinguished AIFD members. AIFD provides the candidates all flowers and hard goods necessary to complete the designs. To enroll to earn a CFD or to learn more about this floral industry recognition program please visit http://aifd.org/membership/become-cfd-and-aifd/.
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About the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD)
Established in 1965, the American Institute of Floral Designers is, today, the floral industry's leading non-profit organization dedicated to establishing, maintaining and recognizing the highest standard of professional floral design. AIFD and its worldwide accredited members are at the forefront of the industry in presenting educational design programs and in designing flowers for such renowned events as the Tournament of Roses Parade, Academy Awards and Presidential Inaugurations.
