FAQs
WSQ Courses
If you are a Singaporean or a Permanent Resident (PR), you will be eligible for SkillsFuture Funding Grants. For Singapore citizens, your age will determine the funding tier you are eligible for. Visit our funding page to understand more.
If you are a foreigner, dependent pass holder or work permit holder, full course fee is payable due to non-eligibility for funding.
As the funded courses are structured to be completed within the required course duration (i.e. 3 days or 2 days), we strongly recommend learners to be present on all stipulated days, completing at least 75% attendance and assessment successfully for grants to be processed.
In event of medical issues (or other accepted reasons), learners who miss any classes are required to fulfil all make-up lessons and assessments within 60 calendar days from the initial course run end date which the learner was enrolled in.
Learner can join the next available class if the dates are within 60 calendar days of their registered course run's end date. Otherwise, a one-to-one make up session will be required.
For one-to-one make up lessons (payable at $30/hour), durations of make-up classes will be assessed based on remaining outstanding curriculum and determined at the discretion of the school.
The class size is a maximum of 12 learners and a minimum of 6 learners.
The suggested entry requirements by SSG are a minimum of ESS Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 3. Course books provided will be in English. Our bilingual trainers are able to assist for queries that require further elaboration.
No. The nett course fees include all materials fee required. However, if you wish to purchase any additional floral materials for personal use, you may purchase it from the school at discounted price.
JFAS Courses
The JFAS courses are separate from the Skills Framework and are not subsidised. Therefore, SSG SkillsFuture Funding and SkillsFuture Credit are not applicable to the JFAS courses.
Our course books for JFAS private courses are written in both English and Mandarin.
Our trainers are bilingual and will be able to assist you accordingly in understanding the lessons.
Depending on the course selected, our attainable certifications include:
Basic Floral Design
Intermediate Floral Design
Advanced Floral Design
Professional Floral Design
Commercial Floral Design
Bridal Floral Design
American Floral Art School Academic
Most JFAS courses are conducted on a one-to-one coaching basis. For group lessons with more than 6 learners, 2 instructors will be assigned.
Basic reading, writing and speaking skills in English or Mandarin are required.
If you do not have any prior experience in floristry, the Basic Course must be completed before you may attend the other courses.
The only exceptions to this are the following JFAS courses:
Bridal Course
Hand Bouquet Course
All JFAS courses must be completed within 1 year. For exceptional circumstances (e.g. medical reason), special arrangements can be made with the school on a case-by-case basis.
No. The nett course fees include all materials fee required. However, if you wish to purchase any additional floral materials for personal use, you may purchase it from the school at discounted price.
No, there are no bank instalment plans available for all courses.
However, for the following JFAS Courses, the candidate may pay 50% of course fees at registration and the remaining 50% within a month of course commencement or the 10th lesson, whichever comes earlier:
Commercial Floral Design Course
Professional Diploma in Floral Design
SkillsFuture Singapore uses OpenCerts to issue the Workforce Skills Qualifications Statements of Attainment digitally. Physical certificates are no longer issued for WSQ courses.
Learners can conveniently store and access their digital certificates via their Skills Passports on MySkillsFuture portal under E-Services. https://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/content/portal/en/index.html
You can check for your certificate approximately 20 days after course end date.
For JFAS course certifications, the school will only re-issue misplaced physical certifications issued within the preceding two years. A certificate reprint will be chargeable at $20 per certificate.
Yes. As a JFAS Graduate, refresher courses are available. Please contact the school directly for further details.
Job opening notices from florists and relevant organisations are available at our school. Teaching careers with us are also an option. Please contact the school directly for further details.
