AIFD® is dedicated to establishing, maintaining and recognizing the highest standard of professional floral design and education in floral design. Welcome to the newest benefit that will help you strengthen your professional skills or put you on the path to becoming an accredited member of AIFD® – AIFD’s online education.

Interested in becoming a Certified Floral Designer (CFD®) with the ultimate goal of becoming an Accredited Member of the American Institute of Floral Designers®? We hope the following information will help you prepare for this wonderful career pursuit.
Becoming an Accredited Member of AIFD®
Membership in AIFD® is selective and an individual must fulfill rigid qualifications and demonstrate advanced professional ability.After registering to participate, a candidate must successfully complete the two-part process of the AIFD® Professional Floral Design Evaluation® (PFDE®) and in doing so, earn scores high enough to not only earn the coveted Certified Floral Designer (CFD®) designation, but also earn an invitation to join as an Accredited Member and uphold its mission to advance the art of professional floral design through education. Members of the American Institute of Floral Designers® are distinguished by the letters “AIFD” used as an addendum to their name. For more information on becoming an AIFD® Accredited Member, click here.
Becoming a Certified Floral Designer (CFD®)
Floral designers have two different options to earn the coveted Certified Floral Designer (CFD®) designation.The first option is to register for and participate in an annual Professional Floral Design Evaluation® (PFDE®), and receive a cumulative evaluation score of 16.0 or better.” AIFD® also offers the opportunity to become a Certified Floral Designer (CFD®) through our Education Providers, which include Approved State Associations, AIFD® Education Partners and SAIFD Chapters. Each Education Provider has different courses and requirements to pass their program and a list of Education Partners can be found here. If you successfully complete their course and they deem that your work is at the level of a Certified Floral Designer, they submit your information to AIFD® and you are granted the opportunity to become a CFD®. For more information on becoming a Certified Floral Designer, click here.
Continuing Education
To retain the status as a Certified Floral Designer or Accredited Member of AIFD®, designers must meet continuing education requirements every five years (AIFD®) or every three years (CFD®. For more information on Continuing Education requirements, click here.

 

The cost to enroll in each online course is $79 for AIFD® members and AIFD Friends and $99 for others. AIFD® Accredited Members only may offer their employees the ability to enroll in AIFD® online floral design courses at the member rate. To receive the promotional code please contact AIFD® via e-mail at info@aifd.org. If you are the employee of an AIFD® member and would like to receive this discount, please have them contact AIFD to obtain the promo code for you.

The hands-on workshops are offered by our prestigious AIFD® Education Partners, and prices, times and locations vary. For a list of our AIFD® Education Partners that offer the hands-on workshops please visit our Education Partners Listing page.

All online classes are available for two weeks from the start date. All courses are self-paced which allows for flexibility of login and access that is convenient for each user. You may find the schedule of classes and course descriptions on the toolbar on the left.

Click here to order the required textbook.  Members may login to order the textbook at a reduced rate.

All online courses have an instructor who is active and involved with students, facilitating the learning process through discussion boards, e-mails and material updates.

What to expect as course requirements:

  • Review all course material (page visits tracked by computer system – use the provided course checklist to make sure all material is reviewed).
  • Completion of the exit exam with an 80% or better score.
  • Participation in the online discussion board by responding to instructor posts as well as student posts.
  • Other course specific requirements.