This full-day hands on event will take from 9.30am to 5pm, providing patricipants with comprehensive understanding of the fundamental techniques that is required to a great start in your Balloon Business.

Balloon & Event Styling Decorating Training Course Classes


​Learn how to create professional balloon displays for parties, weddings, birthdays and anniversaries. With the comprehensive balloon beginners course run by a qualified NABAS instructor trainer, we will cover everything you need to know to get started in the Balloon Business.

​We offer both one to one and group courses from beginners to advanced balloon décor across the South West.

All the NABAS courses are hands on and come with course notes and a certificate, all balloon product is provided for all our courses.

Become a Balloon Stylist / Artist

At Enchanted Balloons Bristol we have well and truly honed our skills and want to share the love!

Balloon styling is pretty amazing job! No day is the same, you get to see some amazing places and meet some amazing people.  Whether you'd like to learn for business or please our hands-on courses is the best way to start!

NABAS Level 1  - Hands-on Balloon & Business Basics


​​Our New Level 1 balloon and business basics course now ensures tips, techniques, calculations and job costings are fully covered, alongside principles and elements of designs, basic marketing, bouquets, garlands and arches - and now includes a fabulous glossy, colour manual packed full of information
  • Introducing Nabas
  • Balloons and the environment
  • Latex, Foils, Bubbles
  • Floating Ability
  • Codes of Conduct
  • Helium /Balloon Gas chart, calculations of helium capacity used in balloons
  • Effects of temperature, sunlight and altitude on Balloons
  • Ultra Hi-Float
  • Safety and handling
  • Balloon gas regulators / Filling kit
  • Balloon air inflations Equipment
  • Balloon safety and Accessories / Decorator Kit
  • Sizing of Helium / Air Filled Balloons
  • Tying Balloons and attaching ribbon
  • Duplets and clusters
  • Balloon arrangements / bouquets
  • Latex Double Bubble
  • Balloon in a Box and Reveal Balloons
  • Creating Garlands
    • Balloon Column
    • Spiral Garland / Garland chart
    • Balloon Arch / Arch length formula
  • Topiary
  • Principles and Elements of Design
  • Marketing and Promotional advice
  • Pricing for Profit and Job Costing
  • Preparing an invoice
  • Plus much more including tips and techniques to help you troubleshoot and kick-start your business with confidence

Also upon completion of the Level 1 course you not only get an industry recognised qualification and certificate, but also 10% off your first year membership to NABAS – The Balloon Association – which includes the most comprehensive liability insurance in the industry, access to a members-only business support, webinars and forms, quarterly trade magazine, access to our closed Facebook group and lots of other benefits – please see www.nabas.co.uk

Course inclusive of
  • All course materials
  • Refreshments
  • Lunch
  • Course notes supplied at the introduction
  • All the balloons supplied for the days course.


Bristol Balloon Training Dates for Nabas Level 1 - Balloon Business Basics

NABAS Level 2  Intermediate Hands On Training

The NABAS updated Level Two class has been designed as a natural progression from the basic skills covered in Level One.  As well as learning how to work with additional types of balloons, you will also learn more complex techniques which will allow you to confidently expand your portfolio of work.  You will also receive a beautiful, informative colour manual to keep so you can refer to it as required.

Level Two Course Contents:

  • Linking Balloons
  • Alternate Square Pack Wall
  • Large Latex Balloons (30" & 3ft)
  • Gumball Deco Bubble / Globe Balloons
  • Latex Gumball / Gender Reveal
  • Introduction to Organics
  • Heat Sealing
  • Graduated Column
  • Framework
  • Spiral Heart
  • Job Costing
  • Insurance & Risk Assessments

Also upon completion of the Level 2 course you not only get an industry recognised qualification and certificate, but also 10% off your first year membership to NABAS – The Balloon Association – which includes the most comprehensive liability insurance in the industry, access to a members-only business support, webinars and forms, quarterly trade magazine, access to our closed Facebook group and lots of other benefits – please see www.nabas.co.uk

Course inclusive of
  • All course materials
  • Refreshments
  • Lunch
  • Course notes supplied at the introduction
  • All the balloons supplied for the days course

Enchanted Balloon Training Courses UK