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Qualification: Diploma Level 2
Are you interested in exploring your creativity and pursuing a career in the creative and visual arts? If so this one-year course is an excellent place to start.
It offers you the opportunity to explore and develop your creativity as well as providing you with a range of skills and knowledge. It will also enhance your self-confidence and reveal the potential career opportunities that exist in the sector.
The course provides you with a broad range of studies covering skills such as Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, 3D work, Graphics, Textiles and Fashion.
You will enhance your research skills through trips to galleries, museums and specialist workshops. In the summer term, you will showcase your work to the public and local employers in our professional art exhibition.
On this course you will follow a full-time Study Programme made up of the following four compulsory elements to best prepare you for progression to employment, apprenticeships, further study or applying to university:
The Creative and Visual Arts Diploma qualification
Trips, visits and activities
As part of the course you will also take part in industry trips and activities including networking events, visits and guest lectures. Previous events have included:
• Well equipped art studios• Large and fully equipped photography studio• Photography dark room• Suite of Apple Macs• Gallery exhibition space
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Course assessed by:
4 GCSEs grade 3 or above (including English and maths)
AND
Portfolio of artwork/photography
You will be required to attend a college interview prior to enrolling onto this course. This will include a short written art assessment. Find out more about How to Apply
The Level 2 Diploma in Art and Design prepares you to go on to a more advanced course such as:
With further training or study, you can consider a range of careers in:
If you will be aged 19 before the start of the second year of this course, you will be liable to pay a fee for that year. Please contact us for more information.
Course costs
Consumables of £30 will have to be paid at first session of the course.
Specialist materials are provided, however, students are expected to have workbooks, materials and equipment for drawing, painting, cutting and glueing. A recommended starter kit list will be given to students on enrolment.