City and Guilds Fashion 7160 Award (level 1)

City & Guilds qualifications are recognised for their high level practical skills and are for professional and hobby sewers alike.
The 7160 is a flexible modular scheme across a range of garments e.g. skirt, trouser, top/tunic.

The Award scheme is taught over 49 hours per module. You will be expected to undertake work in your own time in addition to the taught hours. You can undertake them one at a time or enrol for the Certificate scheme where you work on 4 modules over 120 hours.

You will explore design, fashion and produce a portfolio of technical samples which will support your garment construction and future work. You will use your skills to design, plan and make one garment per module building up a portfolio of design and practical skills. These course have very little written work.

On completion you will be able to progress onto another module in the scheme or move to level 2 if you have the necessary skills.

The course fee includes 49 hours tuition and registration and certification with City & Guilds. Fabrics and materials are not included in the course fee.