National Diploma in Fashion & Textile Design

National Diploma in Fashion & Textile Design

Course ID:
PC90130

Academy:
Visual & Performing Arts

Introduction:
If you have an interest in either fashion or textiles then this course provides an excellent opportunity to develop and explore a wide range of skills related to both subjects. You will be able to go on trips and take part in a fashion show, and to go on work placements to help you make the right choice for your future.

Study Mode & Location:
Two Years of Full Time Study at The Park Campus, Moor Park Avenue, Preston.

Course Content:
You will be taught a wide range of skills including, fashion design and promotion, pattern cutting, business and professional practice, digital photography and computer aided design, contextual studies, printed and constructed textiles, embroidery, and drawing and design work.

Assessment:
Assessments are continuous and will be based on projects set throughout the course.

Additional Costs:
You will be required to buy art materials and some fashion and textiles equipment throughout each year. You are also required to go on trips, which are an important part of the course. Total costs are about £150 per year. However, there are ALG and EMA grants available of up to £30.00 a week which you may apply for when you start the course. There are also additional college funds which you may apply for to support your studies.

Additional Information:
There will be the opportunity to go on trips such as the Zandra Rhodes Fashion and Textile Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Whitworth Museum and Platt Hall costume Museum in Manchester. Also the catwalk celebrations at the NEC Birmingham annual Fashion Show and Liverpool Design Show. You will also take part in the fashion show held at the Park School every year.

Careers & Progression Opportunities:
Career opportunities include going on to higher education to take a degree in your chosen specialism, working as a freelance designer in fashion or textiles, working as a textile artist on projects in the community, teaching, colour consultancy, working in industry promoting fashion, or working as a fashion photographer or illustrator.

How To Apply
To apply for a course at Preston College you will need to complete and return a College application form. Application Forms are available in our school leaver prospectuses or we can send one out to you.

Work Out Your Point Score
You will need to let us know on your application form your predicted exam grades and your point score. To work out your point score, you must use the grades that you get for GCSE Maths and English Language, and then your next best 5 grades. At Preston College, the level of course you start on will depend upon your point score. Your grades are worth the following points:

GCSE Grades

• A* = 8 points
• A = 7 points
• B = 6 points
• C = 5 points
• D = 4 points
• E = 3 points
• F = 2 points
• G = 1 point

(GCSE short courses are worth half the score of a full GCSE. Applied GCSEs are equivalent to two single GCSEs, eg an Applied GCSE at Grade C is worth 10 GCSE points).

GNVQ Foundation Part 1 (Equivalent to two GCSEs)

• Distinction = 8 points
• Merit = 6 points
• Pass = 4 points

GNVQ Intermediate Part 1 (Equivalent to two GCSEs)

• Distinction = 14 points
• Merit = 12 points
• Pass = 10 points

Full GNVQ Intermediate (Equivalent to four GCSEs)

• Distinction = 28 points
• Merit = 24 points
• Pass = 20 points

NVQs
NVQ Level 1 = 8 points. (NVQ Level 1 courses are equivalent to two GCSEs at Grade D and guarantee progression to NVQ Level 2 courses in the same subject area).

Certificates of Achievement
Up to 22 points will be awarded to students with Certificates of Achievement, for example AQA units, Compact 2000 and NPRA units. The Schools` Recruitment Team will inform you if you qualify.