Art & Design Level 1

Get creative and discover what you love. This one-year course lets you try drawing, painting, 3D, printmaking, photography and digital art, building your confidence and skills along the way. You'll create a portfolio of work and find the creative path you want to follow at Level 2.

Work experience is an important part of the course. We’ll support you in securing work placements and projects, and our tutors have excellent industry links with employers. We also invite professionals and organisations to deliver masterclasses, guest talks and project briefs, giving you valuable insight into different career routes.

 

There will be continuous assessment across each project. For every project you keep a sketchbook of research and experiments that leads to a final piece, which is assessed through a presentation and exhibition. Feedback is recorded on the college's digital assessment platform and one-to-one tutorials review your progress and set stretching targets. Your final grade comes from your Final Major Project (FMP): an exhibition piece of your own choosing, assessed by tutors and peers and externally moderated.

Successful completion of this course will allow you to progress to a Level 2 creative course – Art & Design, Photography & Media, Graphic Design, Games Design or Fashion & Textiles. The creative industries are one of the UK's fastest-growing sectors, with key creative jobs projected to grow by 416,000 (27%) between 2025 and 2035 (Skills England, 2026).

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