About the course

During this 30-week pre-advanced course you will further expand your dressmaking skills and techniques by completing several projects, both written and practical. These include researching the theme on the brief and producing a sketchbook of design development followed by creating your own pattern blocks and producing patterns to your own design. Producing these tasks will develop both your creative and pattern drafting techniques alongside building upon your knowledge of product planning, marking, cutting, stitching and finishing. Your research will explore the fashion industry, its current trends and popular designers work as well as learning basic fabric and fashion information. This will enable you to advance your own creative ideas and practical skills during the course by designing and producing your own garments.

Entry requirements

No qualifications are required but a good grasp of maths will help when pattern making. There is also an expectation that you have a good amount of sewing experience and can effectively set up and use a sewing machine. Completion of the Beginners Level 1 course allows access to this level 1 course

Modules

NCFE Certificate in Creative Craft (Level2) (601/3232/2) Unit 1 Use materials tools and equipment to develop craft techniques Unit 2 Investigate creative enterprise and employment opportunities Unit 3 Develop craft ideas Unit 4 Create present and evaluate final craft item

Assessment

The course is formally assessed throughout and there will be summative assessment at the end of the course. The result is a Pass or Fail. There is a reasonable amount of written work and personal evaluations within the course and these are formally assessed as the course progresses. You will present a sketchbook, a file and a selection of sewn products and sampling. You are given feedback on these as you progress. Activity sheets are available for the students to record their learning throughout each of the units. These forms are available from the NCFE website and are also used in the final assessments.

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