Vocational Art & Design

This course is ideal for learners who are interested in a career in the Creative Arts or related areas. Students will study a wide range of art specialisms including painting, drawing, life drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, graphic design and textiles.

There will be opportunities to visit art galleries and other cultural events throughout the year, and extra support is available through revision and twilight sessions. In Year 2, you can join the Creative Arts Academy to build your portfolio and work towards an extra qualification: AS Extended Project

To enrol on this course, learners ideally will have studied an Art based subject and will have a good portfolio containing a variety of work alongside the summer task.

Core units:

• Visual Recording in Art and Design
• Materials, Techniques and Processes in Art and Design
• Ideas and Concepts
• Communication Through Art and Design
• Contextual Influences in Art and Design
• Example Optional Units:
• Developing and Realising Fine Art Ideas
• Print Making
• Painting in Fine Art
• Presenting Fine Art Work
• Application, Exploration and Realisation in Art and Design

**This course is subject to change due to a new BTEC framework being implemented across the country from 2020.**

This course is assessed by coursework.

GCSE Grade 4 in English with an average points score of 4 or above.

There are a variety of different progression routes you can follow with this course. This can include different pathways to achieve numerous careers through Higher Education, Apprenticeships or directly into Employment.

Here are some progression routes:

• Illustrator
• Artist
• Art Director
• Web Designer
• Sculpture
• Potter
• Art Direction
• Sculpture
• Jewellery Design
• Ceramic Design
• Architecture
• Fine Art
• Art History
• Media
• Commercial Art
• Printmaking
• Fashion