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Fashion Textiles

Fashion Textiles

Level 2
Cheltenham

Course Overview

Full Time
Certificate
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Are you passionate about a career in fashion? This course is your perfect starting point. You’ll gain a strong foundation in fashion, textiles, and design while getting hands-on experience across a variety of creative techniques. From concept to creation, you’ll explore every stage of the fashion process and develop the essential textile skills needed to bring your design ideas to life.

What you’ll learn

Through a combination of practical workshops and studio-based sessions, you’ll experiment with a range of materials and techniques. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore textiles and surface design, fashion design, and illustration, to begin to develop your sewing skills.

You will learn to work through the design development process, building research skills, generating ideas, experimenting with media and fabrics, to produce creative outcomes. Guided by expert lecturers with real industry experience, you’ll refine your creative identity while developing the professional skills needed to succeed in today’s fashion industry.

This one-year course will ensure you’ve got the skills and support needed to progress on to the extended diploma in fashion and textiles.

Highlights

You can look forward to:

  • Access to specialist industry equipment
  • Learning from expert lecturers
  • Completing live assignment briefs
  • Trips to major fashion and textile exhibitions
  • Working in large, light working spaces

Assessment

There are no exams on this course and assessment is through the undertaking of practical project-based briefs, where you will be given feedback and guidance to improve. The qualification is awarded through BTEC / Pearson and is a level 2 qualification.

Anything else?

There is an events fee charged at the outset of the course. This covers the end-of-year show, two mandatory trips, and the cost of visiting guest lecturers and workshops. You’ll normally spend 4 days a week in college, and benefit from a weekly pastoral session with a student mentor for any additional support.

At Gloucestershire College, we want to help support students develop their English and Maths skills, enabling them to achieve their learning goals and future career aspirations. For this reason, all full-time students (16-18) who have not achieved grade 4 or above in English Language or Maths GCSE will study these subjects as part of their course.

You’ll also develop additional employability and work-based skills through our Which Three Skills programme.

  • Typical Entry Criteria

    • Three GCSE subjects at Grade 3 and above:

      Gloucestershire College welcome any other/combinations of relevant qualifications that are comparable and/or equivalent to the typical course entry requirements.

      For 19+ applicants that do not have recognised qualifications may still meet course entry requirements through alternative methods of assessment at the College’s discretion.

      All queries regarding course entry criteria including the equivalency of qualifications and exceptional extenuating circumstances should be directed by email to the Admissions Department through applications@gloscol.ac.uk.

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What You Will Pay

British and European Union students

Age: 16-18

You will pay

£295

for your course

This includes the following fees:

Events: £85

Materials: £210

Your course could be free of charge as you may be eligible for financial support to help pay your tuition fees, travel, exams, materials or childcare.

When you enrol you’ll need to pay any course fees for the first year, which you can do by direct debit, cash, debit card or credit card.

Please contact us for more information.

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British and European Union students

Age: 19+

Costs start at

£1,135

for your course

This includes the following fees:

Events: £85

Materials: £210

Your course could be free of charge as you may be eligible for financial support to help pay your tuition fees, travel, exams, materials or childcare.

When you enrol you’ll need to pay any course fees for the first year, which you can do by direct debit, cash, debit card or credit card.

Please contact us for more information.

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To register your interest, please call Student Services on 0345 1 55 2020

Overseas students

Please contact us to discuss your fees for this course

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The UK fashion industry is one of the most vibrant and creative business sectors in the country. Fashion has visually defined the various periods in our history across centuries.

Whether you want to design and construct garments, learn how to style and promote fashion or create a range of accessories, Fashion and Textiles can help you develop your skills.

Launched in 2012, Fashion and Textiles at Gloucestershire College has gone from strength to strength, with light and spacious, dedicated workshops; a full enrichment programme and industry-experienced lecturers and guest speakers – it’s an exciting place to study!

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Student Stories

Alex Tuffley

I have always wanted to work in fashion and GC was a great place to learn because we got to work in a real studio environment and get work experience as dressers at events in London. Apart from the course itself, the studio space, photography studios and various software available helped me further my education in fashion. Having all of these components at my disposal meant I was always learning new skills, which were beneficial for my higher education."

Alex Tuffley

Diploma Level 3 – Fashion Design Extended – Cheltenham Campus

Olivia Simpson

I tried university and it simply wasn’t for me. I much prefer the atmosphere at College, because the classes are smaller I have a much closer relationship with the lecturers. They know where my skillset lies and what exactly I need to work on. They can offer me support where I need it. The facilities within the fashion department were second to none. I feel prepared for the real world of work and hope that I can be a stylist/designer one day.”

Olivia Simpson

HNC/HND - Fashion and Textiles – Cheltenham

Crystal Francis

I started studying my A Levels but didn’t enjoy it, so decided to study fashion at GC instead. I feel much more motivated on this course as it’s something I really enjoy and I get a lot of direction from lecturers. On the course we are given a brief but have lots of freedom to do our own thing, and I really enjoy elements such as trend forecasting and marketing. I would say as long as you’re applying to something you really want to do; you’ll get what you need from studying at GC."

Crystal Francis

Extended Diploma Level 3 – Fashion

Cheltenham Campus

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