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Pathway Information
Learners taking a Creative Art and Design qualification select one pathway from the following: Art and Design, or Fashion.
Each pathway embodies a specific profile of study and this informs the core unit choices, which you are guided to make. Learners will be led by centres when choosing the pathway options available to them, and the units within their chosen pathway.
Pathway Profiles
The aim of each pathway is to equip learners with a variety of
abilities relevant to the creative art and design industry, ranging from knowledge development through to nearing professional skill acquisition. Examples of the types of job role that these qualifications may lead to include, but are by no means limited to: art directors, fashion designers, fine artists, multimedia artists, art and design entrepreneur, and art and design industry professional.
Art and Design
Learners will:
- Produce artistic products
- Refine artistic techniques
- Develop knowledge of design
- Understand contextual issues relating to art and design industry
- Further their understanding of the art and design industry
- Identify employment/progression opportunities within the art and design industry
Fashion
Learners will:
- Produce garments
- Refine artistic techniques
- Develop knowledge and application of design
- Understanding of contextual issues relating to the fashion industry
- Identify employment/progression opportunities within the fashion industry
Core Units
Core units have been chosen for their relevance to the overall qualification pathway, and as such these units are a mandatory part of the qualifications. The requirements are as follows:
- Award, Certificate, Extended Certificate,
Subsidiary Diploma
One core unit from the chosen pathway
- Diploma, Extended Diploma
Two core units from the chosen pathway
For each pathway, core units are tagged with the word ‘Core’ in the unit selection tables (Section 3) in the syllabus. The core units for each pathway are listed below.
In addition, each pathway has access to the two generic core units that can be tailored towards the chosen pathway:
- CAAD 305 Collaborative Project
Art and Design
- CAAD 301 2D Art and Design
- CAAD 302 3D Art and Design
Fashion
- CAAD 303 Visual Research and Development
- CAAD 304 Garment Production
