Fashion Marketing and Communication - Level 3

• 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above. 
  
  Including:
• 1 GCSE grade 3 in English or maths
• 1 GCSE grade 4 in English or maths

You will be invited to meet the teaching team to make sure Fashion, Business and Retail is the right course to help you achieve your ambitions.

This is a two-year programme. You will achieve a qualification after successful completion of each year.

In year one you will receive a Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Fashion, Business and Retail.

In year two you will receive a Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Fashion, Business and Retail.

• Principles of fashion business and retail
• Communication for fashion business and retail
• Critical and contextual awareness
• Fashion production and supply chain
• Fashion buying and merchandising
• Fashion management and marketing
• Visual merchandising for fashion retail
• Collaborative fashion retail project
• Fashion retail environments
• Fashion futures and sustainability.

• Industry talks
• Creative workshops
• Research.

• Coursework.

We have regular guest speakers and employer briefs from local employers including Unique Magazine. These close working relationships give you first-hand insight into what it's like to work in the industry.

English and maths skills in the fashion industry are essential. We will support you to achieve your qualifications and enhance your existing skills.

You will use maths in practice when you undertake buying unit, devise marketing strategies and measure and scale in design softwares.

You will enhance your writing skills and will learn how to communicate more effectively in a range of medium like journals, report writing, journal keeping and presentations.

Many of our students have progressed on to fashion degrees at top design schools, including our own FdA in Fashion, Retail and Enterprise.

Many students go on to work in Fashion PR, visual merchandising and branding, as well as entry level positions as stylist assistants and buyer assistants.

If you are aged 16-18 when you begin your course you are likely to be eligible for free tuition. Detailed information can be found within the financial support section.