Fashion
Fashion (Art and Design)
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
This exciting and intensive course will thoroughly prepare you with the skills, techniques and attitudes needed to succeed in Higher Education or employment.
We will help you identify your creative direction and specialism in the first year when you can sample graphics, photography, fashion, textiles, 3D design, computer design, painting, drawing and printmaking. During the second year you will develop your knowledge and specialist skills within your chosen field.
Fashion Retail and Business
Level 3 Diploma and BTEC Level 3 Diploma
This exciting course combines the study of fashion retail with the principles of business. You will be able to design retail displays and create them in BCOT'ss state of the art retail training and learning centre.
Fashion Retail
ABC Level 2 Diploma
This full time course will introduce you to the exciting world of fashion retailing. You will be able to design retail displays and create them in BCOT'ss state of the art retail training and learning centre. Modules include buying and merchandising, the business of fashion retail and fashion technology.
The National Diploma is ideal for me as the 18 units cover everything I need to know about the fashion industry for my future career.
BCoT is just great! Everything is well organised and there is always someone to help me if I need it - the lecturers are brilliant. Everyone is friendly and I’ve made some really good friends. The facilities are excellent too and include pattern-cutting tables, sewing machines, a print room, weaving room and design room, as well as lots of mannequins and patterns. I’ve also learned to make my own patterns. Everything I need to study fashion is provided.
As part of the course we have had a few inspirational trips. We visited the Costume Gallery of the Victoria & Albert Museum to look at the history of fashion; the Natural History Museum for inspiration for natural structure for women’s wear and also spent time in Venice. To reflect the architecture and brickwork I saw while in Venice, I designed and made a leather belt. Another student has made a wavy puffball skirt to reflect the water.
I particularly enjoy sewing and have made lots of clothes on this course - my favourites being a high-waisted PVC skirt and a chiffon blouse. My final project is to make six garments for the end-of-year fashion show. The first-year students will model my garments.
Thanks to BCoT I am a lot more organised with my work and I am able to meet deadlines. I have been encouraged to continue my training and on completion of this course I hope to get a tailoring apprenticeship in women’s wear based in London. Once qualified, my ambition is to one day own my own women’s wear tailoring company.”
Key: entry requirements
Further Study 
GCSE Grades A-C
or other Level 2
GCSE Grades D
or other Level 1
GCSE Grades E 
and below
