This course is designed to equip learners with the practical skills and technical knowledge required to begin a career in the construction and woodworking industries. The course covers essential areas such as health and safety, interpreting technical drawings, selecting and using hand and power tools, and producing a range of carpentry joints and structures to professional standards. Through a blend of classroom learning and hands-on workshop practice, learners will gain experience in tasks such as constructing frames, fitting doors, assembling structural components, and working with a variety of timbers and sheet materials. This qualification provides a strong foundation for progression into employment, apprenticeships, or further study in advanced carpentry and joinery.

Have you ever wanted to work in the creative industries? Be your own boss? Get yourself university level education without the debt? Well now’s your chance.

Whether your dream is to work in film or TV, become a freelance journalist, set yourself up as a content creator on social media, launch yourself into the world of PR, marketing, and events management, or even become a published author, then this is the course for you.

Why are you still waiting? APPLY NOW!

Here at Harlow College we deliver the Ual Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication course. This is the most popular course for creative arts across the country. We offer 3 pathways: Art and Design, Fashion and Photography, but within each pathway are many other specialisms and progression opportunities. Some lessons are taught to all students eg Art and Design History but you will also have bespoke sessions for your pathway in specialist workshops delivered by professional staff.

We are proud of our ceramics studio, 3D workshop, printmaking studio, sewing and pattern cutting room, computer room, photography darkroom and professional photography studios.

ART AND DESIGN

Within the Art and Design Level 3 course at Harlow College we offer the following:

Fine Art pathway: Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Digital Illustration, Sculpture, Installation

2D Design pathway: Illustration, Graphic Design, Comics and Graphic Novels, Animation, Concept Art and Character Design, Surface Pattern and Textiles

3D Design Pathway: Architecture, Interior Design, Theatre Design (Set, Costume, Props), Design Crafts, Visual Merchandising, Ceramics.

FASHION

Within the Fashion Level 3 course at Harlow College we offer the following:

Fashion Design: Menswear, Womenswear, Childrenswear, Pattern Cutting and Production. Contour Design.

Costume, Hair wigs and Make up

Fashion promotion, branding and marketing, fashion photography and styling, visual merchandising

Textiles and accessories for fashion

PHOTOGRAPHY

Within the Photography Level 3 course at Harlow College there are a number of specialist pathways including:

Fine Art Photography

Sports Photography

Location photography

Product Photography

Fashion Photography

Pet photography

Reportage

Book making

Photoshop

ALL PATHWAYS

Students can specialise in their chosen career pathway from unit 3 to unit 6 utilising their creative interests and individual skills or may choose to work in a range of specialist disciplines throughout the course.

The course content also includes Art and Design History, contextual studies, careers in the creative industries, environmental issues, ethics and sustainability live briefs and competitions, portfolio preparation and opportunities for work experience.

Are you ready to launch your career in the dynamic world of the creative industries? Harlow College have launched the UAL Level 4 Creative Technologies (Games, Multimedia & Graphics) course, designed for individuals eager to break into the creative sector and build an impressive portfolio. This course is perfect for those aiming to progress to university or stand out in job interviews with a strong showcase of skills and projects.

This course has been designed to nurture budding authors, to build their confidence and develop their writing skills, to expose them to a range of different genre and writing medium, help them to hone their craft, and most importantly, build their confidence.

In year one you will concentrate on developing a creative writing portfolio and setting up a website to promote your work. You will experience writing material for a range of different audiences and developing original content for a number of different mediums. These may include poetry; writing for children, the stage and radio. You will discover how to record sound effects and incorporate them into your scripts as well as .looking at lighting and stage design. Some of your work could be published in our online magazine Spotlight, giving you a chance to get your work read by a wider audience. In the second year you will work on a project for television which will include not only the script but promotional material including a short, filmed trailer. You will also investigate job opportunities, and perfect CVs and UCAS applications, should you decide to go to university. Throughout the course you will develop your research and presentation skills and conduct a major project of your own choosing which will form part of an exhibition at the end of each year.