Architecture, Interior & Product Design - Level 3 - Dartford

Applications Open - 26th September 2025

Applications Close - 14th August 2026 for application forms - please visit www.northkent.ac.uk if applying after this date for GCSE Open Events and Open Enrolment Dates.

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PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment

Within the course, you will be given a range of projects to complete throughout the year which will prepare you for your final major project that is internally assessed and externally moderated by UAL. In Year 1, you will complete Unit 1 to Unit 3. In Year 2, you will complete Unit 4 to Unit 6.The overall grade for the qualification is based on Unit 6: Specialist Creative Outcome. All units will be graded against the Assessment Objectives set by UAL, with Unit 6 being graded either a Pass, Merit or Distinction.

Welcome to the CREATIVE STUDIOS at North Kent College. We specialise in the education and training of young creatives, making dream careers become reality. Our outstanding team of studio leaders/lecturers have designed a wide range of exciting courses with the same objective: to make you employable within the creative industries. The best way to predict the future, is to create it. Are you interested in both digital and hand-rendered design methods and techniques for product, interior and architecture? This might just be the course for you. We specialise in a wide range of industry standard creative outcomes, training you to become a successful designer. On the courses we have available in this sector you’ll be learning about the design cycle, working with scale and dimension, 1 / 2 / 3-point perspective drawing, 2D and 3D rendering, industrial design, model making, CAD/CAM prototype development and lots more. You’ll be joining us in the brand-new, purpose-built studios with industry standard equipment including a hub of 3D printers, a laser-cutting studio, the new M1 powered Apple Macs and access to the Adobe programmes and other essential 3D Design software. We work closely with the industry meaning that we offer live client project briefs and opportunities for work experience. So, if this all sounds like a career you wish to pursue, apply today.

Within the course, you will be given a range of projects to complete throughout the year which will prepare you for your final major project?that is internally assessed and externally moderated by UAL.?In Year 1,?you will complete Unit?1 to Unit 3.?In Year 2, you will complete Unit?4 to Unit 6.?The overall grade for the qualification is based on Unit 6: Specialist Creative Outcome.?? All units will be graded against the Assessment Objectives set by?UAL, with Unit 6 being graded either a Pass, Merit or Distinction.

Minimum of four GCSEs grade 4 - 9 including English and preferably maths and one creative subject. Or an equivalent Level 2 Qualification in Art and Design at merit or above. You will need a positive school report/recommendation/reference from your school/tutor. We also require a portfolio of work to be presented at interview. You will also be set an interview task when you apply to bring along to your interview

Once you have completed the Level 3 Extended Diploma in?Creative Practice you could progress onto one of the following: Any Level 4 Foundation Programme in the Creative Digital Design Department at NKC University Employment Apprenticeship