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Level 2 - Level 2 Fashion Retail

Level 3 - Level 3 Fashion Retail

Level 3 - Level 3 Fashion Design

Level 3 - Level 3 Visual Communications & Styling

Level 4 - Level 4 Digital Marketing for Fashion

Level 4 - Level 4 Fashion Retail (with Marketing)

Level 4 - Level 4 Fashion Buying

Level 4 - Level 4 Garment Technology

Level 4 - Level 4 Visual Merchandising for Fashion

Level 4 - Level 4 Fast Track Buying & Merchandising

Undergraduate - BA (Hons) Fashion Business

Undergraduate - BA (Hons) Buying & Merchandising

Undergraduate - BA (Hons) Marketing & Communication for Fashion

Undergraduate - BA (Hons) Sustainability in Fashion

Undergraduate - BA (Hons) Fashion Communication & Styling

Undergraduate - BA (Hons) Art Direction for Fashion

Postgraduate - MA International Fashion Marketing & Communications

Online - Fashion Business & Retail

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SHORT COURSE: Personal Styling

SHORT COURSE: Introduction to Fashion Buying & Merchandising

SHORT COURSE: Starting a Small Fashion or Lifestyle Business

SHORT COURSE: Garment Technologist - Fit & Production

SHORT COURSE: Fashion Styling

SHORT COURSE: Introduction To Fashion Design

SHORT COURSE: Fashion Retail Maths

SHORT COURSE: Sales & Stock Management - The WSSI

SHORT COURSE: Fashion Marketing, Communication & Culture

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Level 6 - Assistant Buyer/Merchandiser

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Level 2 is equivalent to 4 GCSEs

Discover all the different departments within a fashion business

Excellent progression to Level 3

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Level 3 is equivalent to 3 A-Levels

Worth up to 168 UCAS points

Specialise in Fashion Retail or Fashion Design

Suitable for students aged 16+

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Includes three week's work placement with a major brand

Job Guarantee upon graduation*

Entirely assessed through coursework

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Accelerated 2-year programmes, saving you time and money

Includes up to three months of work placement with a major brand

Career advice and guidance from your personal industry mentor

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Develop creative and strategic skills in marketing and communications

Taught by specialist lecturers with backgrounds in communications and marketing

Gain a deep insight into international marketing environments

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3 hours of live teaching a week, with 4-6 hours of additional study

Learn remotely from the comfort of your own home around other commitments

Develop your professional network with our fashion industry partners

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Start your fashion industry journey

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Suitable for students 18+

Courses ranging from 1 day to 5 months

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82% of our apprentices passed with a distinction in 2020-21

Earn a wage whilst you learn

Work for a leading fashion or retail brand

Achieve a nationally-recognised apprenticeship standard

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Intermediate apprenticeships equivalent to 5 GCSEs

Excellent progression to Level 3 Apprenticeship

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Equivalent to two A-Levels

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Equivalent to a higher education certificate or a foundation degree

Work towards a specific job role within an organisation

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Equivalent to the second year of a degree

Work towards a specific job role within an organisation

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Equivalent to the final year of an undergraduate degree

Takes between 1 and 3 years to complete

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