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Level 2 - Level 2 Fashion Retail

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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) Fashion Communication & Styling

Undergraduate - BA (Hons) Art Direction for Fashion

Postgraduate - MA International Fashion Marketing & Communications

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Level 2 is equivalent to 4 GCSEs

Discover all the different departments within a fashion business

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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

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Includes three week's work placement with a major brand

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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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Develop your professional network with our fashion industry partners

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

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Work for a leading fashion or retail brand

Achieve a nationally-recognised apprenticeship standard

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Intermediate apprenticeships equivalent to 5 GCSEs

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Takes between 1 and 3 years to complete

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