UAL Level 4 Professional Diploma in Creative Enterprise

The intention of the qualification is to give students the opportunity to develop their creative ideas and initiate business ventures. The UAL Level 4 Professional Diploma in Creative Enterprise has been designed to provide students with the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to develop their careers as entrepreneurs. This qualification will provide students with an opportunity to cultivate their employability by developing their creative enterprise skills, expanding their industry contact base while developing their start-up projects and professional practice.

The qualification has been designed to ensure it provides students with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to prepare them for employment, including self-employment and/or support a role in the workplace in the chosen industry. The qualification can be used as a starting point to enable them to explore the basis of entrepreneurial activity by developing essential business and management skills in order to identify and respond to business opportunities in their chosen industry.

The course would be aimed at students who do not wish to progress to university and wish to embark on employment within the creative industries, but may not quite be ready to do so.

The course will help develop the students understanding of being a self-employed creative and help them develop the skills needed to be successful. It is suitable for students who have an interest in starting up their own projects or company and wish to explore and extend their creative practice via a full-time immersive learning experience. 

This course is designed for students 18+ with a substantial creative background. 

A portfolio of work and Level 3 Qualifications. 

Ideally a Merit/ Distinction Grade at Level 3, or 2 A levels at Grades B/B. 

A strong portfolio can be considered in Lieu of relevant qualifications. 

Maths and English GCSE grade 4 is esential for students below the age of 19. 

This course will be assessed both formatively and summatively. All assessment will be based on Coursework produced. There is no examination element. 

Students will be encouraged to seek out creative self-employed opportunities throughout the course and undertake live briefs to develop an understanding of the world of work within the creative industries. There will be an opportunity to completed relevant work experience during the course. 

Level 5 and 6 courses. 

Many students will proceed into employment or self employment on completion of this course. 

Employment in the Creative Industries. 

Tuition Fee £3,022

Students who are eligible, can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the tuition costs of this course.

Click on the link for further information:- Advanced Learner Loan | Bournemouth and Poole College (thecollege.co.uk) 

For students aged 18 at the start of the course, funded would be provided by the Government. 

Students will be required to submit £100 to cover the cost of education visits. 

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Qualification:
Higher Professional Diploma

Curriculum Area:
Creative and Digital Industries - Art and Design