Furniture Design and Making Level 3 Diploma

The furniture team welcomes you to join a department that sits amongst the best in the country. A centre of excellence designed around one objective: to bring out the very best you can be. What will you achieve?You will develop your knowledge practical skills and experience to achieve an exemplary standard of craftsmanship. You will plan and manage your own projects from design concept through to production with a focus on commercial viability and in a workshop environment that has been designed to emulate industry as closely as possible. You will achieve the ability to plan and manage a small production project in teams. A core component of the course involves building complex jigs and advanced construction techniques.How will you achieve

You are not required to have any prior furniture qualifications.GCSEs: You will need a minimum of 5 GCSEs between 9 - 4 (or A* ' C). This must include GCSE (or equivalent) English and Mathematics with grade 4 or higher in each (or grade C or better). You will be interviewed by a member of the furniture team and we may ask you to share with us a portfolio that can be used as a discussion point at interview to assess your suitability for the course.Admissions enquiries If you have any question

You will complete several units that are assessed throughout the year. A design portfolio for each of the three projects A prototyping portfolio and project A production planning assignment Complex clamping and finishing Design history

Our focus is to prepare and support you as you advance into a career within the furniture industry.You may want to progress onto our level four foundation degree in furniture manufacturing.This level three course provides an excellent foundation for entering product design courses at higher education institutions.