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Intermediate Certificate: Art and Design Portfolio

This broad art portfolio course gives you an excellent grounding in the area of visual arts. If you have studied at National 4 level and wish to progress to further study, or if you have Higher results and want time to prepare a substantial portfolio for entry to art college or HN level study, this is the course for you. It is expected that on completion of this course you will progress on to Advanced Certificate: Art and Design: SCQF Level 6.

Course information

Level:

SCQF Level 5

Study Mode:

  • Full time

Location:

  • Kirkcaldy

Start Date:

Aug 2025

Duration:

  • One year full-time. this course is 2 or 2.5 days a week in College and may include twilight/evening classes

What skills will I learn?

  • You will develop practical art skills in the following areas; painting, drawing, mixed media, illustration, design.......plus so much more!

What will I study?

  • Analytical drawing, life drawing, painting
  • Printmaking
  • Mixed media
  • Illustration
  • Sketchbook
  • Communications
  • Design project, fashion, interior, product, furniture, jewellery, and textiles
  • Personal development
  • The Core Skills of ICT and communication will be developed and certificated on this course

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • Advanced Certificate: Art and Design SCQF Level 6
  • National Certificate: Jewellery SCQF Level 6
  • National Certificate: Architecture with Interiors level 6
  • National Certificate: Furniture level 6
  • Four students from this course were accepted for art school in 2023!

What career opportunities are there?

Interior designerProduct designerFashion designerGames designerGraphic designerArtistAnimator