Level 3 Production Arts - Technical Theatre

We will invite you to a Meet the Tutor event where you will receive information, advice, and guidance about the course you have applied for. This will be an opportunity for you to gain valuable information about the course and give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

You will provide a copy of your last school report and / or a reference from an employer or relevant professional other this will include attendance. This is to ensure we can support to be able to achieve well on the course. Applicants with 85% or below attendance will have been deemed not to have met this criteria. All applicants are given an opportunity to discuss any evidence based mitigating circumstances that may have affected the reference / school report.

4 x GCSE's at C/4 or above, or a Level 2 Certificate / Extended Certificate or above (at merit or above) in a relevant subject.

You will have gained either English and/or maths at GCSE C/4 or above, or L2 Functional skills in English and/or maths.

We are firmly committed to finding the right course for you to ensure you can flourish. Talk to us today if you have any concerns about the application process, we are here to help take you to the next level.

The natural progression, upon successful completion, is onto the second year for completion of the full Extended Diploma. Some mature students choose to progress onto an HNC, further training or into employment.

Students who complete the Extended Diploma in Production Arts can progress to Higher Education; many progress onto our in-house HNC Technical Theatre, while others win places either at alternative Universities or at specialist Production Arts institutions to follow degree courses in production-related areas. However, we also expect that many will use this course as a direct step into a career backstage or screen, starting up a business, content creation or other related creative industries employment.

There are lots of opportunities available to you to progress across the South Thames Colleges Group and into the world beyond education.

During your time with us you will have access to a dedicated team of careers and education advisors who will help you as you take the next steps towards achieving your goals.

The BTEC National Foundation Diploma in Production Arts Practice course is a full time one year course. If you choose to continue onto a second year pathway you will achieve a full Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Production Arts Practice which is equivalent to three A Levels.

For more information please contact: Creative.Industries@stcg.ac.uk