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If you want a place where you’ll have the freedom to let your imagination run wild, and the support to allow your fashion design talents to come alive, you’ve come to the right place! 

At Nottingham College you will work and learn alongside professional and successful designers in the heart of Nottingham’s Lace Market, part of the city’s Creative Quarter. Our fashion students are based in the original lace lofts up in the Adams Building, where textiles heritage meets the future of fashion. This space boasts space and light, perfect for fashion design.

We offer courses from Level 1 to degree-level, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to progress with us! 

You’ll have the opportunity to showcase your work to the public and industry professionals at our catwalk fashion shows, which are a real highlight of the year. 

Many of our fashion courses are validated by the prestigious University of the Arts London (UAL). We have a close working relationship with UAL, with students regularly progressing to study there as well as other renowned universities across the country, including the world-famous Central Saint Martins.

The fashion and textiles industry is a vast, exciting and ever-changing industry that is host to a wealth of career opportunities.

Nottingham College totally understands the creative market and has strong links to Nottingham, UK and even globally based leading businesses.

We know what employers are looking for when seeking to recruit employees to their businesses. Therefore, our Fashion courses contain all the necessary skills and knowledge you need to thrive within creative industries.

There are a vast number of career options in the industry – whether you would like to be a Fashion Designer, a Fashion Marketer, a Fashion Writer, or a Textile Designer – there are many choices available to you.

Facilities

Fashion Workshops

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Available Courses

Sewing for Beginners/Improvers - Part-time

FdA Fashion Foundation Degree (Level 5) - Full-time

Spring Textile Crafts - Part-time

Fashion Business and Fashion Retail (Level 3 UAL Extended Diploma) - Full-time

Fashion (Level 2 BTEC Diploma) - Full-time

Fashion and Textiles (Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma) - Full-time

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Careers

Textiles, Garments and Related Trades

Earnings

£19,589

Average Earnings

Employment

Pathways

Production

People in these occupations work with wood, metal, and other materials, make food and beverages, and assemble products in a manufacturing setting.

Art, Performance and Design

People in these occupations create art and fine craftwork, produce and perform plays and motion pictures, and design graphics and other products.
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