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What is Creative crafts?
NCFE Level 2 Creative crafts is a hands-on, imaginative course that helps you explore, develop and showcase your creative potential. It blends practical making skills with creative thinking, giving you the confidence to experiment with materials, respond to briefs and build a portfolio.
Why study Creative crafts?
Creative crafts is about more than making things. It develops problem-solving, self-expression and the ability to turn ideas into reality. You will build practical skills across a range of disciplines and grow in confidence and independence.
Is Creative crafts right for you?
This course suits students who enjoy practical, hands-on learning and have an interest in art, design, crafts or making. It is ideal if you prefer coursework-based assessment and are considering further study or a creative career. You just need to be curious and motivated.
What will you study?
- Autumn term
Working with different materials and tools; Basic design principles and creative processes; Health and safety in a workshop or studio; Recording ideas, plans and first coursework units - Spring term
Developing more complex craft techniques, refining ideas through research and experimentation, responding to briefs and improving on feedback, building independence and personal style - Summer term
Completing final coursework and portfolio evidence, finalising practical outcomes to a high standard, reviewing and evaluating your creative journey, showcasing and celebrating your work
What happens outside lessons?
Learning does not stop at the classroom door. You may take part in trips to galleries, exhibitions and craft studios, hear from guest speakers in the creative industries, and join creative challenges, competitions and collaborative projects.
Where can Creative crafts take you?
Maker · Designer · Craft practitioner · Art technician · Self-employed creative. Leads to Level 3 courses in art, design, fashion or creative media, and to creative apprenticeships.
How will you be assessed?
Assessment is 100 per cent coursework, with no final written exam. You will be assessed through practical craft work, sketchbooks and portfolios, and planning, research and evaluations, with clear deadlines and regular feedback.