This is an entry level course designed to be popular with all pupils. It requires the successful completion of four units, including an added value unit, for a course pass. The units include;
Your school will give your parents an Options or Choices information booklet, which has detailed information on the curriculum and the individual subjects or courses you can study. It will also invite them along to a Parents’ Information Evening.
Textile Technologies
This Unit provides learners with the opportunity to develop straightforward knowledge and skills related to textile technologies. This includes knowledge of the characteristics and properties of a range of fabrics and their uses.
Fashion/Textile Item Development
This Unit provides learners with the opportunity to explore fashion/textile trends and the fashion/textile item development process. They will work with given briefs to develop solutions for straightforward fashion/textile items based on those trends.
Fashion and Textile Choices
This Unit provides learners with the opportunity to develop and apply their knowledge and understanding of a range of factors affecting the fashion and textile choices of consumers.
Added Value Unit: Fashion and Textile Technology
Making a Fashion/Textile Item. The general aim of this Unit is to enable the learner to provide evidence of added value for the National 4 Fashion and Textile Technology Course through the successful completion of a practical activity, which will allow learners to demonstrate breadth and application of skills and knowledge.