BTEC National Certificate in Art and Design (Ceramics) Level 3 Pearson

When & Where

17 September 2025 - 1 July 2026 ( 180 hours, 35 weeks )
North Kensington Centre

Quick Facts

Availability Yes
Course Code K25MCAE01A
Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

This one-day-a-week Ceramics course is an intensive programme of study, structured to enable you to further develop both your design and practical making skills. You will work on projects that will take you through several traditional and non-traditional making and decorating techniques, such as throwing, hand-building, pinching, coiling, slab work, and the use of slips, oxides, engobes, and glazing. The course aims to encourage your creative thinking through challenging design briefs. You will work with visual research and design development and develop practical ceramic skills to a good standard for the creation of final designs in response to a project brief.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

To encourage individual creative thinking through challenging design briefs, visual research and design development
To develop practical ceramic skills to a good standard for the creation of final designs in response to a project brief
To establish good working practices and methods
To prepare students for appropriate further study or employment in the Art and Design industry
Projects will encourage confidence in the handling and understanding of materials, techniques and processes.

On successful completion of the course, you will achieve the following qualification: BTEC National Certificate in Art and Design [EDEXCEL]

Class format and activities

Talks, demonstrations, note taking, practical workshops

Entry requirements

You may be an applicant with advanced qualifications and/or work experience, 19+ and planning a career change, or wanting to fulfil an ambition to study art and design working with ceramics. You will need to develop a strong portfolio and a body of work for a course place and university. All applicants are encouraged to visit current exhibitions and maintain a personal sketchbook. An interview task will be set before the interview to be able to enrol in this course.

What you need to know before you enrol

Students will be required to purchase their materials, including an A3 portfolio/s to hold flat artwork, clay, tools, slips and glazes. Some materials can be purchased at college. There is a small annual studio fee to cover materials used in the studio to be able to run the facilities.