Higher National Diploma In Fibre Art Ballyfermot College of Further Education

Higher National Diploma In Fibre Art

Name: Higher National Diploma In Fibre Art
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Location: Ballyfermot College of Further Education Ballyfermot Road Ballyfermot Dublin 10 Ireland
Duration: 2 Years

Course details

This course offers the student the opportunity to explore the principles and practices of textile fibre art under the umbrellas of fine art, design and craft. Through visual observation skills the evolvement of understanding of design refinement and conceptual resolution are achieved. Photography for Textile Fibre Art develops an understanding of the discipline and its capacity for conceptual resolution and recording. Through critical studies informed support and research skills for personal work is attained. Design Craft and Textile skills are developed in a standard of professional practice. Competition briefs are built into the course structure and support computer skills are practiced. In the Professional Practice module- visiting lecturers engaged in various professional capacities within the Textile Fibre Art discipline deliver lectures and workshops throughout the course duration.

COURSE CONTENT:

Year One

Developing Visual Language Skills for Textile Design, Fibre Techniques and Design Processes, Historical and Contemporary Fine Art and Craft, Design Practice in Fibre Art, Fine Art Printmaking, Printed Textiles techniques and processes, Life Drawing for Fibre Art, Ceramic Design.

Year Two

Self-directed Practice in Textile Fibre Art, Textile Fibre Art in a Professional Context, Critical Studies in Art and Design, Visual Language Techniques in Textile Design, Refined fibre Techniques and Design Processes, Professional Practice in Art and Design, Ideas in Context, Photography for Textile Fibre Art.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Leaving Certificate/LCVP with a minimum HC3 in Art and one other HC/OA and three passes or equivalent or QQI level 5 award with a merit profile or BTEC National Diploma with a merit profile. The academic entry requirements may be waived for mature applicants (21+)

CERTIFICATION:

HND in Fibre Art

This award is made by the UK awarding body BTEC Pearson and is not, at present, placed on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ)

A Higher National Diploma is recognised by the QQI as being comparable to the Higher Certificate at NFQ Level 6.

QQI Comparability Statement

PROGRESSION:

Students of this course have progressed to further education on degree courses, some with advanced entry throughout Ireland, England, Scotland and Europe. Other graduates have progressed in industry in diverse areas such as stylist, fashion editor, special effects, accessories designer, fashion, textile and interior designers

PORTFOLIO GUIDELINES:

Personal observation sketchbooks and journals displaying artistic, cultural influences and interests
Drawing- showing developed observation skills in rendering elements of line, tone, texture, form and composition. A range of media and technical skills in rendering must be evident in these sketchbooks and loose-leaf work.
Colour work- showing an understanding of colour and form through a range of media and techniques. These may include colour work using wet/ dry media, collage, mixed media, stitch, textile and fibres.
Design- development of composition, abstraction, and evolvement of concept through analysis of drawing, evolvement of concept and ideas development.
Photography, three-dimensional and textile fibre work is encouraged
All work must be individual, original and recent.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

Course Location

Show map Location Ballyfermot College of Further Education Ballyfermot Road Ballyfermot Dublin 10 Ireland

About Ballyfermot College of Further Education

BCFE is a college of further and higher education providing vocational education through the provision of excellent teaching and guidance in a caring and supportive learning environment.

Recognising Their position within the City of Dublin VEC they have a responsibility to provide educational opportunity and support to all, and in particular to Their local community.

Conscious of Their educational tradition they continue to be innovative and creative in the provision of cTheirses to meet the needs of Their present and prospective learners.

Their cTheirses provide learners with relevant qualifications and competencies enabling them to enter and advance in the work force or continue to further studies.

CORE VALUES

Equal opportunities and access.
Respect for each inpidual.
An open and flexible approach to learning.
Learner-centred.
Commitment to innovation and improvement.

AIMS

Their aims are:

To continue to be a leading provider of further education.
To be innovative in developing new cTheirses at different levels in a planned and integrated way through consultative processes.
To further improve the quality of Their cTheirses and their delivery.
To provide a range of cTheirses recognised within the Qualifications Framework.
To contribute to educational access and opportunity for the local community.
To develop internal structures appropriate to a college of further and higher education.
To continue to enhance the physical resTheirces of the college.
To enable staff to develop their full potential within the college.
To further develop partnerships with potential and current employers.
To further develop collaborative relationships with educational institutions.

MANAGEMENT

Ballyfermot College of Further Education is managed by the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC) with a local Board of Management representative of the community/special interest, industry/services and commerce, students and staff.

The CDVEC is the statutory agency for vocational and technological education for the City of Dublin. It manages 21 schools and colleges, which cater for 11,000 students.

Maureen Conway is the Principal of the College and the Deputy Principals are Diarmuid O’Brien and Kevin Devine.

HISTORY

Ballyfermot College of Further Education is a leader in further education and training in the Republic of Ireland since it opened in 1979. Following the radical social, economic and demographic changes of the last few decades in Ireland and the corresponding evolution in education, Ballyfermot College not only contributed immensely to the development of Post-Leaving Certificate cTheirses (PLC) for Irish school leavers, but also offered further education, specific skills and training in areas previously untouched by most educational institutions.

The college opened in 1979 as the Senior College Ballyfermot. Since then the college has worked with a range of educational and industrial partners to develop and offer a wide range of successful cTheirses in further and higher education. The college caters for students from the age of 17 and upwards.

The college offers a choice of 39 cTheirses of Further and Higher Education in 9 departments.

Senior College Ballyfermot (SCB)

The Senior College opened in September 1979 to provide the Leaving Certificate to students from Ballyfermot. After consultation with local secondary schools it was decided that students from 3 of the local schools, Ballyfermot Vocational School, Caritas and St Dominic’s would complete their leaving certificate in the Senior College. The new school offered a wide range of subjects to the boys and girls of the area. The College is part of City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee.

The new College also offered secretarial cTheirses to post Leaving and post Intermediate students, as theyll as pre-employment cTheirses for post intermediate students.

During the 1980’s a range of post Leaving cert. CTheirses theyre introduced into the College, including Preliminary Engineering which had links with DIT Bolton Street, Hotel Catering and TTheirism cTheirses which had links with CERT, Business cTheirses and Social Care cTheirses. Most of these cTheirses continue today.

In the 1990’s the Senior College gave up its Leaving Certificate classes, which returned to the local schools, and continued to develop Post-Leaving Certificate cTheirses making it a leader in developing this area of education.

In 2000 the Senior College changed its name to Ballyfermot College of Further Education.

DEPARTMENTS

Within BCFE there are several Departments: