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Key Details

Course Area:

Fashion and Textiles

Student Type:

Courses for 19+ students

Course Type:

Part-time FE course

Start Date:

Wednesday 23rd April 2025

End Date:

Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Time:

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Location:

Beechdale Community Centre

Fees:

£87.50

Course code:

C052579 / Q052580

Course Introduction

Community courses are “first steps” for adults to learn new skills, develop confidence, meet others in welcoming classroom. The purpose of courses is to support students into further learning or employment (paid or voluntary).

This practical course is perfect if you want to improve your existing sewing and dressmaking skills and acquire the confidence to produce professional looking items you may want to sell.

Please note this course is for women only.

This course will teach you how to source materials, cost and price your projects and consider how you may sell the finished project. Topics include:

  • Developing a range of sewing skills for personal projects
  • Working with fabrics, lining and specialised materials
  • Garment construction and design
  • Altering existing patterns
  • Fitting garments
  • Finishing to a professional standard

On this course students will learn techniques and strategies to identify and achieve goals.

You should attend regularly and arrive on time to make best progress on course

You will complete a short diary weekly in class time, to record your progress and receive written tutor feedback.

You will use Microsoft Teams whilst on the course. Microsoft Teams is a free, safe online app used by Nottingham College for tutors to contact students.

Using Teams will also enable you to develop and feel confident using digital skills.

For more information on using Microsoft Teams and the induction process, please visit our Induction Information for Community Students page.

Course Information

College Certificate

Entry Level

There are no formal entry requirements but a good standard of English is required. This course is for women only.

Tutors will give regular verbal and written feedback. You will be required to complete an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and encouraged to set your own personal targets as part of this course.

There may be opportunities to progress onto other courses both in the community and at Nottingham College centres. The course tutor can discuss appropriate opportunities if you wish to further your learning in this subject area.

Community classes are first steps into learning for many adults, enabling them to find out more about a subject of interest in a welcoming, inclusive local venue.

From September 2024, funding changes mean that courses primary aim is to support students into further education or employment opportunities (paid or voluntary). If students wish to continue studying the same subject on a leisure basis, it may be possible to set up full cost courses, subject to tutor and room availability.

Sewing machines and other large equipment is supplied, but you should aim to bring your own basic sewing kit of scissors, pins and needles, and a tape measure to the first session (all can be bought for about £5).

You will need to buy all materials and threads etc for your project, this cost depends on the fabric purchased, but we encourage re-using, recycling and love charity shops!

You can read more about community courses and your Individual Learning Plan in our Guidance for Community Learners booklet.

Tutor: Talent Nyandoro

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