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Welcome to the CREATIVE STUDIOS at North Kent College. We specialise in the education and training of young creatives, making dream careers become reality. Our outstanding team of studio leaders/lecturers have designed a wide range of exciting courses with the same objective: to make you employable within the creative industries.

The best way to predict the future, is to create it.

Our Level 4 programmes specialise in industry relevant work experience and live client projects that have ranged from local community projects to large scale companies. Our students have worked with Dartford Football Club, The NHS, Bellway Homes, The Eden Project and even NASA. The level 4 pathways aim to enhance your portfolio and design skills over 1 full-time year of study, enabling further progression into employment or higher education.

Are you interested in both digital and hand-rendered design methods and techniques for graphic design & illustration? This might just be the course for you. We specialise in a wide range of industry standard creative outcomes, training you to become a successful Graphic Designer and/or Illustrator. On the courses we have available in this sector you’ll be learning about logo design and branding, advertising, magazine design and construction, merchandising design for product / music / TV / film, website and app design, moving graphics and lots more. You’ll be joining us in the brand-new, purpose-built studios with industry standard equipment including a screen-printing studio, the new M1 powered Apple Macs and access to the Adobe programmes - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & XD. We work closely with the industry meaning that we offer live client project briefs and opportunities for work experience. So, if this all sounds like a career you wish to pursue, apply today.

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Code

A8D123P

Level

Level 4

Mode

Full Time

Campus

Dartford

Duration

1 Year

Starting

8/09/2025

Ending

19/06/2026