Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Diploma in Creative Industries

What you'll be able to do

• Use acting skills effectively in practical activities
• Develop a character effectively for an acting role
• Use acting skills effectively in a performance
• Demonstrate a positive approach through active participation in practical activities

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different methods of applying for a job
• Prepare a job application
• Prepare a CV

What you'll be able to do

• Investigate career options
• Assess career options
• Plan to achieve a career-related goal
• Plan for career progression

What you'll be able to do

• Use written communication effectively in a work context, producing clear, concise, and accurate documents.
• Use oral communication effectively in a work context, conveying information clearly and professionally in various situations.

What you'll be able to do

• Select a suitable focus area for a community environment project, considering local needs and resources
• Communicate the benefits of engaging in a community environment project to different audiences
• Develop a detailed plan for a community environment project, including objectives, activities, and timelines
• Participate actively in a community environment project, contributing to its successful implementation
• Review the outcomes of a community environment project, evaluating its impact and identifying areas for improvement

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles of good customer service
• Communicate effectively with customers
• Perform a range of customer service tasks

What you'll be able to do

• Describe different styles of dance
• Use a variety of dance styles effectively within a dance session
• Use other art forms as a stimulus to create a dance piece

What you'll be able to do

• Devise scenes effectively with reference to character, situation and story
• Devise scenes effectively with structure, style and angle
• Engage effectively with character and situation when devising
• Demonstrate technical acting skills effectively when devising
• Review own devised drama work effectively

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the fundamental principles that underpin digital graphics creation.
• Plan and develop design ideas for bitmap digital graphics in response to a specific client brief.
• Plan and develop design ideas for vector digital graphics in response to a specific client brief.
• Develop bitmap digital graphics using appropriate software and techniques.
• Develop vector digital graphics using appropriate software and techniques.
• Review the effectiveness of created bitmap digital graphics against the original client brief.
• Refine bitmap digital graphics based on the review findings.
• Review the effectiveness of created vector digital graphics against the original client brief.
• Refine vector digital graphics based on the review findings.

What you'll be able to do

• Apply digital skills to effectively manage and process work-related information
• Create and edit digital content for various work-related purposes, such as reports, presentations, and documents
• Utilise digital skills to communicate effectively in a work context, using email, instant messaging, and video conferencing
• Demonstrate the ability to work online and use digital devices safely and responsibly in a work environment, adhering to security protocols and ethical guidelines
• Apply problem-solving techniques to resolve technical issues that may arise when using digital tools and technologies

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the indicators and causes of climate change
• Understand the effects of climate change on plants, animals and people
• Understand how the impact on the environment can be measured
• Understand how individuals and businesses can reduce their carbon footprint

What you'll be able to do

• Describe the key characteristics of a successful entrepreneur, including resilience, creativity, and risk-taking
• Explain the importance of innovation and adaptability in entrepreneurship
• Analyse the skills and qualities required to start and run a successful business
• Assess own strengths as an enterprising person, identifying areas of competence and potential
• Reflect on personal skills and attributes that contribute to entrepreneurial success
• Identify areas where further development is needed to enhance enterprise skills and knowledge
• Explore different ways to develop enterprise skills and knowledge, such as training courses, mentoring, and networking

What you'll be able to do

• Explore ideas for an enterprise activity
• Test out ideas with potential customers
• Understand the risks involved in implementing the enterprise activity
• Present an idea for an enterprise activity to an audience

What you'll be able to do

• Effectively use the functions of chosen software for fashion design.
• Manipulate colour effectively in print designs using chosen software, demonstrating an understanding of colour theory.
• Create decorative pattern repeats using chosen software, ensuring seamless tiling and visual appeal.

What you'll be able to do

• Effectively use the functions of chosen software for creating technical illustrations.
• Create accurate and detailed technical illustrations for fashion purposes using chosen software.
• Create professional fashion presentation images and captions using chosen software to effectively communicate design details.

What you'll be able to do

• Work effectively to a given fashion design brief, demonstrating an understanding of the client's requirements.
• Create visual research relevant to a specified brief, gathering inspiration and information to inform the design process.
• Develop initial design ideas based on the research and brief, exploring different concepts and approaches.
• Develop a finished design that meets the requirements of the brief, demonstrating technical skill and creative flair.

What you'll be able to do

• Develop original figure templates for fashion illustration purposes, ensuring accurate proportions and poses.
• Create illustrations for fashion designs, effectively communicating the design details and aesthetic.
• Present a design collection on a storyboard, showcasing the range and coherence of the designs.

What you'll be able to do

• Produce technical drawings of a fashion design, ensuring accuracy and clarity in the representation of garment details.
• Identify appropriate fabrics and trimmings for a fashion design, considering factors such as texture, colour, and suitability for the intended garment.
• Apply fashion illustration techniques to effectively communicate design ideas and concepts.
• Present fashion design work in a professional and visually appealing manner, using appropriate presentation methods.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of visual research in fashion design development, recognising its importance in informing and inspiring design decisions.
• Know key sources for drawn visual research, including libraries, online resources, and historical archives.
• Create visual research for fashion design purposes, gathering and analysing relevant images, sketches, and other visual materials.
• Organise visual research effectively, categorising and storing materials in a way that facilitates easy access and retrieval.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different types of computer games, considering their genres, platforms, and target audiences.
• Design a computer game in response to a client brief, outlining the game's concept, mechanics, and target audience.
• Develop a computer game based on the design, implementing the game mechanics and features.
• Test a computer game to identify and resolve bugs and ensure it meets the design specifications.
• Review a computer game, evaluating its strengths and weaknesses and suggesting improvements.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose of games engines and their role in game development.
• Understand the components of games engines, including rendering engines, physics engines, and scripting languages.
• Use a game engine to plan the development of a 2D or 3D game, outlining the game's structure and assets.
• Create a 2D or 3D game map using a game engine, incorporating terrain, objects, and interactive elements.
• Apply testing techniques to a 2D or 3D game map to identify and resolve issues with gameplay and performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Produce decorative seams, demonstrating skill in creating visually appealing and structurally sound seam finishes.
• Produce different types of buttonhole, including hand-stitched and machine-made buttonholes, ensuring they are neat, durable, and appropriately sized.
• Provide a variety of pleats, demonstrating an understanding of different pleat styles and their application in garment construction.
• Use bias or binding to finish edges and create decorative details, ensuring a clean and professional finish.
• Organise samples of garment construction techniques, documenting the processes and materials used.
• Produce a fabric swatch reference book, including information on fabric properties, care instructions, and potential uses.
• Understand health and safety requirements in the work place, adhering to safe working practices and procedures.

What you'll be able to do

• Know how interlining is used in garment construction, understanding its role in providing structure, support, and shape to garments.
• Know how haberdashery components are used in garment construction, including buttons, zips, fastenings, and other decorative elements.
• Select and cost garment production components, considering factors such as quality, availability, and budget.
• Produce garment pieces accurately, following patterns and instructions to create individual components of a garment.
• Produce a detailed garment, assembling garment pieces and applying finishing techniques to create a complete and well-constructed garment.
• Know about health and safety in the workshop, adhering to safe working practices and procedures.

What you'll be able to do

• Produce pocket samples, demonstrating skill in constructing different types of pockets, such as patch pockets, welt pockets, and inseam pockets.
• Produce collar samples, demonstrating skill in constructing different types of collars, such as stand collars, flat collars, and roll collars.
• Produce samples of a sleeve opening and a cuff, demonstrating skill in constructing different types of sleeve openings and cuffs, such as buttoned cuffs, zippered cuffs, and gathered cuffs.
• Know about health and safety in the workshop, adhering to safe working practices and procedures.

What you'll be able to do

• Communicate effectively with an audience
• Take direction effectively
• Use teamwork effectively in moving a performance project forward
• Explain how to structure performance work to meet the needs of an audience
• Use scripting conventions correctly

What you'll be able to do

• Know the key Health and Safety legislation applicable to a fashion studio or workshop environment
• Understand Health and Safety good practice in a fashion studio or workshop environment, including safe working procedures and risk management
• Work safely in a fashion studio or workshop environment, adhering to relevant safety guidelines and procedures
• Carry out a risk assessment in a fashion studio or workshop environment, identifying potential hazards and implementing control measures

What you'll be able to do

• Explain the roles and responsibilities of employers and employees regarding health, safety, and welfare in the workplace
• Explain how risk assessments contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment
• Identify common workplace hazards and describe appropriate control measures to minimise risks
• Describe the procedures to follow when responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace, including reporting and first aid

What you'll be able to do

• Identify an area of a business that requires improvement in terms of its sustainability practices.
• Identify specific processes, working practices or resources that can be used to support improvements in the identified area of the business, in order to enhance sustainability.
• Develop a detailed project plan designed to support the implementation of improvements in sustainability within the identified area of the business, and present this plan to relevant stakeholders.

What you'll be able to do

• Describe the nature of improvisation
• Create a performance effectively through the process of improvisation
• Describe the functions of a given performance aim, brief or concept
• Contribute effectively to a group improvised performance
• Explain the value of evaluation

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare effectively for an interview, taking into account the role and the organisation.
• Present oneself in a positive and professional manner during an interview, demonstrating relevant skills and experience.
• Review and evaluate one's own performance in an interview, identifying areas for improvement and future development.

What you'll be able to do

• Warm up effectively, preparing the body for dance activities
• Cool down effectively, aiding recovery after dance activities
• Participate actively in trust building exercises to enhance group cohesion
• Create original movement phrases using choreographic principles
• Combine individual movement phrases into a cohesive sequence
• Dance confidently with a partner or within a small group, demonstrating coordination and spatial awareness

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the characteristics of mobile apps, including their platforms, user interfaces, and functionalities.
• Produce a design specification for a mobile app for a specific purpose and audience, detailing the app's features, layout, and user experience.
• Develop a mobile app to meet design specification requirements, implementing the app's functionalities and user interface.
• Test the mobile app against the design specification to ensure it meets the requirements and functions correctly.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the process of multi-track recording and mixing, including the equipment and techniques used.
• Prepare equipment and the recording environment for multi-track recording operations.
• Use a multi-track audio mixer and recording device/software to record and mix audio.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the nature of improvisation, including its principles and techniques.
• Create a performance through the process of improvisation, using appropriate musical elements.
• Know about the changes and patterns in a given score or piece of music, relevant to improvisation.
• Contribute effectively to a group improvised performance, responding to other performers.
• Know about the value of evaluation in improving improvisation and performance skills.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about marketing and promotional processes used within the music industry
• Produce promotional materials suitable for use in the music industry

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different remix styles and audio production processes
• Produce a remix of a piece of music using appropriate techniques
• Review own remix production, identifying areas for improvement

What you'll be able to do

• Know the features and functions of music sequencing software
• Produce music using music software, demonstrating effective use of its features
• Respond to a brief for the production of sequenced music, meeting the specified requirements
• Apply a review process to a sequenced piece of music, identifying strengths and areas for development

What you'll be able to do

• Use technical skills to perform and practice music effectively
• Know the importance of correct posture when performing music, and its impact on performance
• Establish effective practice routines to improve musical skills
• Perform music to a suitable standard
• Review own music progress and performance, identifying areas for improvement and future development

What you'll be able to do

• Know the part music can play in creating mood and atmosphere in a performance context.
• Demonstrate music making skills through performance or composition.
• Know about rhythm and tempo and how they affect the feel of music.
• Select music for use in a performance, considering its suitability for the intended mood and atmosphere.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the history, conventions, and key practitioners of musical theatre performance
• Use acting skills, including characterisation and vocal projection, for a musical theatre performance
• Use dance skills, including technique and choreography, for a musical theatre performance
• Use music performance skills, including singing and rhythm, for a musical theatre performance
• Perform a complete musical theatre work, demonstrating integrated acting, dance, and music skills

What you'll be able to do

• Model garment parts accurately and effectively
• Understand standard figure sizes and their application in garment construction
• Fit and shape a garment for the front and back of the body, ensuring a comfortable and aesthetically pleasing fit

What you'll be able to do

• Know about pattern piece markings and their significance in lay planning
• Understand the importance of comparative lay plans in optimising fabric usage
• Understand fabric characteristics relevant to lay planning, including grain, nap, and stretch
• Complete a lay plan for maximum fabric utilisation, minimising waste and ensuring efficient cutting

What you'll be able to do

• Create fashion blocks accurately and to industry standards
• Adapt a fashion block to produce a dress block, incorporating design features and style variations

What you'll be able to do

• Create dress patterns from design ideas or sketches
• Adapt patterns to create different styles and variations
• Create a pattern and toile for a dress, ensuring accurate fit and design
• Produce a lay plan for the dress pattern, optimising fabric usage and minimising waste

What you'll be able to do

• Know about a range of employment opportunities and the specific requirements for roles within the performing arts sector
• Know about different types of organisations operating in the performing arts sector, including their structures and functions
• Know about the sources of finance and funding available in the performing arts industry, and how they are managed

What you'll be able to do

• Employ disciplines and techniques central to effective performance, such as focus, concentration, and physical control
• Review own contribution to a performance, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
• Review a production, analysing its artistic and technical elements and their impact on the audience

What you'll be able to do

• Utilise photo editing software to achieve a specific, defined purpose.
• Adjust digital images to meet specified requirements.
• Modify digital images to meet specified requirements.
• Prepare digital images to meet specified requirements.

What you'll be able to do

• Plan a series of dance sessions, considering participant needs, learning objectives, and session structure
• Lead a series of dance sessions, providing clear instruction, demonstration, and encouragement
• Understand the purpose of feedback in dance sessions, including its role in promoting learning and development
• Evaluate a dance session, assessing its effectiveness in achieving learning objectives and identifying areas for improvement

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the purpose and benefits of rehearsing music
• Plan a rehearsal, considering objectives and resources
• Use appropriate rehearsal techniques to improve musical performance
• Review the rehearsal process, identifying areas for improvement in future rehearsals

What you'll be able to do

• Identify different song styles and their characteristics
• Describe the use of form in popular music
• Identify the use of subject matter in popular music
• Explain the use of lyrical devices in popular music songs
• Explain the use of compositional devices in popular music songs
• Compose a popular music song, demonstrating appropriate use of form, subject matter, lyrical devices and compositional devices

What you'll be able to do

• Identify the key features of sound effects production, including different types of sound effects and their applications
• Describe the equipment and techniques used in sound effects production
• Produce sound effects using appropriate equipment and techniques

What you'll be able to do

• Describe health and safety measures relating to sound production and recording, including risk assessments and safe working practices
• Use methods and equipment to store sound effectively
• Use methods and equipment to record sound to a satisfactory quality
• Use methods and equipment to manipulate sound to achieve a desired effect
• Apply technical skills and equipment to develop ideas for sound production
• Review own use of sound and recording equipment, identifying areas for improvement

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the basic nature of sound
• Use technical language relating to sound and acoustics

What you'll be able to do

• Know the information required to effectively make tailoring alterations.
• Perform practical sewing skills required for alterations.
• Perform practical finishing skills required for alterations.
• Make alterations to tailored garments according to specifications.
• Know about health and safety requirements and procedures in the tailoring workshop.

What you'll be able to do

• Produce tailored pocket samples to a specified standard.
• Produce a trouser zip sample to a specified standard.
• Know the uses of lining in tailored garments.
• Know the uses of interfacing in tailored garments.
• Know about health and safety requirements and procedures in the tailoring workshop.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare effectively for tailored garment construction.
• Prepare patterns accurately for cutting tailored garments.
• Prepare fabric correctly for cutting tailored garments.
• Cut fabric accurately for tailored garment construction.
• Produce tailored trousers to a specified standard.
• Apply appropriate finishing techniques to tailored garments.
• Review own work and identify areas for improvement.
• Know about health and safety requirements and procedures in garment construction.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the properties and uses of different fabrics used in tailoring.
• Use hand stitching techniques commonly used in tailoring.
• Take and use standard body measurements for tailoring.
• Take and use personal measurements for tailoring.
• Understand health and safety requirements and procedures in the tailoring workshop.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify different time signatures and their characteristics
• Define rhythmic terminology, notations and patterns
• Reproduce melodies accurately
• Demonstrate the ability to sing during rehearsals
• Demonstrate the ability to harmonise during rehearsals
• Demonstrate the ability to sing during performances
• Demonstrate the ability to harmonise during performances
• Recognise different cadences in music
• Demonstrate harmonic perception skills
• Identify changes of dynamic in music
• Identify changes of articulation in music
• Identify changes of tempo in music
• Identify changes of tonality in music

What you'll be able to do

• Describe the components of a DJ rig and their functions
• Explain how to design a DJ rig to meet specific performance requirements
• Perform a DJ set to an audience, demonstrating appropriate mixing techniques and track selection
• Evaluate a DJ set, identifying strengths and weaknesses in performance and track selection
• Suggest improvements to future DJ sets based on the evaluation

What you'll be able to do

• Understand website fundamentals, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Understand website design principles, including usability, accessibility, and responsiveness.
• Design a website for an audience and purpose, considering the website's content, layout, and user experience.
• Produce planning documentation for a website in response to a client brief, outlining the website's structure, content, and functionality.
• Create a website based on the planning documentation, implementing the website's design and functionality.
• Test a website for functionality, ensuring all links and features work correctly.
• Review a website for usability, assessing its ease of use and user experience.
• Refine a website based on testing and review feedback, making improvements to its functionality and usability.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand employment opportunities in the creative industries, including different roles and career pathways.
• Assess own skills, knowledge and experience against the requirements of specific roles within the creative industries.
• Plan own development activities to support progression into chosen areas within the creative industries.