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Hi q2a
I am hoping you may be able to help me find a college course for a photography course and dress making course in the preston area.
I work full time so the course would have to be in the evening.
I am interested in all aspects of photography and enjoy taking photos but this is as far as my technical skills go.
Regarding dress making, i want to be able to make and alter clothes but as i am only 22 i dont want an old fuddy duddy course where clothes are made from basic patterns. I want a course aimed at young people. Hope this is enough infomoramtion for you to be able to help.
Also, how much will the courses cost me?
thanks q2a
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Hi courses in Preston
Thank you for contacting us with your enquiry.
We understand from your enquiry that you want to do some part - time courses in Preston in the evening in both photography and dress making and want to know where you can do these courses and at what cost.
Regarding photography if you have access to the internet go on to www.preston.ac.uk which is Preston College's website. From there you can click on the course search on the left hand side, type in photography and it comes up with some courses. The courses listed are below:
Digital photography - City and Guilds 6923
Digital Photography (PC Additions)
Digital Photography - City and Guilds 7511-01 level 3
Photography - ACE (Adult Continuing Education)
Below is a summary for each course from the website:
Digital Photography - City and Guilds 6923
- The course will help you understand digital photography / imaging and its applications
- All classes will take place on either a Monday or a Wednesday evening 6-9pm and lasts for 1 year
- The course is for people aged 19 or over
- You need access to a digital camera with full manual controls e.g. digital SRL or any camera that has aperture + shutter speed controls
- Course content - digital photography, camera use, composition, filters and effects, exploring different types of photography, digital imaging ('photoshop') in relation to photography
- You will complete 3 projects, assessed through assignments and a multiple choice test
Digital photography (PC Additions)
- The course will be held at a variety of Preston College Centres, for details of days and times contact the advice centre on 01772 225522
- No formal entry requirements, but must be aged 19+
- Course content - digital photography, camera use, composition, filters and effects, exploring different types of photography, digital imaging and photoshop in relation to photography
- You need to provide your own camera with fully manual controls or any camera that has aperture etc
- There are no assessments on this course
Digital Photography - City and Guilds 7511 - 01 Level 3
- All classes will take place on a Wednesday evening 6-9pm and lasts for one year
- This course is for people aged 19+ and a level 2 qualification is needed to enrol on the course
- As with the other courses a digital camera is needed
- Course Content - digital photography , camera use, composition, filters and effects, exploring different types of photography, advanced digital imaging in relation to photography, use of aperture image control software, studio lighting (control and effect), raw image processing
- You complete 3 projects and are assessed on course work only
Photography - ACE (Adult Continuing Education)
- The course help you to take better pictures to capture those special moments
- This is a 10 week course lasting two hours in an evening, for more details of days and times contact the advice centre on 01772 225522
- You need to be aged 19+ and have your own camera
- There is no formal examination
To get a place on any of these courses you will need to have an informal interview with an Adult Admissions Adviser. To make an appointment you should call the Preston College Advice Centre on 01772 225522 or email pc4u@preston.ac.uk
Depending on your circumstances you may be able to study free or at a reduced rate, but you can get information about this when you ring or email as above.
Many courses have limited places so it's best to enquire as soon as you can, following the interview the earliest you can enrol is mid - June. Bearing in mind it is now October you may have to wait until next year to enrol either in January if courses start then or in September 2009.
As a general rule if you're working full - time and are over 19 you are expected to pay for the cost of your course. You may be able to pay in installments though so it's worth checking the options available to you out.
Regarding dress making Preston College does seem the place to look. They have three courses:
- Dress Making and Tailoring
- Dress making for beginners
- Dressmaking
Below is some information taking from Preston College's website www.preston.ac.uk about each course:
Dress Making and Tailoring
- Course lasts for 10 weeks and is part - time in the evening (Wednesday's 7pm - 9pm)
- The cost for the course is £64
Dress Making for Beginners
- The course lasts for 10 weeks and is part - time on a Wednesday morning 9.30am - 11.30am
- The cost for the course is £64
Dressmaking
- The course lasts for 12 weeks and is part - time on a Wednesday morning 9.30am - 11.30am
- The course costs £72
Again it's best to telephone Preston College regarding payment, course availability, start date etc. Also worth asking what the dress making courses really entail and whether they are designed for young people or not.
Also, if you go to www.hotcourses.com and enter preston, photography, in the search 24 different courses come up. There were also 6 courses for dressmaking. Do have a look, you might spot just what you are looking for.
Also, in terms of making and altering clothes do you have any family members that can help you learn this as well? You say your nearest town is Preston. If you go on www.lancsycs.org/Go4it and follow the links for Preston you will find a list of youth centres in the Preston area, we have listed them below so hopefully one of them will be quite close to you: They may well have a course on, also there is information about other activities to do with photography in the Preston area, though they might not be quite what you are looking for
- Plunginton Youth and Community Centre , Brook St, Plunginton, Preston, PR1 7ND, Tel: 01772 827840, email bob.casey@ed.lancscc.gov.uk
- Moor Nook Youth and Community Centre, Burholme Road, Moor Nook, Preston, PR2 6HN, Tel: 01772 793126, email tim.brampton@lancashire.gov.uk
- Star Youth Club, Tulketh Crescent, Ashton, Preston, PR2 2RH, Tel: 01772 728573, email: anne.wilkinson@ed.lancscc.gov.uk
- Talking Heads Youth and Community Centre, Ribbleton Hall Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6EE, Tel: 01772 793126, email: tim.brampton@lancashire.gov.uk
- City Centre, Preston Bus Station (Opposite Bus Stand 36), Preston, Tel: 01772 203417, email: lorna.stevens@ed.lancscc.gov.uk
- 18 Clarendon Centre, Ingol youth club, Whitby Avenue, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3YP, tel: Sarah Atkinson 07855400
There may also be posters up about classes for photography and dressmaking in the libraries and also in your local infocentre:
Urban Exchange, Mount St, Preston, PR1 8BQ, tel: 01772 255305, open 9.30am - 5pm Monday - Friday.
We hope we have answered your enquiry and that you successfully enrol onto the courses you want, please come back to us if you need further assistance.
Best Wishes
Q2A
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