Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Explore how ideas become real products through hands-on design, drawing, and prototyping. This course blends creativity with technology, giving you practical experience in materials, 3D modelling, and digital fabrication. You’ll learn to design with purpose blending creativity, sustainability, and real-world problem solving.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Combined Materials 5N0764
Design Skills 5N0784
Drawing 5N1862
Art Woodwork 5N1559
Communications 5N0690
Parametric CAD 5N5765
Appreciation of Art, Craft & Design 5N0755
Work Experience 5N1356
Maths for STEM 5N0556
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course results in a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
Many students also continue their studies through the Higher Education Links Scheme, using their QQI qualification to access other design-based courses such as Industrial Design, Interaction Design, and Sustainable Innovation in Ireland and abroad.
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
This is recognised by TU Dublin, and NCAD for alternative entry qualification to Product Design (TU Dublin, TU811), Product Design (NCAD, AD212) and other Third Level Institutions for design based courses.