Gateway Qualifications Level 3 CAD 3D for Garden Designers

Rules of Combination

Learners must achieve two mandatory units.

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Units

What is the purpose of this qualification?

To give learners the tools and techniques to use CAD in their garden design work.

This qualification is suitable for learners who wish to use CAD 3D in their garden design work. It has been developed for post 16 learners who are working in the field of Garden Design and who plan to progress to higher education programmes in Garden Design or to employment.

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What skills, knowledge, or understanding does this qualification develop?

Ability to use CAD to support their work in garden design.

Learners will take 2 mandatory units:

• Garden Design: Creating and manipulating 3D Objects and layout Plans using Computer-Aided Design
• Garden Design: Creating the full 3D Garden model using CAD

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Which sector does this qualification support?

Learners could use this qualification to support progression to employment in a Garden Design or other Design related field.

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What are the progression options?

Learners could also use this qualification to support progression to higher education in Garden Design or other fields where knowledge and skills of CAD would be useful.

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Progression & Entry Requirements

Learners do not need any prior qualifications or a specific level of attainment to take this qualification. However learners will benefit from having taken level 2 units in CAD.

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Funding information

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The following support materials will help you to deliver this qualification.

Internal Quality Assurance

Special Considerations and Reasonable Adjustment Forms