Dare not study abroad when facing the risk of overseas epidemic? Gap is reluctant to spare time for a year and afraid to face the greater unknown? High tuition fees for preparatory courses, jet lag, Internet classes at home? Now, the opportunity for the Jedi to fight back is brought to you by natural light! BTEC Art International Foundation, the most authoritative examination and certification institution in the UK, the degree credit accreditation qualification of 200 universities in the world, the original preparatory training plan of top art colleges in the UK, the "straight promotion class" of dream school at home, cost-effective exchange for equivalent credit degrees, and the British direct record offer is included in advance, so as to create an enhanced overseas study plan that will not be disturbed by the epidemic, Save time and money, seamlessly link the road to academic advancement!

BTEC Art International Foundation

Why BTEC?

For many students applying to the UK, preparatory courses are the first hurdle. Some popular majors in top universities even "strongly recommend" students to take a preparatory course to consolidate their basic ability and cultivate correct learning methods. The learning experience of "preparatory courses" is a strong proof of the ability to successfully advance to undergraduate learning.

Requirements for BTEC degree mentioned in the UAL application conditions

How to choose a reliable training method in the face of various preparatory courses in the market? The first choice, of course, is the British official certification - BTEC. In addition to the degree and academic score stamped with authority, we can often see BTEC applications in the application requirements of British famous schools such as UAL, Glasgow, Brighton, Edinburgh, etc., which shows its weight and authenticity!

University of Edinburgh And Goldsmith's requirements for BTEC

This year, due to the impact of the epidemic, many students have to face the forced postponement of their plans to study abroad, but the temporary accumulation of strength is not to give up, and waiting is not equal to inaction. Choose the "elite school promotion class" that you can attend at home, and use high-energy learning plans to impact the most guaranteed application results.

What is BTEC?

BTEC (Business&Technology Education Council) is the largest examination and certification institution in the UK. It is a brand education product of Edexcel.

Overall Introduction to BTEC Art International Foundation

At present, there are 200 universities around the world recognized BTEC qualification certificates. BTEC degrees are recognized by major UK universities and some Australian and North American universities and can be exchanged for equivalent credits. In addition to certification, students can directly apply for first-year courses in British universities after obtaining the BTEC certificate.

Basic planning for students applying for UK undergraduate courses

BTEC training program is open to all students who are interested in applying for undergraduate courses in British universities. The courses are seamlessly linked to British undergraduate colleges and universities. They are divided into different systems and sectors according to different majors. Academic courses in the field of art and design are not limited to academic fields. They perfectly combine the best academic traditions in the UK with the development and evaluation of major skills required in practical work.

Officially recognized subject level in the UK

In the course, according to the students' foundation and application objectives, customized training is carried out from four aspects: skill performance, research ability, creative thinking, and finished product display, to expand and unlock the improvement of students' comprehensive ability and lay a solid professional foundation for students to promote to British undergraduate.

Why natural light BTEC?

Natural Light won the BTEC art and design training qualification as early as the beginning of 2019. All teachers are from the most senior teaching team of the six major departments of Natural Light. They have received the official training of Pearson Group BTEC, and have been awarded qualification certificates. Our teaching team has strict teaching awareness and audit standards, and the BTEC Teaching Center of Natural Light will regularly conduct periodic assessment of teaching staff to ensure the professionalism of the teaching team and the final teaching results.

Natural light qualification of each campus

In the application season last year, we realized that all students of BTEC program were offered direct undergraduate offers by British universities, including many London University of the Arts Top art schools such as UAL, Goldsmiths, BCU, GSA and UCA are also strong proof of our teaching strength!

In addition, the cost of high cost performance is corresponding to the high-energy teaching plan and top configuration team. First of all, in terms of economic cost, BTEC, a natural light, avoids the danger of going overseas at a special time, and is far lower than the cost of going to the UK to study preparatory courses;

Secondly, in terms of time and energy, the professional training plans of British colleges and universities are directly linked, and the efficient and compact curriculum and professional review mechanism can quickly improve and consolidate the professional ability of students, and ensure that every student can obtain high-quality work output applied by the linked colleges and universities.

Finally, based on the mature teaching system of "interdisciplinary" in Natural Light Product 4.0, which includes all majors of six major departments, and the strong support of overseas alliance recruiter resources, Natural Light BTEC curriculum establishes a flexible curriculum structure according to each student's core needs and own conditions, and provides diversified curriculum content, So as to realize the long-term application planning from zero foundation to customized offer of famous schools for each student.

How do you get excited about high energy and value courses? In the face of risks, it is better to plan a road suitable for yourself scientifically than to stop learning plans. Natural light will escort your dream! After understanding the prerequisite background of BTEC, let's take a look at the curriculum of BTEC with natural light!

Curriculum of natural light BTEC

1. Full coverage subject direction and customized curriculum

The Natural Light BTEC course is intended for all students who are interested in applying for the British undergraduate art major. Our course system, based on years of experience in portfolio training, has been comprehensively assessed by Pearson Group in all aspects of the UK, and was finally authorized to issue the certification of pre art design courses in 2019.

At present, our curriculum system is connected with the art majors of British and American universities, covering almost all disciplines, including: pure art/graphic design/illustration/architectural design/interior design/product design fashion design/fabric design/jewelry design/animation design/photography, etc.

The curriculum will establish a flexible curriculum structure according to each student's core needs and own conditions, and provide diversified curriculum content. The assignment of each learning center is tailored by the center according to the specific situation of the students, and approved by Pearson. The specific and highly targeted and guaranteed.

2. 3 groups of teaching frameworks, 10 teaching units, and comprehensive improvement of the four major ability sectors

The natural light BTEC course is a long-term teaching and training plan. Based on the review requirements and curriculum settings of British universities, the course content is divided into three groups of teaching frameworks: Exploratory/Experimental Exploration, Pathway/Professional Advancement, Confirmation/Graduation Creation.

According to the application needs of students, take the independent graduation proposition of the third stage as the purpose of ability training, expand and unlock the ability improvement of students. To complete the first and second stages of BTEC discipline learning, we should train students from four aspects: skill performance, research ability, creative thinking and finished product display.

[Skill performance] Cultivate students' modeling foundation, software skills, and academic artistic literacy;

[Research ability] Master research methodology and analysis methods, so as to promote follow-up experimental exploration and concept realization;

[Creativity/design thinking] Through professional thinking guidance, students can develop independent thinking and logical thinking;

[Finished product display] aims at the final work, so as to learn to redefine and improve the dimension of creative expression.

In the above four aspects, gradually master the core skills of 2D and 3D disciplines, media exploration and experimental ability, independent learning ability, analytical ability, logical cultivation, independent thinking, concept generation, redefinition ability and expressiveness. Thus, BTEC preparatory study and final college application requirements can be completed in an advanced manner.

3. Multi audit system strictly monitors teaching quality

The Natural Light BTEC learning plan not only focuses on the teaching results, but also focuses on the learning process. It has developed a multiple teaching audit system to plug into each teaching link, and strictly monitors the teaching quality and control the teaching results through certain internal and external audit pressure.

First, the first level is the internal audit+external audit system officially set by BTEC, namely the ISO monitoring system. The internal audit is independently conducted by the learning center according to official requirements and students are rated; The external audit is conducted by the Pearson official twice a year, and the official external auditor is assigned to the learning center to conduct a one-day learning audit.

External review of 2019 natural light BTEC course

Specific audit forms include:

[Internal evaluation]: student self-evaluation and project speech, instructor evaluation, Natural Light National Teaching and Research Center, and internal evaluation of overseas admissions officers;

[External evaluation]: BTEC official regular evaluation and review;

[Evaluation method] periodic review+internal feedback report, and each subject shall have at least two internal evaluations;

[Assessment content]: unit phased achievements, mastery of basic skills, experimental exploration achievements, speaking and expression ability, teamwork ability, work expression and integrity.

At each stage, there will be natural light and officially designated audit standards. Only after the final external assessment is passed, can the trainees obtain the BTEC certificate diploma. Through periodic review tasks, we can control and adjust students' learning progress at any time, and fundamentally guarantee students' learning achievements and the final application success rate!

The epidemic has prevented us from traveling to explore the world, but we will not stop our pursuit of art and the future. The natural light will also continue to overcome all difficulties and forge ahead on the road to your famous school! This year's application season, we sincerely invite you who pursue your dreams to join the BTEC Art International Preparatory Program of Natural Light to continue the myth of 100% British based famous schools!

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