This qualification is the 2nd year of a 2 year Extended Diploma which will give you the opportunity to gain the qualifications, skills and experience needed to progress a career in the Performing Arts industry. The performing arts industry offers many exciting opportunities including acting, direction, stage management and theatre and arts administration. Acting & Drama courses at City College prepare you for further training and employment in the performing arts industry. You will be given extensive support in planning for your future career and training and preparation for auditions and interviews. By focusing on the practical application of acting skills through a series of professionally realistic, public performance projects you will advanced and practise the skills needed by this highly exciting and competitive industry. You will be part of a very committed team, working closely with all the other students to produce your work. Students at Diploma/Certificate level are expected to show very high levels of creativity, self-discipline, and total professionalism. You must be ready to be totally committed to the idea “the show must go on”. As well as providing acting training, this course emphasises the skills that all employers are looking for, including team work, self-confidence, communication skills, self-motivation and the ability to meet targets. Each year there will be a few places available to learners who already have Level 3 qualifications (A Levels or BTEC Level 3) who wish to gain practical experience in Acting and/or assistance in making applications to vocational degrees. These students will gain a BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma.

The Diploma is the equivalent of 3 A-levels and provides all the UCAS points needed to progress onto University or Drama School. The emphasis on practical Acting skills means that you have every opportunity to be fully prepared for Drama School and University auditions. You will be fully supported in making applications and the preparation of appropriate audition material.