UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR FOLIO PREPARATION AND CREATE

If you would like more information about NCAT Folio Preparation or NCAT Create and a tour of our facilities, we have an information session coming up at the beginning of Term Three. Swing by and say hello!

NCAT FOLIO PREPARATION

and NCAT CREATE

INFORMATION SESSIONS

6 PM SHARP

TUESDAY 7th AUGUST 2018

NORTHERN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS & TECHNOLOGY

62 MURRAY ROAD, PRESTON

Due to building works,

entry is via Sheila St or Jensen Rd gates.

Sessions start promptly

Call 03 9478 1333 for further details or check the NCAT website ncat.vic.edu.au

FOLIO PREPARATION APPLICATIONS FOR 2019 ARE NOW OPEN

Apply now to study Art or Design at NCAT Folio Preparation

HOW TO APPLY

You will need to apply directly to NCAT Folio Preparation, not through VTAC. Please note that we are listed in the VTAC Guide though.
We accept applications from mid year onwards. On receiving your application we will contact you to arrange an interview time. We interview students from August onwards. Applications after December will be accepted, however only early applications can be guaranteed a place in the course.
You will be required to bring some creative work to your interview to give us an idea of your existing skills and interests. This could include some evidence of drawing/design/art work or any other supplementary information you regard as creative. 
Applicants to this course MUST have satisfactorily completed the VCE/VCAL senior or if over 21, be able to display equivalency to VCE/VCAL Senior through experience. We understand that you may not have received final VCE/VCAL results on application but be aware that NCAT Folio Preparation course offers are provisional on you successfully gaining your VCE or VCAL Senior qualification.
Application forms are available online at ncat.vic.edu.au or by downloading a form by clicking the  button below. 

For further information about the course or to submit an application, please contact:
NCAT Folio Preparation
Telephone: (03) 9478 1333
Email : NCATfoliopreparation@gmail.com 
WEB: ncat.vic.edu.au

FOLIO PREPARATION IS DESIGNED TO:

• Provide students with a tailor-made program that suits their individual needs & requirements
• Build student’s confidence and creative maturity
• Improve students’ practical and conceptual skills, and provide them with a substantial body of practical work for Tertiary interview and entrance. 
• Provide detailed careers research and counselling to enable students to make informed choices regarding the multitude of art & design courses and careers on offer
• Introduce students to new media 
• ​​​​​​​Introduce students to the Adobe suite of computer programs including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Indesign, building their creative computer skills to a proficient level 
• Cater for a range of skills and interests, from beginners to advanced students 
• Enable mature-aged students seeking a career change to build their practical and conceptual skills and to create a comprehensive portfolio
• Enable students to trial a wide range of skills and techniques in either art or design discipline

UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSION

6PM, TUESDAY 7th AUGUST 2018

at 

NORTHERN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS & TECHNOLOGY

62 MURRAY ROAD, PRESTON
NOTE: Due to building works, entry is via Sheila St or Jensen Rd gates.

WELCOME TO THE 2018 NCAT FOLIO PREPARATION STUDENTS!

Welcome to our 2018 Folio Preparation cohort. It is a full house this year! Students have come from all over the place... even Perth! The students are spread over two groups - Design and Visual Arts. We are looking forward to a cracking year of creativity. Apologies to those on the waiting list who missed out on a position. You are welcome to reapply for 2019 but get in early. Applications open in June.

Interested? You can read more about what is in store for the students here

WELOME ON BOARD TO OUR FOLIO PREP 2017 GROUPS!

The staff at NCAT Folio Preparation wish to welcome our latest Folio Prep student cohort! Both the Design and Visual Art groups are fully subscribed this year. 

There is nothing like a full house!

The students enjoyed fast paced, action packed orientation day this week and we look forward to getting into the groove of classes next week!

At right they are building straw towers in a frantic competition to be the tallest. Icebreaker!

FOLIO PREP STUDENTS FRAMED

This year the NCAT Folio Preparation students meandered their way to a secret destination by solving a series of creative and cryptic clues. They ended up at the beach and were framed to prove it! Here are some of the shots.

        

NCAT CREATE 2015

Congratulations to the 2015 Create students who are currently in transition from NCAT into the wider creative industries.
Students have been offered positions at VCA BA Fine Art Painting, Monash University BA Fine Arts, RMIT BA  Fine Arts and RMIT Diploma of Visual Arts. One student is about to launch into a future as an illustrator, another is heading for Art Therapy. Several students currently have works in exhibitions. Two students are using their new found creative skills in teaching settings. A group of students have moved into an artists studio together and several students are working towards an exhibition. Everyone is madly producing art in a multitude of ways. It is so exciting to watch them discover themselves as emerging artists!

FOLIO PREPARATION INFORMATION SESSION

NCAT Folio Preparation has an information session coming up on Tuesday 13th October at 6pm. If you are interested in building a fabulous set of art or design skills along with a great folio for entry to Uni, come along for a chat!

Staff will be around for anyone interested in Create as well.

NCAT Folio Preparation: 100% success rate for the third year running!

We are thrilled to announce that all of our 2013 Folio Preparation students who successfully completed the VTAC Tertiary/TAFE application process have been given first round offers! This follows the last two year's 100% success rate! Our students will be going on to highly diverse courses from within the Art and Design fields, which is really exciting to see. 

(Some of) the 2013 Folio Preparation students at the Semi-Permanent Conference

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them all on their hard work and persistence. Some students came to us unsure of their direction but they all left us confident, well skilled and really ready for University. Their preparation included intensive work on interview techniques, research on career pathways, a methodical approach to the VTAC preselection process and the production of truly amazing art and design folios. They will confidently head off to university with friends made at Folio Preparation.

We wish them all well on their individual journeys and look forward to seeing them do wonderful things in the future! We will also enjoy seeing them return to NCAT to possibly present to staff and students at forums and Industry days in the coming years.

Here is a run down on the courses they have been accepted into!

2014 TERTIARY OFFERS NCAT FOLIO PREPARATION – DESIGN STREAM:
Communication Design	RMIT University	City
Communication Design	Monash University	Caulfield
Interactive Digital Media	RMIT University	City
Design - Graphic	Swinburne University of Technology	Hawthorn
Graphic Design	Victoria University	City Flinders
Graphic Design	NMIT	Fairfield
Textile Design and Development	RMIT University	Brunswick
NCAT FOLIO PREPARATION – VISUAL ARTS STREAM:
Fine Art (Print Imaging Practice)	RMIT University	City
Fine Arts (Production)	VCA – Melbourne University	Southbank
Visual Art	RMIT University	City
Textile Design	RMIT University	Brunswick
Photography and Photo Imaging	RMIT University	City
Photography-Digital/Analogue/Commercial/Art	Photographic Imaging College	Preston

FORMER FOLIO PREPARATION STUDENT ANITA RYLEY NOW VICE PRESIDENT OF AGDA

Anita Ryley

Matthew McKenzie

Former NCAT Folio Preparation student, Anita Ryley (ne: McArthur) been appointed as the new Vice President of the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA). 

Anita completed Folio Preparation back in 1999 (when it was known as NDS) and went on to graduate from RMIT University's Communication Design (Then Graphic Design) in 2002, where she met future Seesaw Studio co-partner, Matthew McKenzie. 

Melbourne's Seesaw Studio, of which Anita is Creative Director & co-partner, has recently won in the Identity-Range of Implementation category for the Flinders Hotel project at the 2012 AGDA Australian Design Biennale. 

As Creative Director, Anita "brings a passion for brand development, collaboration and strategy to Seesaw’s creative solutions. She has been past judge of both the Fairfax Employment Marketing Awards and Brisbane Advertising and Design Club awards". She is also a guest writer for Desktop Mag. 

Seesaw Studio is the brand agency that has overseen the wonderful creative collaboration that is the rebranding of NCAT (Northern College of the Arts & Technology) - from initial concepts to full roll out. It has been an exciting project for us, seeing our former student manage a difficult project with maturity and creative insight. Swapping roles from student to creative director | from teacher to real-life client was inspiring! 

Congratulations to Anita & the team at Seesaw!

NCAT Rebrand 

NCAT Folio Preparation - Northern College of the Arts & Technology

http://ncat.vic.edu.au/

Images and quoted text reproduced with thanks to Seesaw Studio seesawstudio.com.au


 

100% Success rate at NCAT Folio Preparation for the second year running!

We are thrilled to announce that 100% of our 2012 Folio Preparation students who went through the VTAC Tertiary/TAFE application process have been given first round offers! This follows last year's 100% success rate! Our students will be going on to highly diverse courses from within the Art and Design fields, which is really exciting to see. 

(Some) of the 2012 group.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them all on their hard work and persistence. Some students came to us unsure of their direction but they all left us confident, well skilled and really ready for Uni/TAFE. 

We wish them all well on their individual journeys and look forward to seeing them do wonderful things in the future! We will also enjoy seeing them return to NCAT to present at forums and Industry days in the coming years.

Here is a run down on the courses they have been accepted into!

Fine Art	Monash University
Fine Art (Expanded Studio Practice)	RMIT University
Animation (Fine Art)	VCA - University Of Melbourne
Games Design	RMIT University
Communication Design	Monash University
Textile Design	RMIT University
Interior Architecture	Monash University
Animation and Interactive Media	RMIT University
Arts	La Trobe University
Visual Communication Design	Deakin University
Games Design	RMIT University
Landscape Architecture	RMIT University
Photography and Photo Imaging	RMIT University TAFE
Visual Merchandising	Kangan TAFE
Sustainable Landscape Design	Swinburne TAFE
Illustration	NMIT
Fashion Design	Box Hill Institute of TAFE
Graphic Design	RMIT University TAFE
Photography and Photo-imaging	NMIT
Graphic Design	Victoria University
Graphic Design	NMIT
Beauty Therapy	Victoria University
Building Design	NMIT