CITY AND GUILDS PHOTOGRAPHY LEVEL 1

LINKS

Level 1 qualification handbook:
http://www.cityandguilds.com/documents/ind_media_photography/VRQ_level_1_Diploma_in_Photo_Imaging_7512.handbook_V2.pdf

Level 1 assessment pack:
http://www.cityandguilds.com/documents/ind_media_photography/7512_Level_1_Assessment_pack_v1..pdf

There are 12 qualifications at Level 1, making it easy to find one that meets your needs. There are 7 short Awards that each cover 1 specific aspect of photography. There are also 5 Certificates in Specialist Photography that give you a broader set of skills in a particular kind of photo imaging.

Awards

For these 7 Awards, you'll take 1-3 units that cover the area you'll be certified in:

Award in Photography
Award in Photo Image Capture and Manipulation
Award in Specialist Image Capture
Award in Image Capture
Award in Digital Image Manipulation
Award in Darkroom Printing
Award in Photo Image Presentation.

For the Award in Specialist Image Capture, you'll choose 1 unit that covers the particular kind of specialist photography you're interested in - landscape, building, close-up, people or events.
Certificates

There are 5 Certificates in Specialist Photography, each covering a different area:

landscape
building
close-up
people
events.

Each Certificate has 2 core units - 1 covering the basics of your chosen style of photography and 1 covering the presentation of photo images.

You also choose 1 optional unit from:

Digital image manipulation
Darkroom printing.