Post O/L’s? Fast-Track to World-Class Design Career Pathways with AOD
View(s):- No waiting, just growth; the AOD fast-track path takes creative thinkers from
O/L results to world-class design careers without pause.
Every year, thousands of Sri Lankan students face the same crossroad after their O/L results. Now what? Traditionally, the answer has been to wait it out, analyse the results, choose an A/Ls stream based on results disregarding your career dreams as secondary, then consider higher studies. But today, in a world where 16-year-olds can become self-made millionaires through creative thinking, time is too precious to lose. The careers of the future are already unfolding, and the skills most in demand are not creative, innovative, and a curious mix of handskills and tech.
This is why AOD has built a fast-track pathway into world-class creative careers, allowing students to begin their journey right after O/Ls, without the usual delay.
A Foundation programme that opens doors
The AOD Foundation Design is a 6 month programme designed as a gateway into five internationally recognised degrees awarded by Northumbria University, available in completion in Sri Lanka at AOD, or in the UK, depending on student needs.
AOD’s fast-track pathway essentially prepares students to five BA (Hons) degrees, Fashion & Textile Design, Fashion Design & Marketing, Interior Design, Visual Communication Design, and Motion Graphics & Animation Design, through the Foundation Design programme that qualifies them for undergraduate studies.
The foundation equips students with essential creative skills, academic readiness, and industry knowledge, so that they can transition directly into degrees and complete their undergraduate studies sooner. This means students can graduate earlier, enter the workforce or start their own businesses, building early careers at a time when creativity is increasingly valuable.
Careers without borders
AOD’s role does not end in the classroom. With strong industry partnerships from Sri Lanka’s multi-billion-dollar apparel sector to leading global creative agencies, and as an influential catalyst of Sri Lanka’s creative industries, AOD offers its students powerful professional networks to step into real careers in design and creativity. For those with the entrepreneurial spark, AOD is the ideal connector and stepping stone to investment opportunities and guidance even after graduating. With a dedicated graduate employment unit, AOD has its alumni working with multinational companies, contributing to design-led industries worldwide, and even launching their own ventures locally and internationally,
For parents, this means assurance that a child’s creativity will not only be nurtured, but transformed into employability without delay. Through AOD’s long-standing partnerships with international brands and creative industries and the academic validation through Northumbria University that asserts global standards AOD ensures its students are industry-ready even before they even graduate.
Why time matters more than ever
The world our young people will inherit is changing faster than ever. Careers that thrive today demand creativity, problem-solving, and innovation. By starting earlier, students gain not only knowledge, but the advantage of time. This is time to experiment, to grow, and to build a career foundation without being stuck in academic cycles for several more years.
AOD believes that when a young person is brimming with ideas, and has an idea about where they want to go in life, the worst thing we can do is make them wait. Instead, AOD believes in opening doors as soon as they are ready, guiding them with expertise, connecting them with industry, and preparing them for the careers of tomorrow, creating safe and guided space for experimenting, trying out ideas, and making mistakes before they launch.
A direct pathway from school to career
With academic validation from Northumbria University, AOD delivers a curriculum that meets the same global benchmarks as leading universities abroad. Students in Colombo are trained under the very frameworks that shape design careers in Europe, North America, and Asia, giving them an edge in employability both locally and internationally.
The future does not wait, and neither should our children. With AOD’s Foundation in Design, students can step straight from O/Ls into a pathway that leads to world-class qualifications and global careers in design.
Because in this world where creativity is a serious currency, time is definitely of the essence.
Find out more about the AOD’s Design Foundation Plus and Degree pathways at www.aod.lk or Call AOD on 0741120276.
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