Your ideal career and dream team await you! If you aspire to a career as a Fashion Designer, Textile Designer, Product Developer, Production Manager, Couturier, Fashion Business owner, then this course is for you.
The Advanced Diploma of applied fashion design and merchandising has been designed to give you the skills required to work as an Independent Fashion Designer, as part of a design team or in the field of Design Management. The course can also be tailored to provide you with learning in the fields of advanced patternmaking, product development and the management of fashion design systems.
Our Fashion students have been selected to partake in Melbourne Fashion Week!
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed to show that you have achieved the skills and knowledge required by the course. Assessment may include written, oral or practical assessment methods. You will know in advance about the type of assessment and how it will operate. There is the opportunity for reassessment and appeal and you will be given this information.
What will I study?
You will study a variety of areas within the Fashion Industry framework that will assist you so that you are successful and job ready for the fashion industry. You will learn how to design a complete capsule 'Signature Collection' and have the opportunity to be selected to showcase in Melbourne Fashion Week. Advanced Pattern making including digital pattern making - Stylecad, CAD (Computer Aided Design), textiles, advanced construction techniques and all aspects of fashion business; including commercial design, business strategy, business planning, sustainable fashion and working with supply chains are part of the curriculum. You will gain the knowledge and skills to develop and manage a career in the fashion industry, both established and emerging. We offer students a variety of real-life industry experiences so that they are career-ready when they graduate. Students will have opportunities to apply their studies by partaking in sought-after internships around Melbourne.
What Skills will I have when I complete this course?
You will gain skills in design, patternmaking, product development, fashion business management, buying, marketing, textile design and couture sewing techniques. You will also master computer-aided design and pattern making programs as well as aspects of fashion social media marketing and sustainable fashion.