fashion design courses

Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Technology

Course Description:

Fashion Design is a landmark course for the Academy of Design. This includes the NRA Australian Fashion Design Awards, Australian Wool Awards, Flair Awards and many more making us one of the countries leading education trainers in fashion design. We have a primary focus on design & product development, innovation and designing to international trends and forecasting. We also continue our focus on growing technology within the industry with job diversity and job outcome as a primary objective. Training fashion within the leading creative fields such as Graphic Arts, Photography and Makeup provides exciting opportunities for our students with networking, producing excellent portfolios & exposing them to diverse areas of the fashion and related industries. The Advanced program introduces more fashion business, marketing and developing ranges there are industry ready, you will get to create two mini collections within the Advanced program and extend your skills and readiness for the fashion industry. Fashion Design is a landmark course for the Academy of Design. We have been training Fashion Design since 2002 and have won awards in almost every major design competition in the country. This includes the NRA Australian Fashion Design Awards, Australian Wool Awards, Flair Awards and many more making us one of the countries leading education trainers in fashion design. We have a primary focus on design & product development, innovation and designing to international trends and forecasting. We also continue our focus on growing technology within the industry with job diversity and job outcome as a primary objective. Training fashion within the leading creative fields such as Graphic Arts, Photography and Makeup provides exciting opportunities for our students with networking, producing excellent portfolios & exposing them to diverse areas of the fashion and related industries.

The study program and curriculum has been designed to include:

Application of the design process
Professional presentation and portfolio development
Project planning; negotiating the brief; managing client relationships
Application of print design and colour
Pattern making
Marketing, styling, illustration
Garment construction
Costing practices and pricing constraints
Critiquing, reflecting and articulating the design problem, process and solutions
Design research methodologies; visualising research
Program management, including client liaison
History of design practice, research culture and theory
Grading
Problem-solving; concept development and testing
Technical knowledge: techniques, processes and materials
Garment construction
Ideas generation
CAD grading
Production practices
Business and even extend their skills in pre-press and catalogue / brochure production

Vocational Outcome:

Designer working for an employer or self-interest
Employed in the areas of – design & product development
Merchandiser
Stylist
Part of fashion workroom team
Fashion events coordinator
Fashion magazine or advertising
Fashion agent
Brochure and marketing material designer
Fashion shoot coordinator
Patternmaker

Course Units:

LMTCL2003B Identify fibres and fabrics
LMTCL2010B Modify patterns to create basic styles
LMTCL20111B Draw and interpret a basic sketch
LMTCL3001B Identify fabric performance and handling requirements
LMTFD2005B Identify design process for fashion designs
LMTFD4001B Apply design studio process
LMTFD4006B Interact and network with fashion industry participants
LMTGN2001B Follow defined OH&S policies and procedures
MSAENV272B Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
LMTCL2001B Use a sewing machine
LMTCL3009B Develop patterns from a block using basic patternmaking principles
LMTFD3004B Draw a trade drawing for fashion design
LMTFD4002B Apply principles of colour theory to fashion design development
LMTFD4003B Assist in preparation of preliminary design concepts
LMTFD4004B Calculate cost estimates for fashion products
LMTFD4005B Communicate and sell design concepts
LMTFD4010B Create pattern to meet design specifications applying advanced patternmaking principles
LMTFD4011B Cut fabrics for prototype designs
LMTFD4012B Develop product specifications for fashion design
LMTFD4013B Grade 2D patterns
LMTFD4014B identify influences on contemporary fashion designs and construction techniques
LMTFD4016B Sew design prototypes
LMTFD4017B Source materials and resources for production of fashion designs
LMTFD4020B Use electronic fashion design tools
LMTFD5003B Analyse fit model

OVERSEAS APPLICANTS:
Overseas students require one of the following scores in a language proficiency test: IELTS 5.5; TOEFL 195 ;( Computer Based); TOEFL 530 ;( Paper Based); TOEIC 700

You are eligible for enrolment if you:
Completed year 10 level at secondary school OR completed year 12 or higher OR mature age entry with portfolio of work showing special creative application relevant to the industry.

International Students must be 18 years of age or over

Download 2012 Term Schedule

Study Options:

Part time/ VET course for school students

National Code:
LMT41007
Duration:
36 weeks of 4 Terms (following college school holiday schedule)
Time table:
Once a week 9AM to 3:30PM (Days and date are subject to change) 6 hours on campus
Course Fee:
School Students Fee-$3850 or Monthly payment $500 x 10 months option is available!!(Centre link approved course)
Non School Students Fee-$5200 or Monthly $1100 x 6 months option is available!!(Centre link approved course)
Intake:

13th February 2012
16th July 2012

Full time course

National Code:
LMT41007
Duration:
2 Terms / 18 weeks (following college school holiday schedule)
Time table:
3 to 4 days a week (This is face-to-face hours and does not include any external/ on-line training components)
Intake:

13th February 2012
16th July 2012