19558 - Diploma
Applied Fashion Design & Technology

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About this course

This course is for people who want to learn and apply creative, practical, technical skills and knowledge, and to explore the application of design and product development processes as a means of gaining employment in the fashion industry at an assistant manager level. The focus of this qualification is on the design and development of fashion concepts from research through to patternmaking, sizing, fitting and analysis, construction, garment realisation to merchandising, all within a industry context.

The principles and techniques of block construction, figure and size analysis, patternmaking and garment cutting and construction are the key to successful garment design and development.

The training environment will simulate what it is like to work in the fashion industry; Industry-linkage work placement with a host fashion company is included in course.

It is a hands-on course that allows for creative expression to develop and displayed through the design, development and production of fashion ranges applying design studio processes to meet client briefs.

Career opportunities:

Graduates from this qualification are well-placed to gain employment within the fashion industry as assistant designers, product developers, assistant patternmakers and graders, CAD operators, specification technicians, fashion prototype developers, assistant production managers, assistant supply chain managers, assistant brand managers, and fashion merchandisers.

Articulation: When you finish this course you may be eligible to do LMT60306 Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology. Students with LMT31407 Certificate III in Applied Fashion Design and Technology (19556) and LMT30506 Certificate III in Clothing Production (19553) are encouraged to do this course.

Entry requirements:

Clothing Production Certificate IV 7684 or the equivalent units of competence required for the Training Package qualification LMT40300 or Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Technology 19557.

Attendance pattern/duration:

25 hpw – 1 year - Full-time – 4 to 5 days per week