Fashion and Textile Design courses

• TAFE Statement CLO3D Introduction

  800-001241

  Flex your creativity and create inspired, sustainable fashion designs using CLO3D software. Draw your design on a 3D avatar to generate a pattern and speed up the design process. Complete 2D stitching and use 3D tools to simulate fabric and textures.

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• Diploma Fashion

  HE20516V01

  Kick-start your career in the fashion in industry with the Diploma of Fashion at the Fashion Design Studio. In this Higher Education Diploma you will achieve a broad understanding of the fashion business from textiles, to design and illustration, through to fashion branding and marketing. You’ll get hands-on experience using the latest design software and have an understanding of how designs are taken from concept to production. In this course, you’ll develop an understanding of the fashion industry and develop foundation skills to work in a design context or a fashion business environment.

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  You must demonstrate that you have achieved one of the following:

  • A NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) or its equivalent or

  • A Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation or its equivalent or

  • A completed certificate IV or higher vocational qualification

  • Completion of at least one-year full-time study or equivalent in a degree course at a higher education institution

  You must also:

  • Submit a 300-word statement outlining your motivation and interest in studying the Diploma of Fashion. This will help us assess and understand your suitability for entry into this course.

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  • Your certificates, transcripts and other entry requirement evidence must be certified through a Justice of the Peace or other authorising officer

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  • design room assistant

  • junior product developer

  • fashion PR assistant

  • junior merchandiser

  • textile print designer.

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• Bachelor Fashion Design

  HE20506V02

  The Bachelor of Fashion Design is a three-year career focused qualification that prepares you to work as a creative professional in the global fashion industry. You’ll refine your craft at the Fashion Design Studio, a leading force in the Australian Fashion industry since 1955. This degree aims to identify and nurture your individual design aesthetic and fashion interest, and to equip you for sustained creative fashion design practice. You are taught through a global fashion business lens, and we draw on our international links to ensure your learning is aligned with current trends. You’ll participate in two work placements and be ready to enter the design world with confidence and establish your professional networks. In your third year, you’ll create and present your collection and graduate with a portfolio of realised work. Graduate as a highly creative, work ready fashion designer with the skills to work as an independent design professional or as a member of a collaborative design team.

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  You must demonstrate that you have achieved one of the following:

  • A NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) or its equivalent as evidenced by a certified copy of your certificate or transcript or

  • A Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation or its equivalent as evidenced by a certified copy of your certificate or transcript or

  • A completed certificate IV or higher vocational qualification as evidenced by a certified copy of your certificate or transcript

  You must also:

  • Submit a portfolio of artwork to demonstrate your creative talent. This must include 12 examples of your original fashion design ideas. (Copies of original work only, A3 maximum size)

  • Submit an essay comparing the work of two prominent designers that have inspired you to become a fashion designer. This should describe the similarities and differences between the two designers’ works and why their designs resonate with you. (550 word maximum)

  • Attend a pre-admission interview. You should bring your portfolio to this interview

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  • Your certificates, transcripts and other entry requirement evidence must be certified through a Justice of the Peace or other authorising officer

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  • fashion designer

  • costume designer

  • product developer

  • pattern cutter

  • stylist

  • fashion illustrators

  • textile print designers

  • garment technicians.

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