Fashion
courses
Take your passion for a chic look into a career full of potential when you study fashion. Learn how to channel your creativity in a fast-paced, high-pressure business environment. Design and make, display and sell, or even direct your designer gaze to hat making. With practical techniques and design principles tucked under your belt, you’ll be ready to walk into your dream job.
Fashion and Merchandising
Get to the business nitty gritty of the fashion world and grasp the tricks of clothing manufacture. Learn to plan sales strategies and forecast next season’s hot property. more...
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Statement of Attainment Make and Sew Professional Garments – Level 2
900-81123Give your sewing capabilities a polished edge with the nationally accredited Statement of Attainment in Make and Sew Professional Garments - Level 2. Develop patterns according to the fabric characteristics and turn them into statement pieces.
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Statement of Attainment Make and Sew Professional Garments – Level 1
900-81133Learn the skills necessary to forge a career in fashion design. From making patterns, to amending them, to sewing at a professional level, this course will equip you with the basics you need to succeed in the fashion industry.
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Statement of Attainment Sustainable Fashion
900-82848Turn your passion into purpose and make a real difference to the future of the fashion industry. With sustainability strategies and expertise in the circular economy, you'll be able to launch your career as a sustainable fashion design assistant.
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Statement of Attainment Fashion Patternmaking
900-82729Patternmakers are the "practical creatives" of the fashion industry. They turn designers' ideas and sketches into runway-ready clothing. This practical taster course will teach you about the whole clothing production process from design to execution.
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Statement of Attainment Digital Patternmaking and Markers
900-83118Grow your digital expertise and steer your career in fashion's progress. Upskill in the apparel industry learning Gerber Technology and the digital production process. Graduate ready for roles such as digital grader and head pattern maker.
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Certificate II Applied Fashion Design and Technology
MST20616-01Make a statement as a design assistant in the vibrant world of fashion. Learn entry-level design, patternmaking and sewing skills as you explore your creative talent in upcycling and repurposing garments.
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Certificate III Applied Fashion Design and Technology
MST30819-01Explore your fashion potential and pursue your creative talents in a course that has produced successful Australian fashion alumni. Learn the design, patternmaking and creative skills you need to make and sell your own garments. Work as a machinist in an alteration business, or as a fashion design assistant.
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Diploma Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising (Design and Product Development)
MST50119-02Find your fit in the textiles, clothing and footwear industry as you bring your creative visions to life. Focus on garment design drawing, patternmaking and sewing skills and develop the skills you need to succeed in the fast-paced world of fashion.
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Diploma Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising (Fashion Business)
MST50119-03Join prestigious fashion alumni including Nicky Zimmerman, Alex Perry and Dion Lee, and chase your dream of working in the fast-paced fashion industry. You’ll gain a range of skills that enable you to work with the design team in the planning, development and execution of ranges within the fashion industry.
Fashion Design
Fill your sketchbook with creative ideas and bring your vision to life. Examine seasonal and sustainable practices, follow industry trends and learn clothing design and construction. more...
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TAFE Statement CLO3D Introduction
800-001241Flex 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
HE20516V01Kick-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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Bachelor Fashion Design
HE20506V02The 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.
Millinery
Learn the intricate tricks of hat making. Transform your skills in patternmaking and fabric sewing, and your eye for embellishments, into show-stopping headwear. A millinery course may even lead to you starting a small millinery business. more...
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Statement of Attainment Millinery Fundamentals
900-82920Indulge your flair for fashion and channel it into an exciting millinery career. For a unique occupation that develops specialist skills in sewing that you can apply to multiple study pathways and industries, this short course is just the beginning.
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Certificate III Millinery
MST30316-01Explore your creative flair and become a milliner or hat designer in the vibrant and niche millinery industry. Learn the foundational skills needed to create your unique masterpieces, aim for the stars with a career at a fashion house or launch your own millinery business.