Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising (Fashion Business)

Do you dream of working in the fast-paced world of fashion? Do you love watching looks as they first appear on the runway and eagerly wait for them to make their way to the store windows?

The Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising, with a focus on Business and Merchandising, will provide you with a range of skills to enable you to work with the design team in planning development and the execution of ranges within the fashion and textiles industry.

You will learn about different areas of the fashion industry including:

• Fabrics and performance
• International supply chain
• Marketing and supply chain coordination
• CAD Design and research
• ADOBE suite
• Concept development
• Product specifications and costing
• Range development and presentation
• Market analysis

The range of knowledge and skills gained in this qualification focus stream will prepare you to work in roles of Assistant Buyer, Merchandiser and Production, supply chain management, fashion marketing and retail planning.