Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology

Admission requirements

You are eligible if:

* you have successfully completed the Australian year 12 or equivalent in your country
* you have achieved a minimum of either:

- IELTS 5.5 academic (no band score less than 5.0) or
- TOEFL paper based 530 (minimum TWE 3.5) or
- TOEFL computer based 197 (minimum TWE 3.5) or
- TOEFL internet based 71 (minimum 17 in all sections).

Intake

February and July

Books and equipment (AUD)

Approximately $600 per year

Study pathways

On completion of the Diploma, graduates may continue their study in:

* Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology (070015B) at Kangan Institute
* Diploma of Fashion and Textile Merchandising (071254A) at Kangan Institute
* Diploma of Visual Merchandising (070972A) at Kangan Institute.

Career pathways

On completion of the Diploma, graduates may seek employment as:

- Fashion designer
- Patternmaker
- Grader
- Assistant production manager
- Quality controller
- Garment technician.

Course structure

The Diploma consists of 34 units and incorporates the Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Technology (070013D).

In a typical week students will attend classes approximately three and a half days per week with approximately 50 percent practical and 50 percent theory classes. Classes will be scheduled between 8.30am and 8.30pm, Monday to Friday.

The teaching methods used in the Diploma include classroom-based teaching, lectures, research, demonstration of practical components, field trips, class presentations and coursework practical placement.

Units

Follow defined occupational health and safety policies and procedures
Sew woven and stretch knit garments
Identify fibres and fabrics
Draw and interpret a basic sketch
Identify fabric performance and handling requirements
Develop patterns from a block using basic pattern making principles
Identify design processes for fashion designs
Draw a trade drawing for fashion design
Apply design studio process
Assist in preparation of preliminary design concepts
Calculate cost estimates for fashion products
Interact and network with fashion industry participants
Conduct quality assurance for patterns and garments
Construct stock size block for garment to meet size and fit specifications
Create pattern to meet design specifications applying advanced patternmaking principles
Cut fabrics for prototype designs
Develop product specifications for fashion design
Grade 2D patterns
Identify influences on contemporary fashion designs and construction techniques
Sew design prototypes production of fashion designs
Use and apply sizing systems appropriate for fashion design
Use colourisation techniques on fabrics
Analyse fit model
Participate in production planning processes
Create pattern from block to meet customer specifications
Use electronic fashion design tools
Drape fabrics to make patterns
Produce fashion illustrations
Construct complex blocks for fashion garments
Develop patterns for complex fashion garments
Grade shaped patterns
Apply design studio processes to meet client brief
Determine and specify advanced construction processes