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);
* TOEFL computer based 197 (minimum TWE 3.5);
* TOEFL internet based 71 (minimum 17 in all sections);
* PTE Academic 43 (no score lower than 36); or
* Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) 47.

Intake

February and July

Books and equipment (AUD)

Supplied through the materials fees, however students will be required to supply their own personal stationery.

Material fees (AUD)

$1,120. Students will be supplied with materials and special consumables.

Study pathways

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

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

These courses are offered 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 35 units and incorporates the Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Technology (070013D).

Classes are held approximately three and a half days per week with approximately 50 percent practical and 50 percenttheory classes. Classes will be scheduled between 8.30am and 8.30pm, Monday to Friday.

The course consists of classroombased teaching, lectures, research, demonstration of practical components, field trips, class presentations and coursework practical placement.

Major study areas

* Fashion design and illustration
* Garment construction
* Patternmaking - flat and draping
* Grading
* Production planning and processes
* Fabric and fibre properties
* Quality, specifications
* Sourcing, production costing
* Sample cutting
* Block development and basic computer-aided design and pattern applications

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