Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design
| Course Code: | LMT60307 |
| Department: | Centre of Fashion |
| Study Area(s): | Fashion Design and Technology |
| Location(s): | Richmond |
| Course Length: | Full-time (3 years) |
| Direct Entry: | You can apply for this course directly through Kangan Institute. |
| VTAC: | Year 12 and mature age applicants can apply for this course at the VTAC website during the VTAC period. |
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Course overview
This course is designed to provide high level skills in fashion design and also provides options for high level skills in specialist patternmaking, managing design and product development processes, and management of fashion design systems.
Course modules
| CORE | ||
| Module Code | Module Title | Nominal Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LMTCL2003B | Identify Fibres and Fabrics | 50 |
| LMTCL2011B | Draw and Interpret a Basic Sketch | 30 |
| LMTCL3001B | Identify Fabric Performance and Handling Requirements | 40 |
| LMTFD4001B | Apply Design Studio Process | 80 |
| LMTFD4006B | Interact and Network With Fashion Industry Participants | 80 |
| LMTFD4012B | Develop Product Specifications For Fashion Design | 40 |
| LMTFD6001B | Evaluate Commercial Viability of Designs | 50 |
| LMTFD6002B | Manage Product Development For Fashion Designs | 60 |
| LMTFD6003B | Manage Fashion Design Processes | 80 |
| LMTFD6006B | Develop a Fashion Range | 100 |
| LMTFD6008B | Apply Studio Processes to Create and Produce Designs For Commercial Production | 100 |
| LMTGN2001B | Follow Defined OH&S Policies and Procedures | 30 |
| Total hours: | 740 | |
| ELECTIVE | ||
| Module Code | Module Title | Nominal Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LMTCL2010B | Modify Patterns to Create Basic Styles | 50 |
| LMTCL3009B | Develop Patterns From a Block Using Basic Patternmaking Principles | 50 |
| LMTFD2005B | Identify Design Process For Fashion Designs | 40 |
| LMTFD3004B | Draw a Trade Drawing For Fashion Design | 40 |
| LMTFD4003B | Assist in Preparation of Preliminary Design Concepts | 80 |
| LMTFD4004B | Calculate Cost Estimates For Fashion Products | 30 |
| LMTFD4007B | Conduct Quality Assurance For Patterns | 30 |
| LMTFD4008B | Construct Stock Size Block For Garment to Meet Size and Fit Specifications | 40 |
| LMTFD4010B | Create Pattern to Meet Design Specifications Applying Advanced Patternmaking Principles | 80 |
| LMTFD4011A | Cut Fabrics For Prototype Designs | 40 |
| LMTFD4013B | Grade 2d Patterns | 80 |
| LMTFD4015B | Create Pattern From Block to Meet Customer Specifications | 50 |
| LMTFD4018B | Use and Apply Sizing Systems Appropriate For Fashion Design | 20 |
| LMTFD4020B | Use Electronic Fashion Design Tools | 80 |
| LMTFD4021B | Drape Fabrics to Make Patterns | 60 |
| LMTFD5003B | Analyse Fit Model | 40 |
| LMTFD5004B | Develop Marketing Plans For Fashion Products | 50 |
| LMTFD5009B | Cost Design Production | 40 |
| LMTFD5010B | Develop and Present Design Concepts Within Specific Guidelines | 50 |
| LMTFD5011B | Produce Fashion Illustrations | 50 |
| LMTFD5012A | Perform Contour Draping | 50 |
| LMTFD5012B | Perform Contour Draping | 50 |
| LMTFD5013A | Develop Merchandising Plans For Fashion Products | 40 |
| LMTFD5014A | Construct Complex Blocks For Fashion Garments | 100 |
| LMTFD5015B | Develop Patterns For Complex Fashion Garments | 100 |
| LMTFD5016B | Grade Shaped Patterns | 60 |
| LMTFD5017B | Apply Design Studio Processes to Meet Client Brief | 90 |
| LMTFD5018B | Understand/Determine and Specify Advanced Construction Processes | 100 |
| LMTFD5019B | Analyse Individual Fit and Make Pattern Alterations | 100 |
| LMTFD6004B | Manage Advanced Patternmaking Processes | 100 |
| LMTFD6007B | Implement Specialised Patternmaking Technologies | 100 |
| LMTFD6009B | Analyse Fashion Industry Textiles to Guide Commercial Development | 60 |
| LMTGN5001B | Participate in Production Planning Processes | 70 |
| LMTTD5007A | Develop Textile Designs Using Computer Based Design Programs | 100 |
Course Fees
Are you eligible for Government Subsidised fees? Find out now!
You may be eligible for concession. Find out now!
| Government Subsidised | Fee For Service (Full fee) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concession | Non concession | RPL | Concession | Non concession | RPL | |
| Tuition fees | $ 100# | $ 2500 | $ 95 | n/a | $ 6500 | $ 3250 |
| Student Services & Amenities Fees | $ 32 | $ 212^ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ancillary Fees | $ 26 | $ 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
# Concession card holders enrolling in a Diploma or Advanced Diploma are under 25 as at 01/01/2012 the concession tuition fee applies.
# If an Indigenous student the relevant concession tuition fee applies.
^ Fees will not be more than stated.
* Approximate fees displayed are based on calendar year calculations. The fees apply to the units enrolled in 2012 only. Any enrolments in subsequent years will be charged at the rates applicable for that year.
* Materials fees may be required.
How to calculate fees? See the examples here.
| Tuition fee | Student Services & Amenities Fees | Ancillary Fees | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Example 1: | A student is enrolled in a Skills Deepening program with 200 nominal hours. | |||
| Government subsidised (Non concession) | $1,196.00 | $0.32 x 200 = $64.00 | $26.00 | $1,286.00 |
| Fee-For-Service (Non concession) | $2,392.00 | n/a | n/a | $2,392.00 |
| Fee-For-Service (RPL) | $1,196.00 | n/a | n/a | $1,196.00 |
| Example 2: | A student is enrolled in a Skills Deepening program with 900 nominal hours. | |||
| Government subsidised (Non concession) | Capped at the maximum of $2,500.00 | $0.32 x 900 = $288.00 but capped at the maximum of $212.00 | $26.00 | $2,738.00 |
| Fee-For-Service (Non concession) | $6,500.00 but capped at the maximum of $6500.00 | n/a | n/a | $6500.00 |
| Fee-For-Service (RPL) | $3,250.00 but capped at the maximum of $3250.00 | n/a | n/a | $3250.00 |
See the detailed fees breakdown here.
What costs and other fees should I expect?
Contact the Contact Centre on 9279 2222 or 13 TAFE (13 8233) or enquiries@kangan.edu.au for a fee schedule. There may be extra costs for reference books, protective clothing or specialised materials.
What employment opportunities will I have?
This course may lead to employment as a fashion designer / manager, advanced patternmaker, computer patternmaker or production coordinator.
What skills will I have when I complete this course?
You will gain skills in fashion design and illustration, couture or pret a porte, patternmaking - flat and draping, production planning and processes, production analysis, fashion range management, product development, specialised patternmaking technologies, computer aided design, marketing and merchandising.
What qualifications will I receive?
On successful completion of the course you will be awarded the Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology. As part of the Australian Qualifications Framework this program is nationally recognised.
What opportunities for further studies will I have?
This course may lead to higher level studies at degree and post-graduate level. Credit transfers may be available into a fashion-related degree courses.
Can I apply?
You may apply if you have satisfactorily completed VCE or an approved equivalent course and the satisfactory completion of the work requirements (eligibility to transfer); or are mature age and have sufficient work experience to successfully undertake the course. (Mature age is anyone over the age of 18 who has been out of full-time education for more than 12 months.)
How do I apply?
This course is offered through VTAC; therefore full time applications for the course must lodge their applications using the VTAC Online Application. Details of the application process can be obtained through the VTAC website or through the VTAC Guide which is available from leading newsagents and libraries in July.
Direct application will be considered once the VTAC places have been offered and there are vacancies in the course. Direct application form which can be obtained from the institute by calling the Contact Centre on 9279 2222 or email enquiries@kangan.edu.au.
How will I be selected for this course?
All applicants will need to attend a pre-selection interview. Enquiries to the Centre of Fashion on 03 9425 5763.
How long is the course?
The course spans 3 years full time (incorporating the Diploma) for 2790 nominal hours.
Where and how can I study?
You will study at the Richmond campus.
Full-time course runs 4 days per week for 3 years.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed to show that you have achieved the skills and knowledge required by the course. Assessment may include written, oral or practical assessment methods. You will be advised in advance about the type of assessment and how it will operate. There is the opportunity for reassessment and appeal and you will be given this information.
Additional comments
Applications for 2012 must be made through VTAC - www.vtac.edu.au
Pre-selection interview - YR12: Present a folio, 1-3 garments and resume at an appointed time.
Pre-selection interview - NYR12: Present a folio, 1-3 garments and resume and sit a language literacy and numeracy test, at an appointed time.
What will I study?
Mandatory units:
Follow defined OHS policies and procedures; Identify fibres and fabrics; Modify patterns to create basic styles; Draw and interpret a basic sketch; Identify fabric performance and handling requirements; Identify design process for fashion design; Apply design studio process; Interact and network with fashion industry participants; Develop product specifications for fashion design; Evaluate commercial viability of designs; Manage product development of fashion designs; Manage fashion design process; Develop a fashion range and; Apply studio process to create and produce designs for commercial production.
Specialist units:
Develop patterns from a block using basic patternmaking principles; Draw a trade drawing for fashion design; Assist in the preparation of preliminary design concepts; Calculate cost estimates for fashion products; 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 design; Grade 2D patterns; Create pattern from block to meet customer specifications; Use and apply sizing systems appropriate for fashion design; Use electronic fashion tools; Drape fabric to make patterns; Analyse fit model; Cost design production; Develop and present design concepts within specified guidelines; Produce fashion illustrations; Develop merchandising plans for fashion products; Construct complex blocks for fashion garments; Develop patterns for complex fashion garments; Grade shaped patterns; Apply design studio processes to meet client brief; Participate in production planning process; Analyse fashion industry textiles to guide commercial development; Understand and specify advanced construction processes; Manage advanced patternmaking processes; Implement specialised patternmaking technologies; Develop patterns from a block using basic patternmaking principles and; Develop marketing plans for fashion products.
Choice of one:
Perform contour draping or; Analyse individual fit and make pattern alterations.
