Fashion Skills Course Investment

Fashion skills can be fast tracked and as a committed professional in fashion design you will enjoy investing in quality training with us to get the skills for your future career. It will save you money and time in the long run!

The best investment you will make is learning an integrated system of skill development for an understanding and interpretation of fashion design, body dynamics AND manual skills in patternmaking and drawing.

This strong foundation will make you a productive, creative and skilled fashion design practitioner. As a bonus you can earn as you learn ! The Certificate IV/Diploma course investment includes three CD ROM's as a lifelong reference tool (with on-going free updates)with production tools for patternmaking, design and grading.

Courses are accredited so if you are eligible you can claim Aus/study Youth Allowance in Australia.

At the end of the first course you can earn either as a free-lance patternmaker or making for individual clients to regain your financial investment.

You will also have gained business skills in establishing and marketing your business through the "Business Intuition" program. This will assist you in creating a competitive edge in promoting your skills.

Compare the cost of investing in a fashion design career to a University Degree where professionals such as accountants, lawyers, doctors spend 6-7 years training before they begin recouping their career investment and then need initial capital to establish their practice and purchase equipment. You on the other hand will have all your skills and tools of trade and can operate any where in the world in a small design studio immediately!.

The College of Fashion Design prides itself on a personalised approach to Learning whether you are learning in a group situation or individually at home or work you will feel fully involved and satisfied.

We will also be sending a regular ezine (electronic newletter) to motivate and inform you of the achievements of other students with photos of the garments they have made and all the fun they are having! The Fashion Design Competencies you will complete are as follows:

Field 1 :Patternmaking

Fashion Design National Training Units :

LMTFD4018B Use and apply sizing systems appropriate for fashion design

LMTCL3009B Develop patterns form a block using basic patternmaking principles

LMTFD4008B Construct stock size block for size and fit specifications

LMTCL2003B Identify Fabrics and Fibres (Core)

LMTCL3001B Fibre Performance and Handling requirements (Core)

LMTFD4010B Create Patterns to Design Specifications applying advanced pattern making principles

LMTFD4015B Create pattern from block to customer specifications

LMTFD5014B Construct Complex Pattern Blocks for Fashion design

LMTFD5015B Develop Patterns for Complex Fashion Design Garments

Field 2 :Design Development

Fashion Design National Training Units :

LMTD-2005B Identify design process for fashion design (Core)

LMTCL 2011B Draw and interpret sketch (Core)

LMTFD3004B Draw a trade drawing for fashion design

LMTFD4003B Assist in preliminary preparation of design concepts

LMTFD4001B Apply design studio process Core)

LMTFD4002B Apply principles of colour theory to fashion design development

LMTFD4014B Identify Influences on contemporary design and construction techniques

LMTFD4005B Communicate and sell design concepts

LMTFD 4006B Interact and network with fashion participants (Core)

LMTFD 4004B Calculate Cost estimates for fashion design products

Field 3 : Garment Construction

Fashion Design National Training Units :

LMTGN2 001B Follow defined policies and procedures for OHS

LMTFD-4017B Source Materials and Resources for production of fashion design

LMTFD 4011B Cut fabrics for prototype designs

LMTFD-4016B Sew design prototypes

Field 4 :Business Development

BSBFLM405B Implement Operational Plan