Want to start a career in fashion design?
Gain a Certificate in Fashion
Design from only $30/ week.
Congratulations on taking the first steps towards an exciting career!
That’s why you’re here, right?
It’s essential that when learning any new craft, you start with your best foot forward, and get the absolute best training and skillset to pave the way to the top of your field. With a Fashion Design Certificate you can start your career expressing yourself and your creativity by working in the fashion industry.
Course overview
Payment options
This course can be paid off through an interest free payment plan for $25 per week. It also qualifies for a discount for upfront payments.
Course duration
This course is made up of 8 in depth modules. The amount of study time required to complete this course is approximately 8-12 weeks of study at your own pace.
Tutor support
You are studying online – but you are not studying alone. Our tutor support service comes with all of our courses and is available to you 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Certification
A Certificate of attainment will be issued upon completion of your course.
Equipment
This course comes with a professional fashion design kit to ensure you have all the tools you need for your study and beyond.
Course details
This course is ideal for:
- Beginners
- Fashion Designers looking to upskill.
100% Online
This is an industry leading, newly developed online course based on over 30 years experience in the fashion industry.
Build a broad range of creative, technical and in demand skills to help increase your career opportunities in the creative industry of fashion. Having expertise in the art of design, aesthetics, clothing construction and following different trends will give you an advantage when applying for work or setting up a new business – it all starts with this course.
Career prospects
Where could you work?
- Fashion designer
- Costume Designer
- Retail buyer
- Retail manager
- Retail merchandiser
- Stylist
- Textile designer
- Visual merchandiser
- Fashion Consultant
- Fashion Journalist
Course modules
This course is comprised of 8 modules:
- Introduction to Fashion Design
- Branding and Fashion
- Research and Design Journals
- Fabrics, Garments, Charts and Design Techniques
- Apply Research to Your Designs
- Final Designs
- Technical Sketching
- Creating Line up sheets and Range Books
Assessments
Each lesson culminates in set tasks which can be submitted and marked by the school’s tutors before it is returned to you with any comments, feedback and if necessary, additional work. At the end of your course you will have a final assessment to conclude the course and receive your certificate.
Topics that will be covered in the Introduction to Fashion Design module include:
- Who are we?
- Where can a certificate in fashion
design take you. - Different target markets.
- Different lifestyle categories.
- The design process.
- What you will receive in your kit.
- Getting started with the equipment
- Digital technology and digital cameras
- Taking photographs
- Scanners and uploading images
- Compositing and imaging
- Special effects
- Outputs and applications
Topics that will be covered in the Branding and Fashion module include:
- Create a mind map
- Choose a target market
- Choose a lifestyle category
- Create a brand name
- Create a brand mission statement
- Develop a garment
- Label
- Develop garment swing tags
Topics that will be covered in the Research and Design Journals module include:
- Selecting a season and year for your
collection - Research trends
- Research colour
- Research silhouettes
- Develop a design journal
- Create a mood board for your brand
Topics that will be covered in the Fabrics, Garments, Charts and Design Techniques module include:
- Types of knits
- Fabric fibres – Knit
- Fabric identification – For cut and
sew knits - Fabric sourcing – Wholesale and
retail - Fabric Range chart
- Print & Pattern coordination
- Cut & Sew Top Silhouettes
- Fabric suitability
- Garment Componentry – Cut & Sew
Knits - Design 10 Cut & Sew Tops for your
collection - Look at design techniques/trims
Topics that will be covered in the Apply Research to Your Designs module include:
- Learn about types of woven fabrics
and how to research and apply
them to your designs with all
relative components and
information - Fabric coordination for presentation
- Design 10 woven shirts/tops
- Design 10 woven dresses
- Design 10 woven pants
- Design 10 woven skirts
Topics that will be covered in the Final Designs module include:
- Range planning – Final selection of designs
- Strategies to edit your range
- Finishing with 10-15 designs for your final collection
Topics that will be covered in the Technical Sketching module include:
- Technical sketch – method for true design
- Technical sketch – method for development
- Why detail and accuracy is key
- Building a hard copy library of blocks/sketches
Topics that will be covered in the Creating Line up sheets and Range Books module include:
- Create a “Line up sheet” or “Range book” along with all relative information eg. Style numbers, product names and fabric.
“The lady who called me was very knowledgeable and answered all my queries about the course. It was a well-organized course that provided me with a lot of valuable knowledge.”
Ruby
“All my assignments were graded on time with clear feedback. It’s so refreshing to take an online course from an institution that really cares about their students.’’
Anthony P
“As someone who just moved in to Australia, I wanted a well-recognised qualification to kick-off my career. I’m glad to say that I have found what I was looking for. Special thanks go to the attentive tutors who were always willing to offer a helping hand.’’
Diane
Gain the Certificate in Fashion Design from only $30 per week
