Fashion Design (Fashion Design)
Level 6
Certification
QQI Fashion Design Level 6, Code 6M3706
Guilds Level 3 Creative Studies
Overview
This course allows students to develop their core knowledge of fashion to a more advanced level. It aims at developing creative and technical skills focused on gaining employment in the fashion industry and also allowing the student the opportunity to present a strong portfolio in fashion. Project work includes a wide range of activities including design, illustration, trend forecasting, styling, pattern cutting, garment construction, retailing and fashion photography. Students are encouraged to visit regular exhibitions and shows with a view to presenting their work for exhibition at the end of the school year with the college. The aim of the course is to give students skills which will have a strong grounding in the fashion industry.
COURSE CONTENT |
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| Code | Title |
| 6N3605 | Garment Construction |
| 6N1393 | Pattern Drafting |
| 6N3446 | Design Skills |
| 5N1929 | Computer Illustrated Graphics |
| 6N3587 | Combined materials |
| 6N3480 | Illustration Techniques and Practice |
| 6N3612 | Fashion Buying & Retailing |
| 6N1950 | Communications |
| 6N1946 | Work Experience |
STUDENT CHARGES |
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| Registration | €50 |
| TOTAL | €50 |
Entry Requirements
QQI Level 5 Award in Fashion Design or in a related area is required
Duration
One Year
Work Placement/Experience
Participants will be required to undertake 10 days of work placement in a relevant location. The College will assist participants in identifying suitable placements.
Education Progression Opportunities
TUS Limerick: LC110 Art & Design(Common Entry Fashion Option), LC114 Fashion & Textiles for Product and Costume
NCAD: AD101 Art&Design (Common Entry-Fashion Option), AD211 Fashion Design.
LYIT: LY447-Fashion with Promoti.
GMIT: GA274, GA284, A375
Sunderland University UK: progression to BA (Hons) Fashion Product and Promotion Year 3.
We advise you to consult the CAO website – www.cao.ie and http://www.cao.ie/index.php?page=fetac_ to confirm specific entry requirements for Higher Education Institutions.
QQI Level 6 awards may have advanced entry options into some Higher Education Institutions.
Career Opportunities
Store Manager, Senior Visual Merchandiser, Fashion Designer, Fashion Buyer, Fashion illustrator, Shop Assistant, Retail manager, Display Artist, Visual Merchandiser, Stylist, Alterations, Pattern Cutter, Editorial Assistant, Personal Assistant, Marketing and Social Media Co-ordinator, Assistant Production Co-ordinator, Seamstress, Personal Shopper, Fashion Stylist, Dress Designer, Pattern Cutter, Alteration Specialist, Accessory Designer, Textile Artist, Visual Merchandiser, Fashion Buyer, Costume Designer, Fashion Blogger, Fashion Promotions, Self–employed.
Featured Former Student
Angela Beaumont a former student of this Fashion Design course eventually graduating in 2012 with a BA in Fashion Design for Industry from Heriot-Watt University, Scotland. She announced the inception of the Angela Beaumont luxury womenswear label at Cork Fashion Week, September 2012, where she was nominated for the Designer of the Year Award. Beaumont was also nominated in the ‘Ones to Watch’ category in the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards, March 2013. In June 2013, her work was selected and exhibited in the Irish Showcase RIAN at the Irish Embassy in London….she indeed is an inspiring standard bearer to follow…
Examining Bodies
– City and Guilds of London
– Quality and Qualifications (QQI)
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Zoe Murphy Finalist Young Designer of the Year