Fashion Design

Course description

QQI Level 5 Certificate in Fashion Design 5M3865.  The Fashion Design course opens many opportunities in the fashion design industry. Fashion Design students can specialise in menswear, womenswear, streetwear or costume with tailoring and dressmaking as further options. Core technical modules in pattern drafting and garment construction provide the learner with the skills required to make their own unique outfits based on their own designs.

All coursework combines to form a portfolio suitable for application to Degree programmes, although most of our students choose to progress to our Advanced Fashion Design course.

Course Content

Design Skills

Pattern Drafting

Combined Materials

Garment Construction

Drawing

Fashion Industry and Design Studies

Work Experience

Communications

Course Features

Sustainable fashion principles embedded throughout the course

Continuous assessment with no examinations

Work experience in the Fashion Industry

Course content includes textile techniques, fashion history, and fashion illustration

This is a hands-on practical course with some written work

Facilities

A spacious fashion studio, excellently equipped with modern sewing machines and industrial machines

Well-equipped art rooms with a variety of materials provided

Prototyping (toiling) fabric, pattern paper, pattern card and many haberdashery items provided

Learning resources in multiple formats including digital libraries

Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate or equivalent, LCA or relevant experience

Interview – Applicants should bring samples of their work to date in order to demonstrate their interest in fashion design. Suggested work includes drawing and artwork, design sketches, scrapbooks, garments made or customised and artefacts

Mature applicants welcome

Applicants may be accepted without meeting formal entry requirements.

Employment Opportunities

• Fashion Designer
• Costume Designer/Wardrobe Assistant
• Bespoke Designer/Tailor/Dressmaker
• Accessories Designer
• Fashion Design Production
• Pattern Drafter
• Visual Merchandiser
• Fashion Stylist
• Fashion Retail

Educational Progression

Students may progress to the following level 6 course in SCFE • Fashion Design 6M3706

Below are some examples of further progression options with this QQI Level 5 award in Fashion Design 5M3865

• NCAD Fashion Design Level 8 AD211

• Limerick IT Fashion and Textiles for Product & Costume Level 8 LC114

• IADT Design for Stage and Screen Level 8 DL829

• IADT Visual Communication Design Level 8 DL826

• IADT Arts Management Level 8 DL822

• Letterkenny IT Design Level 8 LY408

• Letterkenny IT Fashion with Promotion Level 7 LY447

• TU Dublin City Campus Design Visual Communication Level 8 DT545

• TU Dublin City Campus Contemporary Visual Culture Level 8 DT533