Make your designs stand out!

Our fashion course provides you with the skills you need to create innovative designs, either for the catwalks of high couture or ready-to-wear garments. In the course, you will:

• gain the skills and knowledge required to work as a fashion designer and understand all aspects of the industry
• conceptualise your design, develop your drawing skills, and learn about texture, colour and fabric, pattern making and garment construction as you work towards turning raw materials into a unique finished product.
• study fashion history, cultural and social attitudes to fashion, and trends that have influenced our industry today
• develop strong communication and interpersonal skills to share your vision
• gain a good understanding of finance, sales and marketing including digital marketing and event management
• have access to industry standard software programs including Gerber pattern making technology, Apparel 21, CAD illustration, Adobe and WGSN
• apply your new skills in a practical setting through an internship opportunity with an Australian fashion organisation
• work alongside our supportive teachers in our brand new design hub with mentors, creatives and designers in our Emerging Designer Studio
• showcase your collection in your final year in our fashion parade where parents, teachers, industry and VIPs will celebrate your achievements

Once you have completed our fashion course, you'll have the opportunity to apply for our resident program within the design hub and become one of our emerging designers.

Career & Learning Outcomes

After successful completion, employment opportunities in the industry include:

• fashion designer
• product developer
• pattern technician
• production manager
• trend forecaster

You'll be equipped with the relevant skills and knowledge to be self-employed in your own fashion business.

You will:

• integrate the principles, theory, concepts and practices of fashion design in four key areas of knowledge - design, technology, production and business
• research and interpret current and emerging fashion trends, and critically analyse fashion markets and concepts in response to a fashion brief
• plan and execute the design, pattern, construction, sourcing, production, marketing and promotion of a fashion range in the context of the global fashion industry
• independently apply critical thinking to address the problem-solving framework of a design brief in a local and global context using social, cultural and ethical perspectives
• communicate and present fashion concepts, ideas and information in the context of the various roles in the fashion industry

Course Structure

You are required to complete a total of 24 core subjects to graduate.

Pathways & Accreditation

Successful completion will enable you to apply for postgraduate courses, e.g a Master of Design.

If you have completed an Advanced Diploma of Fashion or Associate Degree, you are eligible for up to 66% credit (2 years).

This course is accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and the qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 7 and Box Hill Institute Graduate Attributes.