Fashion Buying, Styling and Visual Merchandising
QQI Level 5 Certificate in General Studies 5M3114
Duration: One Year Full-Time - September to May
Coordinator: Deirdre Fitzgerald
This Fashion Buying, Styling and Visual Merchandising course equips learners with core skills that are required for a career in the fashion industry. An appreciation of fashion product, design and fashion history lead to an understanding of range development and the processes required to market and promote fashion businesses. A variety of individual and team-working projects are also offered, providing many opportunities to develop the confidence and skills required to progress to the Level 6 Advanced Fashion Industry Practice Certificate. Learners can also develop work suitable for portfolio preparation required for third level colleges application.
Employment Opportunities
- Fashion Retail
- Fashion Display
- Fashion Stylist
- Fashion PA
Ravers – Styled by Fashion Buying, Styling & Visual Merchandising, 2021.
Photographed by Johnny Savage
In the PInk –Styled by Fashion Buying, Styling & Visual Merchandising, 2020
Photographed by Johnny Savage
Heathers - Styled by Fashion Buying, Styling & Visual Merchandising, 2019
Photographed by Johnny Savage
PopArt Photoshoot 2016, Styled by Buying, Styling and Visual Merchandising
Photographed by Johnny Savage
SCFE 2019 Fashion SlowShow
Find out why they chose to study
Fashion Industry Courses at SCFE
Completing the Fashion Industry Practice course has shown employers that I am passionate and driven about my work in the fashion industry.
Evana O’Connor
Education Progression
| TU Dublin City Centre | Visual Merchandising and Display* | Level 7 | TU795 |
| TU Dublin City Centre | Creative Industries and Visual Culture | Level 8 | TU978 |
| TU Dublin City Centre | Design – Visual Communication* | Level 8 | TU973 |
| TU Dublin Blanchardstown | Digital Marketing | Level 7 | TU781 |
| TU Dublin Blanchardstown | Digital Marketing | Level 8 | TU920 |
| TU Dublin Blanchardstown | Business (Options) | Level 7 | TU772 |
| TU Dublin Blanchardstown | Business (Options) | Level 8 | TU902 |
| TU Dublin Tallaght | Digital Marketing | Level 7 | TU782 |
| TU Dublin Tallaght | Digital Marketing | Level 8 | TU921 |
| TU Dublin Tallaght | Business (Options) | Level 7 | TU787 |
| TU Dublin Tallaght | Business (Options) | Level 8 | TU932 |
| TU Dublin Tallaght | Advertising & Marketing Comm. | Level 7 | TU780 |
| TU Dublin Tallaght | Advertising & Marketing Comm. | Level 8 | TU919 |
| IADT | Business -Applied Entrepreneurship | Level 7 | DL701 |
| IADT | Business Management | Level 8 | DL823 |
| IADT | Graphic Design*# | Level 8 | DL826 |
| IADT | Design for Film*# (Costume Design) | Level 8 | DL845 |
| IADT | Arts Management | Level 8 | DL822 |
| IADT | Digital Marketing | Level 8 | DL840 |
| IADT | Photography & Visual Media*# | Level 8 | DL833 |
| NCAD | Visual Culture | Level 8 | AD215 |
| NCAD | Fashion Design* | Level 8 | AD211 |
| NCAD | Textiles/ Surface Design/ Jewellery /Objects * | Level 8 | AD103 |
| UCD | Humanities (Creative & Cultural Indust.) | Level 8 | DN530 |
| UCD | Arts | Level 8 | DN520 |
| UCD | Business and Law | Level 8 | DN610 |
| Dundalk IT | Event Management | Level 7 | DK752 |
| Atlantic TU | Fashion with Promotion* | Level 7 | LY447 |
| Atlantic TU | Design (Common Entry)* | Level 8 | LY408 |
| Atlantic TU | Business with Entrepreneurship | Level 7 | GA176 |
| Atlantic TU | Business with Entrepreneurship | Level 8 | GA186 |
| TU South | Business Studies Event Management | Level 7 | LC327 |
| TU South | Business Studies Event Management G | Level 8 | LC294 |
| South East TU | Retail Management | Level 7 | WD184 |
| South East TU | Design- Visual Communication | Level 8 | WD137 |
| South East TU | Business | Level 7 | WD159 |
| South East TU | Business (Options) | Level 8 | WD048 |
| South East TU | Visual Communications and Design | Level 7 | CW047 |
| South East TU | Visual Communications and Design | Level 8 | CW088 |
| Munster TU | Event Management G | Level 8 | MT940 |
| Dublin Business School | Marketing (Event Management) | Level 8 | DB517 |
| Griffith College | Graphic Communication Design* | Level 8 | GC462 |
For a more detailed list of progression options please www.cao.ie
1980s Photoshoot 2015, Styled by Buying, Styling and Visual Merchandising.
Photographed by Johnny Savage
