Fashion Design
With option to specialise in Costume, Tailoring or Dressmaking
QQI Level 5 Certificate in Fashion Design 5M3865
Duration: One Year Full-Time - September to May
Coordinator: Riona Skuce
This 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 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.
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
SCFE 2019 Fashion SlowShow
Past Pupils at Sallynoggin College
Fashion Design Short Video
Graduate Show 2017

“If you have a passion for studying fashion, this is the college for you. Come and give it a go-you’ll
love it! I did, and now I am commencing Level 6 in September and looking forward to it”
Tara Saeed
Education Progression
NCAC | Fashion Design* | Level 8 | AD211 |
NCAC | Textiles/ Surface Design/ Jewellery /Objects* | Level 8 | AD103 |
NCAC | Visual Culture | Level 8 | AD215 |
NCAC | Art & Design (Common Entry)* | Level 8 | AD101 |
NCAC | Education and Design* G | Level 8 | AD202 |
IADT | Design for Film*# (Costume Design) | Level 8 | DL845 |
IADT | Graphic Design*# | Level 8 | DL826 |
IADT | Arts Management | Level 8 | DL822 |
TU Dublin City Centre | Design – Visual Communication* | Level 8 | TU973 |
TU Dublin City Centre | Creative Industries and Visual Culture | Level 8 | TU978 |
TU South | Art and Design* | Level 8 | LC110 |
TU South | Art and Design Teacher Education*G | Level 8 | LC115 |
Munster TU | Contemporary Applied Art* | Level 8 | MT820 |
South East TU | Design- Visual Communication | Level 8 | WD137 |
South East TU | Visual Communication and Design | Level 7 | CW047 |
South East TU | Visual Communication and Design | Level 8 | CW088 |
South East TU | Design | Level 7 | CW707 |
Atlantic TU | Design (Common Entry) | Level 7 | GA274 |
Atlantic TU | Design (Common Entry) | Level 8 | GA284 |
Atlantic TU | Creative Design | Level 7 | SG232 |
Atlantic TU | Creative Design | Level 8 | SG245 |
Atlantic TU | Fashion with Promotion* | Level 7 | LY447 |
Atlantic TU | Design (Common Entry)* | Level 8 | LY408 |
Griffith College | Fashion Design | Level 7 | GC495 |
Griffith College | Fashion Design* | Level 8 | GC494 |
Griffith College | Graphic Communication Design* | Level 8 | GC462 |
For a more detailed list of progression options please www.cao.ie