Sustainable Fashion Design

Garment design for SUSTAINABLE and CIRCULAR FASHION
QQI Level 5 Certificate in Fashion Design 5M3865 (More about QQI)

The Sustainable Fashion Design course opens many opportunities in the fashion design industry. Sustainable Fashion Design students focus on designing and making sustainable clothing for the circular economy. Design for circular fashion involves designing garments with the planet and climate in mind and focuses on ideals of longevity, durability and planning for the life cycle of the garment.
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
Tailor/Bespoke Designer
Dressmaker
Accessories Designer
Fashion Design Production
Pattern Drafter
Fashion Retail

Course content

Pattern Drafting
Garment Construction
Combined Materials
Drawing
Design Skills
Fashion Industry and Design Studies
Communications
Work Experience

Course features and facilities

Course Features

Sustainable fashion principles embedded throughout the course
Course content includes textile techniques, fashion history, and fashion illustration
Work experience in the Fashion Industry
This is a hands-on practical course with some written work
Continuous assessment with no examinations

Course Facilities

A spacious fashion studio, excellently equipped with modern sewing machines and professional dress stands
Prototyping (toiling) fabric, pattern paper, pattern card and many haberdashery items provided
Well-equipped art rooms with a variety of materials provided
Learning resources in multiple formats including digital libraries

Entry requirements

Leaving Certificate or equivalent LCA or relevant experience
Mature applicants welcome
Applicants may be accepted without meeting formal entry requirements
Some experience with drawing and sewing is helpful but not required

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Education progression

Students may progress to the following Level 6 course in SCFE – Advanced Fashion Design 6M3706

NCAD

Fashion Design*

Level 8

AD211

For a more detailed list of progression options please www.cao.ie

For more progression options

NCAD	Textiles/ Surface Design/ Jewellery /Objects*	Level 8	AD103
NCAD	Visual Culture	Level 8	AD215
NCAD	Art & Design (Common Entry)*	Level 8	AD101
NCAD	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