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FACULTY OF THE ARTS & DESIGN

Higher Certificate in Fashion

Within the Higher Certificate in Fashion, you may choose to specialise in one of the following electives:

  • Fashion Design
  • Fashion Media

Qualification / Course Information

Minimum Duration:

1 Year

Minimum Credits:

120

NQF Level:

5

SAQA:

83626

MODE:

Contact

CAMPUS:

Minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a minimum of 40% for English as a first or additional language

LANGUAGE:

English

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Higher Certificate in Fashion is a one-year full-time learning programme that will give you access to a broad array of career opportunities in the fashion design industry.

The Design Elective offers you an introduction to the fundamentals of fashion design, pattern design, sewing as well as computer design, marketing and brand management.

The Media Elective offers you an introduction to the fundamentals of trend analysis, digital photography, styling and make-up.

The modules of each elective provide you with a solid balanced foundation in all areas of the fashion industry – commerce/retail, creative, technical and contextual. The Higher Certificate in Fashion will provide access to a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Bachelor's qualification in a cognate field.This is a vocational qualification which focuses on the practice of fashion

Minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a minimum of 40% for English as a first or additional language

Pre-2008, a Senior Certificate (SC) with a minimum of 40% for English as a first or second language

National Certificate (Vocational) with a minimum of 40% for English as a first or second language and no additional specified subjects prescribed at the further education exit level

An admissions test is required for the Design elective for diagnostic purposes

COURSE CURRICULUM

Title

  • Creative Design 01
  • Pattern Design 01
  • Marketing & Brand Management 01
  • Garment Construction 01
  • Trend Analysis 01
  • Historical Fashion Studies 01
  • Computer Literacy & Design 01
  • Visual Merchandising 01
  • Textiles & Fashion 01

tiitle

  • Styling 01
  • Digital Photography 01
  • Marketing & Brand Management 01
  • Fashion Media 01
  • Trend Analysis 01
  • Introduction to Make-up Direction & Application 01
  • Computer Literacy & Design 01
  • Visual Merchandising 01
  • Textiles & Fashion 01
  • Fashion Writing & Analysis

COURSE CURRICULUM

  • tyling 01
  • Digital Photography 01
  • Marketing & Brand Management 01
  • Fashion Media 01
  • Trend Analysis 01
  • Introduction to Make-up Direction & Application 01
  • Computer Literacy & Design 01
  • Visual Merchandising 01
  • Textiles & Fashion 01
  • Fashion Writing & Analysis
  • tyling 01
  • Digital Photography 01
  • Marketing & Brand Management 01
  • Fashion Media 01
  • Trend Analysis 01
  • Introduction to Make-up Direction & Application 01
  • Computer Literacy & Design 01
  • Visual Merchandising 01
  • Textiles & Fashion 01
  • Fashion Writing & Analysis

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Design Elective

Assistant Stylist

Junior Designer

Seamstress

Junior Pattern Maker

 

Media Elective

Social Media Curator

Assistant Stylist

Makeup Artist

Blogger

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