This program is available in Vancouver !

Program Duration: 60 weeks

 

You've always had a unique sense of style and an eye for great design. Now is your chance to turn that talent in to an exciting career in fashion. VCAD's Fashion Design diploma program teaches you to refine your talent for creating beautiful garments and accessories. VCAD's program gives structure to your creativity while providing hands-on training from industry professionals. You'll gain an in-depth understanding of the tools and equipment used in the industry. Topics covered include garment, accessory and apparel design, fashion merchandising, fashion shows, and much more. By the end of the program, you will have created a strong portfolio with which to apply for fashion industry jobs such as stylist, junior designer, pattern maker, marketing representative, visual display coordinator, and purchaser.

Upon successful completion of this program, you will be able to:

• Use design theory to solve fashion design problems
• Create original garments that exceed industry design and quality standards
• Understand the relationship between fashion illustration, apparel design and product development
• Effectively communicate design ideas between various manufacturing, marketing and merchandising components of the industry
• Describe the role fashion history plays in fashion styling, design and display
• Analyze garment construction for quality, efficacy of design, and price point
• Understand the product development, apparel production, and textile life cycles
• Understand the importance of fashion forecasting on the design, marketing and merchandising of apparel
• Develop a portfolio containing original design work, flats and specifications, photographs, a promotional kit and a final themed collection consisting of at least four original garments
• The program consists of five 12-week terms. Most courses are worth three credits. 90 credits are required to complete this diploma program.

Admissions Requirements in BC:

• High school graduation or equivalent (from an English language teaching institution) OR 
• Mature student status (19 years of age upon starting classes and pass the college's admission test).

This program has been approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training.