Diploma
If you have a passion for all things fashion, we can help you create a career doing what you love.
Students applying for the Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising will be able to choose from one of two study streams:
1. Design and Product Development
This stream is designed to be both an entry level qualification in fashion design and its related skills as well as a qualification providing skills for employment as a design assistant, designer, patternmaker, technical designer, garment technician, bespoke couturier or a sustainability advisor and sustainable designer. Students can either identify and gain work placement or work closely with our teachers to gain work placement with one of our numerous industry partners.
2. Fashion Business
This stream is designed for students interested in occupations such as marketing manager, merchandise manager, e-commerce, supply chain, logistics manager and sustainable advisor. Work experience in the industry is a desirable component of this course. Students work through industry based collaborative projects that are designed to develop their skill sets, market knowledge and business savvy, and enhance future job prospects
Our Fashion students have been selected to partake in Melbourne Fashion Week! Find out more about it here.
The Kangan Institute difference:
- World-class teachers with extensive industry experience.
- Courses developed with industry input to ensure content is relevant and up-to-date.
- Supportive and nurturing learning environment.
- Gain practical experience with industry-based project work.
- Develop hands-on skills at our annual Rags to Runway sustainable show and graduate fashion parade.
- Learn in a purpose built modern campus located close to public transport.
- Government subsidised tuition fees for eligible students.
There are no set prerequisites for this course. However it is recommended that you have satisfactory numeracy and literacy skills to undertake this course or are mature age and have sufficient work experience to successfully undertake the course. OR You may apply if you have satisfactorily completed VCE or an approved equivalent course and the satisfactory completion of the work requirements (eligibility to transfer); or are mature age and have sufficient work experience to successfully undertake the course. (Mature age is anyone over the age of 18 who has been out of full-time education for more than 12 months.)
This course may lead to Career opportunities such as a:
To apply for this course you must complete an online enrollment application https://forms.myselfserve.com.au/?course=3195 you may also or calling the Contact Centre on 13 TAFE (13 8233) or email enquiries@kangan.edu.au. This course has a mid-year intake.