Creative Arts

About the course

By studying this course you'll gain advanced fashion skills and the ability to design and create striking and stylish fashion garments, textiles and accessories. You'll learn to apply current technologies, illustration techniques, digital design and visual research to your products. You'll also learn how to overcome design problems and apply marketing strategies to help you get ahead in this competitive industry.

Central's Fashion and Textile Design courses are built around the recognition of current and future trends in fashion, with an emphasis on quality design and higher level skills. As one of the most highly regarded fashion and textiles courses in Australia, our aim is to fulfil the training requirements of the fashion design industry, nationally and internationally.

View our brochure to see the career pathways for our fashion and textile design courses.

Where this course can lead you

Central's Fashion and Textile Design graduates take up opportunities in local, interstate and international markets as textile designers for garment and furnishing products, dress and costume designers and manufacturers, fashion magazine editors, illustrators and visualisers, retail managers and buyers, forecasters and colourists.

Your Advanced Diploma of Fashion and Textile Design prepares you for roles such as:

• Fashion Designer

• Freelance Fashion Designer

• Assistant Fashion Designer

• Design Assistant

• Garment Assistant

The Advanced Diploma of Fashion and Textile Design is a great precursor to further study at University. Upon completion of this course you will gain direct entry into one of Western Australia's leading Universities through Central's University Pathway's program.

Skills you will gain from this course

Central's fashion and textile design qualifications provide you with skills that are relevant to current industry trends and practices. You will truly be immersed in the world of fashion.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• design fashion garments, textiles and accessories using advanced techniques

• interpret fashion trends and traditions

• develop design concepts and solve design problems

• use digital design

• use fashion illustration

• design and create fashion knitwear

• use product marketing and promotion.

Your Advanced Diploma of Fashion and Textile Design gives you the skills to begin an exciting career in fashion or move onto further study at Central.

Connected with industry

University Pathways

Central's university pathway arrangements means your Advanced Diploma of Fashion and Textile Design will provide you with the opportunity for direct entry and an advanced standing in a Curtin University or ECU course.

Curtin University

Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) (Fashion)

Semester 2, Year 2, 300-400 credits (50-66%)

or

Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) (Textiles)

Semester 2, Year 2, up to 300 credits (up to 50%)

ECU

Bachelor of Contemporary Arts (Contemporary Fashion)

Semester 2, Year 2, 180 creditsn (50%)

Fee information

Domestic students:
The costs for this course for a semester are: $626 or $313 (concession). On top of this there is also a resource cost of $430. The resource fee is an estimate because the amount depends on which units you choose. You will be given the exact amount at enrolment. Find out more about how the costs are determined.

An estimate of the total cost of the course is $ over the the course takes to complete.

International students:
The cost for international students is

$10,500 - duration 1 year

Course Structure

Available Groups

Title: GROUP 01-CORE UNITS

Description: Central Institute of Technology offer the units listed below:

Title: GROUP 02-ELECTIVE UNITS

Description: Learners to complete 4 elective units to a total of 160 hours. Elective units will be confrimed at enrolment. Please note not all elective units will be offered each semester

Information for international students

Central is one of Australia's largest VET colleges, and trains around 1700 students from more than 85 countries each year. In 2010, we were the inaugural winner of Western Australia's International Training Provider of the Year award and were again given this award in 2011.

Our campuses are conveniently located near the centre of Perth's CBD, making them easy to access via public transport. Central boasts excellent, state of the art facilities and resources and a friendly, safe and secure learning environment.

As a graduate, you are ensured direct pathways to further qualifications at Western Australian universities, or alternatively, the job ready skills you need to succeed in your career straight away.

We offer a dedicated International Centre which is focused on servicing International students, helping you with your personal and academic needs. Staff offer friendly, specialised support and guidance from your initial contact through to your graduation, to ensure that your experience at Central is enjoyable and rewarding.

Visit our international pages to find out more about studying at Central and life in Perth.

Find out from international students about their experiences studying at Central.

Find out about applying to study at Central as an International student.

Courses available to international students at Central are delivered in partnership with Education and Training International RTO Provider No: 52395 CRICOS Provider Code: 00020G

Getting into this course

Entrance Requirements

In order to gain entry into this course you must complete the (7552) Diploma of Fashion and Textile Design.

The Application Process

The process for applying for a course at Central depends on whether you are a local or international student and the way that you will be studying: full time, part time, as an apprentice or trainee.

Our future students area of the website includes a handy guide to help you through the process depending on what type of student you are, and how you are planning on studying.

Visit our apply, enrol and pay guide

Recognition of Prior Learning

Do you have existing skills? Whether obtained through paid or voluntary work, training or other experiences, you may be able to fast track your study by applying for recognition of prior learning, often referred to as RPL.

Find out more here