//Full Description

This fast-paced ambitious entrepreneurial online fashion course offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with contemporary and inspiring fashion brands. The advanced programme has been specifically devised in collaboration with industry experts fostering a symbiotic interface between education and industry. Gain valuable insights, refine your skills, and navigate the ever-evolving landscape whilst working in partnership with professional mentors at the vanguard of the fashion industry. During the course, you will have the opportunity to collaborate and ‘think outside the box’ acquiring first-hand and real-world professional experience of working with established brands to drive innovation and achieve new outcomes. Our industry partners actively encourage opportunities that emerge from dynamic collaborations, inspiring cross-fertilisation of ideas and breaking conventions between established brands and emerging talent to support progression and career advancement.

//Details

Start and End dates

28/04/2025

30/05/2025

Course Fee

£2,800

Duration

5 weeks

Number of Taught Sessions

20 full days, 4 days per week

Your Prior Level of Study

BA, MA or upskilling prior industry experience

Study Mode

Intensive Online Fashion Course

//You will learn how to:

Navigate the challenge of designing and driving innovative opportunities for an established brand
Utilise industry collaborations to challenge rules and strengthen diverse perspectives
Understand a specified brand’s vision, design, and values
Interrogate your design practice and potential audience
Consider environmental impact by generating sustainable design strategies
Devise and mastermind ingenious strategies to create a more sustainable fashion industry
Develop advanced research techniques
Advance your practical problem-solving skills through creative thinking and risk-taking
Challenge the iterative design process
Propose creative, innovative, and directional design solutions
Promote the exchange of ideas
Develop your technical proficiency in drawing, illustration, and digital rendering skills
Further your fabric properties knowledge, understanding and awareness
Generate industry-proficient technical flats
Build your portfolio, professional presentation, and layout skills
Showcase your presentation design portfolio to potential clients
Effectively communicate your ideas; through visual, written and spoken forms
Cultivate adaptability, self-assurance, and confidence
Explore the relationship between collaborative dialogue and learning
Build your network and connections with professionals in the industry
Assimilate knowledge and expertise from diverse industry professionals

//By Completing this course, you will have:

Established connections and partnerships gaining invaluable insight from industry experts
Generated an industry-standard professional portfolio curated for a specific brand showcasing your ability to respond to an industry brief
Increased brand awareness and enhanced ability to align brands’ distinctive core values
Optimised experience of working collaboratively in cross-functional teams to further your career
Benefitted from extensive networking and collaboration opportunities in fashion and related industries
Developed a skillset of fundamental industry-relevant skills
Increased confidence to generate innovative solutions
Advanced knowledge and understanding of ethical and responsible design practice
Experienced a rich, reflective, and dynamic learning environment
Advanced knowledge of how to effectively communicate ideas
Engaged in dynamic discussion, exchange, and critical debate
Identified strengths and weaknesses, gaining resilience and confidence
Self-assurance in your ability to observe, reflect and acknowledge constructive feedback
Shared insights and advice from leading creatives and consultants to further your career
Received industry-level guidance and extensive feedback from specialist tutors and mentors
Acquired specialist one-to-one support to pursue your career goals and entrepreneurial ambition

//Who is this course for?

As this is an advanced course, prior knowledge is required.

//This course is for you if:

You have already completed a Fashion related undergraduate or postgraduate programme of study; wish to broaden your real-world industry experience, build professional connections, and advance your portfolio
Or you are an early career Fashion creative, perhaps looking to progress and upgrade your portfolio with exciting, fresh projects whilst building industry connections
Or perhaps you have taken a break from the industry and are looking to update your creative skills and portfolio, to build new connections and maximise your employability potential

//Course FAQs

Booking

Your course place is confirmed once you have booked online using a credit or debit card, you will receive an email confirmation of your order once the payment is complete. Places on many courses are limited and are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. We advise you to book as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Payment details

Full payment is due at the time of the booking.
You can secure your place with a £500 deposit. Depending on the instalment option you select when starting the application, the remaining balance must be paid either on a specific date or in instalments on specific dates. We will provide you with these dates during the booking process.
Please note we close all new bookings ONE WEEK before the course starts.
You can read the terms and conditions of your booking here.

Course Term Dates: 28/04/2025 - 30/05/2025

Full Payment

Course Fee: £2,800.00

Deposit and Remainder Payment

Deposit: £500.00

Remainder: £2,300.00
Payment Date: 21/04/2025

Deposit followed by Instalments

Deposit: £500.00

First Instalment: £800.00
Payment Date: 27/01/2025

Second Instalment: £800.00
Payment Date: 24/02/2025

Third Instalment: £700.00
Payment Date: 31/03/2025

What support will I receive during my online course?

When you register for a course, you will be assigned a tutor and industry mentor where applicable.
Your supportive tutors will guide and steer you through the learning process; you can contact them directly via email or through the forum which can be accessed through our Online Learning Centre.
Your dedicated specialist tutor will be available to guide and regularly support you openly imparting their expert professional experience within the creative industries.
Tutors will explain and clarify information in easy-to-understand English.
Specialist professional vocabulary and terminology will be clearly explained and communicated.
You will have the opportunity to book one-to-one and drop-in tutorials, you can also request additional meetings with your tutor at any point during your course.
You will receive regular constructive feedback and participate in beneficial critiques on your assignments; we pride ourselves on providing extensive, insightful, and feed-forward feedback.

Digital Course Delivery

We use Microsoft Teams to deliver our online real-time sessions, simultaneously supporting collaboration, communication, and learning.

Online Course Materials

To take part in the online sessions you will need the following:

Use the latest web browser version, we recommend Firefox or Chrome. For the best experience, you should always keep your browser up-to-date
A headset microphone
Webcam
Strong Internet connection via Wi-Fi or ethernet – we recommend a minimum of 2 Mbps download, and 1 Mbps upload, faster if possible. You can test your network speed here: https://www.speedtest.net

Admission Requirements

Please note all courses are currently for students aged 18 and above.

Taught Time Zones

The times listed for each online course are UK time. Learners from across the globe are welcome to attend our online courses. It is important you adjust the times to your local time zone to make sure you can attend; you can check online here: World Time Buddy.

English Requirements

All our courses are taught in English. It is the expectation you will converse in English during all taught sessions; therefore, all students must hold an adequate level of both spoken and written English. If English is not your first language, it is recommended you have an overall IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent with a minimum of 5.5 in all the skills elements of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening to enable you to fully understand and participate in the course.

// Certification Attained

A certificate of completion will be awarded if you attend a minimum of 80% of your scheduled taught sessions.
All our courses require active engagement and commitment. We strongly recommend you attend all sessions to fully advance your knowledge and understanding; undertake the independent learning assignments and actively participate in the team and collaborative work throughout the course.
Additional certificates of attendance can elevate your curriculum vitae.

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Please note we only accept payments in Pound sterling (£GBP)

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