//You will learn how to:
- Produce a creative and experimental interview-ready portfolio that showcases your originality
- Personalise your portfolio aligned to your individual ambitions and further study
- Investigate, explore, question, analyse and learn
- Consider sustainable, social, and ethical fashion practices
- Begin developing and identifying your unique aesthetic and creative identity
- Collect, document, and develop inspirational visual research
- Discover the importance of sketchbooks, recording the exploration and communication of new ideas
- Begin the process of fashion design, drawing, illustration, collage, and visual communication
- Explore the creative iterative design process
- Build an understanding and knowledge of fabric properties
- Understand how to develop and create a fashion collection which is inventive and well-balanced
- Understand basic technical drawings which communicate the technical aspects of a garment
- Create new opportunities through risk-taking and the pushing of boundaries
- Explore the process of success and failure through experimentation and curiosity
- Build your portfolio, professional presentation, and layout skills
- Effectively, logically, and creatively communicate your ideas; in visual, written and spoken forms
- Visualise and understand how you can effectively communicate your work to an audience
- Improve your interviewing technique and performance
//By Completing this course, you will have:
- Created a dynamic body of portfolio work that can be used in preparation for further academic study
- Enhanced experimental, investigative, and problem-solving skills to assist and support transition
- Gained a richer understanding of the diverse and exciting career opportunities within the industry
- Attained a clearer understanding of the key principles of fashion design as a practice
- Increased understanding of how to generate inspirational and informative visual research
- Acquired an informed knowledge and understanding of the design development process
- An improved understanding of effective communication of ideas through creative illustration and engaging visual presentation
- Developed the skills to effectively colour render garments with self-assurance and accuracy
- Understood how to record and document the creative process from initial inspiration to final outcome
- Developed an enhanced awareness of key characteristics concerning sustainability, design responsibility and ethics
- An informed understanding of the skills required to become a persuasive and effective communicator
- Identified personal key strengths and weaknesses, gaining self-belief, resilience, and confidence
- Received extensive personalised feedback from your specialist tutors and mentors
- Confidence in the ability to observe, reflect and acknowledge constructive feedback
- Engaged in dynamic discussion, exchange, and critical debate
- Acquired specialist careers and academic advice, progression support and guidance
Experienced a reflective, dynamic, and rich remote learning environment
//Who is this course for?
As this is a beginner’s level course, no prior knowledge is required.
//This course is for you if:
- You are enthusiastic and motivated and considering making an application to a foundation or undergraduate programme of study
- Or perhaps you wish to experience an insight and understanding of what it is like to work within the diverse fashion industry
- You aspire to produce a highly creative, idiosyncratic, and individual portfolio in preparation for securing an interview to study further education
//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.
Payment schedules are not available at this time.
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.
