//You will learn how to:
- Create a unique portfolio of work that represents your expertise and aligns your professional goals
- Identify your unique aesthetic and creative handwriting
- Development of strategies for building an effective and sustainable fashion practice
- Build your portfolio, professional presentation, and layout
- Effectively edit and curate your creative work
- Effectively communicate your ideas; visually, written and in spoken
- Navigate the flow of your portfolio highlighting your versatility and experience
- Personalise your portfolio aligned to your ambitions and next career steps
- Effectively create a dialogue and discourse with the viewer
- Plan development milestones and identify career goals
- Improve your interviewing technique and performance
- Develop Self-promotional material, social and professional networking
- Build your network and connect with professionals in the industry
- Navigate the competitive job market
- Present your portfolio to targeted audiences
- Interrogate your design practice and potential audience
- Cultivate adaptability, self-assurance, and confidence
- Maximise your awareness of the global fashion industry and understand your role within it
//By Completing this course, you will have:
- Created a professional digital industry and interview digital portfolio in preparation for job applications and interviews with prospective employers
- Generated a visually engaging, well-organised and edited professional portfolio
- Explored the full spectrum of careers available within the fashion industry
- Identified professional SMART development goals
- Established industry connections and partnerships
- Developed a skillset of fundamental industry-relevant skills
- Procured specialist knowledge and confidence to foster a purposeful and sustainable career
- Identified strengths and weaknesses, gaining resilience and confidence
- Engaged in dynamic discussion, exchange, and critical debate
- Advanced your professional skills to assist and support your transition to the workplace
- Acquired specialist career advice, progression support and guidance
- Confidence in the ability to observe, reflect and acknowledge constructive feedback
- Received extensive personalised feedback from your specialist tutors and mentors
//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 and are ambitious to get ahead and stand out with your portfolio
- Or you are an early career Fashion creative, perhaps looking to progress and needing to upgrade your portfolio
- Or perhaps you have taken a break from the industry and are looking to update your portfolio to 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.
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.
