Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
The Fashion Design and Construction program at the College of FET, Mulgrave Street Campus, is a one-year, QQI Level 5 course designed for learners looking to up-skill, re-skill, or explore the modern fashion trade. The curriculum approaches fashion design as an aesthetic, cultural, and functional study, placing a powerful emphasis on hands-on, practical execution. Students learn to apply design concepts directly to produce real-world results in both textile development and garment construction, while exploring critical themes like historical and sustainable fashion. A core element of the program is the creation of an individual fashion portfolio that showcases original design processes, creative problem-solving, and digital illustration mastery using industry-standard software like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| AFDXX | 5M3865 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Further Research
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Career Progression
Bridal Design, Fashion Journalist, Freelance Fashion Design, Pattern Cutting, Garment Manufacturing/ Alterations, Self-employment, Costume Design/Production for Theatre and Film, Fashion Retail, Interior Design.
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