Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
The Sustainable Fashion Design course opens many opportunities in the fashion design industry. Sustainable Fashion Design students focus on designing and making sustainable clothing for the circular economy. Design for circular fashion involves designing garments with the planet and climate in mind and focuses on ideals of longevity, durability and planning for the life cycle of the garment.
Pattern drafting and garment construction provide the learner with the skills required to make their own outfits based on their own designs. All coursework combines to form a portfolio suitable for application to Degree programmes, although most of our students choose to progress to our Advanced Fashion Design course.
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.
Further Research
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Career Progression
- Fashion Designer
- Costume Designer/Wardrobe Assistant
- Tailor/Bespoke Designer
- Dressmaker
- Accessories Designer
- Fashion Design Production
- Pattern Drafter
- Fashion Retail
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