Course details
This course is the perfect opportunity to gain insider knowledge into the world of fashion from Styling to Fashion Buying, Fashion Promotion to Business Management including Event Management and Sales.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO
Enable participants to gain the knowledge, skills and expertise required for an exciting career in the fashion industry. Some of our past students are now enjoying careers as fashion stylists, fashion buyers and merchandisers. Past GTI Fashion students have progressed to many degree courses including: BA Visual Merchandising and Display at DIT, BA design for Stage and Screen at IADT, BB event Management with PR at GMIT, BA Hons Creative Direction for Fashion at London College of Fashion, BA Hons Fashion Management RGU Aberdeen. Trend forecasting and history of fashion will offer the student the professional knowledge to judge the next fashion trends before they hit the shops, giving participants the fashion edge so desired in the business. GTI Fashion students also learn to design & construct retail displays as well as unusual, exciting garments. Students plan, prepare and participate in the annual GTI Fashion Fiesta (fashion show) and are also responsible for thestyle.ie, GTI's fashion blog.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- A relevant FETAC Level 5 Award or equivalent
- Leaving Certificate or equivalent
- Mature Applicants welcome
- Interview
COURSE CONTENT
- Fashion Buying & Retailing
- Fashion Styling
- Sales Presentation
- Illustration Techniques & Practices
- Design Skills
- Team Leadership
- Work Experience
OPTIONAL MODULES
Learners may also have the opportunity to study Maths as an extra module.
CERTIFICATION
Advanced Certificate in Fashion Industry Practice FETAC Level 6 Award 6M4508
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Fashion Styling, Fashion Buying, Fashion Promotion, Event Management, Retail Display & Merchandising.
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About Galway Technical Institute
We_They is one of the leading colleges of Further Education in Ireland, providing FETAC Level 5 & 6 courses to over 1,300 learners annually. At We_They, courses are designed to be of immediate and practical use in the workplace or as a stepping stone to further study and higher qualifications. Everything our students learn will be valuable to them throughout their lives.
Our Applied Learning approach is designed to enable students learn more effectively in real-life situations. Applied Learning provides our students with learning experiences that involve solving problems that are based on real-life situations. This involves learning the role of a journalist or editor at We_They Gazette, becoming a sound engineer, film editor or production co-ordinator at CladdaTV. It may also involve working as a Beauty Therapist in We_They’s Poise Salon, or as a designer in We_They’s Annual Fashion Fiesta. Each department has its own unique real-life, real-time production/event/project. By bringing the real world into the classroom and the classroom into the real world, Applied Learning has become the most effective and exciting way to learn the key skills required for the 21st Century. We_They’s underlying philosophy is about learning together. This is centred on learner activity, collaborative learning and critically, learning to learn.
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