Advanced Fashion and Textile Studies Limerick College of Further Education
Price: Free for EU nationals (EUR 500 for Registration)

    Course details

    Award
    QQI Level 6 Component Certificate Fashion Design 6M3706
    Optional
    City and Guilds 7160/7161 Level 2 Diploma in Creative Techniques: Fashion/Textiles
    Programme Overview
    The aim of this 1 year full-time programme is to provide learners with additional skills for all aspects of the modern fashion trade.  A Fashion portfolio which reflects the learner's ability to deliver creative and original responses is prepared.  This is essential for those wishing to gain enter to Art Colleges.  Learner focused integration of course content allows the learners to also gain City & Guilds Certification in Fashion and/or Textiles.  The Fashion Department teams are all specialists in their subject area and help to facilitate the learner to identify and achieve their full creative potential.
    Typical Modules
    • Design Skills
    • Garment Construction
    • Pattern Drafting
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Fabric Manipulation
    • Knitting
    • Illustration Techniques and practice
    • Work Experience
    • City and Guilds Employability Skills
    • Understand how to work for a client to create a product.
    • Create a website using web design application templates.
    • Producing promotional publications.
    Entry Requirements
    • Applicants must hold a QQI Level 5 Award in the chosen area.
    • Mature learners (over 23) may be exempt from the above academic requirements.
    • Places on the programme are limited and will be allocated on the basis of a personal interview and a selection of applicant’s own work. N.B. Applicants are advised to bring samples of their work to the interview.
    Employment/Progression Opportunities
    • Freelance Fashion Design, Pattern Cutting, Garment Manufacturing/Alterations, Self-employment, Costume Design for Theatre and Film, Fashion Retail 
    • Successful learners may be interested in directly apply to Colleges of Art & Design for a place on their Degree programme
    • Institutes of Technology and other Colleges around the country may be offering opportunities for further studies.
    Updated on 08 November, 2015

    About Limerick College of Further Education

    Limerick College of Further Education is a long-established, state-funded and administered further education college. It is one of many centres of education run by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board. LCFE was known until 2008 as Limerick Senior College.

    LCFE offers Further Education (Post Leaving Certificate) programmes and Professional qualifications in a variety of disciplines and caters for approximately 1200 full-time and 3000 part-time learners. Its campuses are situated in the South-East of the city on Mulgrave Street (a short distance from the city centre) and also in East Limerick at Cappamore.

    Limerick College of Further Education aims to provide high quality internationally-recognised educational programmes, delivered in a modern dynamic environment by a highly qualified and committed team of teachers. Programmes are accredited by a number of prestigious validating bodies. The approval of LCFE by these bodies is a further benchmark of the high quality of courses, facilities, tuition and support structures on offer.

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