Course details
Merchandising and Marketing are for those who are interested to enter a career or looking to improve their skills in these areas within the industry. Merchandising is a comprehensive function which covers market research, development of new products, coordination of product development and marketing. At TaF.tc, you learn how to source, how to cost and how to ensure quality of the product suitable for its end use. Marketing will also deliver in-depth knowledge in the core areas of the 5P's:
- Product - Knowledge in textiles, garment construction, drafting and sewing.
- Pricing - the skills and knowledge in costing, sourcing and buying.
- Place - the skills and knowledge in order tracking from concept to delivery.
- Promotion - the underlining knowledge of the product, price and place as to effectively communicate to promote product and service.
- People - infused in every module of the varied cultures from East to West.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The WSQ Diploma will be conducted in the form of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, case studies, practical exercises, role plays and hands-on activities.
13 MODULES:
- WSQ Analyse Garment Construction
- WSQ Calculate Cost of Material and Apparel for Textile and Fashion Industry
- WSQ Create and Manage Fashion Brand
- WSQ Draw Digital Images
- WSQ Follow-up Order from Design to Production for Textile and Fashion Industry
- WSQ Identify and Analyse Textiles and Processes
- WSQ Interpret and Draw Production Sketches
- WSQ Interpret Pattern Draft and Sewing Sequence of Apparel
- WSQ Manage Quality Assurance in Textile and Fashion Industry
- WSQ Manage Sustainable Fashion Value Chain
- WSQ Perform Fashion Retail Merchandise Buying for Textile and Fashion Industry
- WSQ Source for Supplies and Production for Textile and Fashion Industry
- WSQ Support Apparel Product Development
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
- Possess at least 3 GCE "O" level credit including English and Mathematics or ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) level 5 and above.
- Students are required to have basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (preferred) especially for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook as this will be required during project / group work.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Fashion Stylist / Fashion Advisor
- Retail Supervisor
- Marketing Executive
- Assistant Merchandiser
- Buyer and Assistant Buyer
- Events Coordinator
- Project Executive
- Costing Executive
- Supply Chain Executive
- Membership Executive
- Fashion Coordinator
- Technical Support Administrator
- Compliance Assistant Auditor
Course Location
About The Academy Of Fashion Professions
TaF.tc (The Academy of Fashion Professions) is the training arm of the TaF.f (Textile & Fashion Federation). It’s also the first Continuing Education and Training Centre (CET) for the textile and fashion industry in Singapore, with the vision of becoming the leading capability developer in the global fashion industry. TaF.tc offers specially designed courses and programmes to prepare fashion students for a creative career in the highly competitive fashion industry, and to help industry professionals develop and specialise. Local and global fashion collaborations mean TaF.tc can offer unrivalled, continuously updated services, enabling the Academy to stay in line with leading national and international fashion industry standards. TaF.tc provides intensive training programmes for individuals from various disciplines,
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