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City & Guilds Fashion |
| Summary: |
Gives you the skills you need to be able to make garments for yourself, your family and friends. |
| Description: |
Do you believe that what you wear says a lot about you? By devoting a little time and energy to the ICS City & Guilds Fashion Course you can ensure that all your fashion statements are speaking volumes about your skills as a designer and seamstress.
At ICS we know that successful careers are built by getting the balance right between theory and experience. Which is why all of our courses let you learn-to-earn, without the burden of attending classes or quitting your job.
Another important advantage is that the courses follow a modular structure specifically designed to let you work at the pace that suits you best. By breaking the material down into logical sections, the tutors have ensured that you will be in a position to better consolidate your new skills as you learn, so that you can start feeling a positive impact from the outset of the course. |
| Key Benefits: |
Some key benefits of the City & Guilds Fashion course are:
· Complete flexibility when you do the course – we don’t lock you into inconvenient term times
· Modular approach designed to help you implement skills as you acquire them
· FREE Reference materials including: Speaking of Fashion (Glossary), Fashion Awareness (Supplement)
· Flexible access to your tutors who will support you every step of the way
· Although the course assumes students have access to a machine, they may choose to sew by hand if they wish. |
| Topics: |
On successful completion of the course you will be able to make garments to a standard to satisfy the requirements of the City & Guilds Creative Skills Scheme 7802 - 02 Fashion. You will also have an in-depth understanding of the following key issues in fashion today:
City & Guilds Fashion Core Skill Areas
· Colour and Design Principles· Introduction to Sewing· Basic Dressmaking Processes· Decorative Features · Fibres and Fabrics· Miscellaneous Garments· Embroidery and Decoration· Pattern Alteration and Fitting |
| Requirements: |
None |
| Careers in the Field: |
Although the ICS City & Guilds Fashion course is not primarily intended as a vocational training, the essential skills it helps you develop will be a tremendous asset to anyone hoping to pursue a career in the fashion industry.
Earnings potential in this field can vary enormously depending on the nature of the employer and the experience of a given designer, and so it is difficult to put a monetary value on the sort of impact this course might have on your own earnings potential.
The ICS City & Guilds Fashion course is a flexible and cost-effective way of gaining the skills you need to bring the best out of your ideas and increase your chances of future success. |
| Qualification: |
City and Guilds Certificate |
| Hours of Study: |
180 |
| External Exam Information: |
Assessment takes place in May and November each year. Students will be required to present the following for evaluation during the course: ONE set of garments: (a) a top (blouse or simple jacket) AND skirt AND waistcoat OR (b) a top AND trousers AND waistcoat OR ( c) a simple one-piece dress AND waist slip (decorated) AND waistcoat. In addition, students will be required to submit a folder of work showing awareness of fashion. |
| Additional Exam Fees: |
C & G registration fee of £24 is payable within 12 weeks of enrolment. £22.50 Assessment fee is also extra. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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