Do you want to know how to take your creative ideas and have them realised into a fashion collection? The LCI Melbourne Fashion Design Higher Education Diploma provides the conceptual foundation and technical skills needed to become an entry-level creative professional in the fashion design industry.  

Take your creative ideas and have them realised into a fashion collection. Ensure you are industry-ready and employable with a Diploma in Fashion Design. 

Develop the conceptual framework and technical skills needed to thrive as a creative professional in the fashion design industry. Gain an understanding of fabric handling and manipulation, commercial manufacturing, branding, and distribution.

Integrate applied design processes in a program centralised around idea generation, producing creative briefs and addressing contextual factors. 

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the context, concepts, and design principles of the Fashion Design field  
• Knowledge and awareness of design practice, and industry standards and expectations for Fashion Design

Skills

• Cognitive skills to analyse and evaluate information, concepts and ideas for Fashion Design projects 
• Creative and technical skills to develop ideas appropriate for different Fashion Design outcomes and markets 
• Visual, verbal and creative communication skills to present information in professional formats

Application of knowledge and skills

• Through the practice of appropriate and effective ideas generation and decision making within commercial and creative environments 
• Through the identification and evaluation of effective professional Fashion Design practices aligned to appropriate client briefs 
• With responsibility and accountability for their own professional practice and in collaboration with others within a Fashion Design environment

APPLYING

To be considered for a place at LCI Melbourne, our entry requirements are:

• Evidence of satisfactory completion of VCE or year 12 equivalent or work experience equivalence
  
  PLUS
   
• Submission of a creative Portfolio of 6 to 8 items – See tips and tricks how to prepare a portfolio
  
  OR
   
• Completion of a pre-selection kit provided by LCI Melbourne

CLASSES & FACILITIES

• We have small classes, generally no more than 18
• We also have state of the art facilities, including industry-standard computing equipment and software
• Due to COVID-19, Classes may be delivered online

POSSIBLE CAREERS

• Patternmaker
• Fashion Design Assistant
• Fashion Retail and Marketing
• Production Manager
• Garment Technician
• Fashion Designer/Label Intern

COURSE LENGTH

• 1 years with 3 trimesters 

I'M INTERESTED

If this sounds like the perfect course for you then you can check out more information by downloading the course guide or asking us a question and someone will be in touch to help you out!