pART-TIME SHORT COURSEFASHION DESIGN

LISOF’S pART-TIME SHORT COURSES ARE A

vIAbLE ALTERNATIvE TO FULL-TIME STUDy

AND COULD bE THE bEGINNING OF yOUR

jOURNEy INTO THE FASCINATING wORLDS

OF FASHION AND bEAUTy.

THERE ARE SHORT COURSES IN FASHION

pHOTOGRApHy, GARMENT CONSTRUCTION,

pATTERN DESIGN, FASHION DESIGN, MAkE-Up

AND ADObE® ILLUSTRATOR & pHOTOSHOp.

THEy ARE pRESENTED AT OUR CAMpUS IN

jOHANNESbURG OvER A pERIOD OF

20 SATURDAy MORNINGS.

SHORT COURSES | FASHION DESIGNRegistered with the Department of Higher Education & Training as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate No 2002/HE07/002

After successful completion of the Fashion

Design short course you’ll have been introduced

to the language and principles of fashion

design, as well as some practical application of

this knowledge. The course will give you the

grounding to continue developing your skills on

your own, perhaps leading to an exciting new

career.

CURRICULUM

THE pART-TIME FASHION DESIGN SHORT COURSE CURRICULUM INCLUDES THE FOLLOwING:

MODULE 1 is designed to impress on learners

the importance of developing strong observation

skills as well as having an open approach to the

design process.

MODULE 2 introduces learners to ‘working’

details which are used to create the shape and

volume of a garment, as well as to the fundamental

principles that underpin the relationship and

compatibility of fabric, detailing, silhouette and

trend.

MODULE 3 introduces learners to proportion

as well as basic design detail terminology.

You’ll also learn how to create a specific mood

through suitable design elements, with a focus on

fabrication.

MODULE 4 introduces learners to the

practice of visual storytelling with a focus on

translating source imagery into relevant design

elements through written and expanded visual

associations.

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SHORT COURSES | FASHION DESIGNRegistered with the Department of Higher Education & Training as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate No 2002/HE07/002

ADMISSION CRITERIA

SO yOU kNOw wHERE yOU wANT TO bE AND wE wILL HELp yOU GET THERE.wHAT DO yOU NEED TO MAkE THIS HAppEN?

The part-time Fashion Design short course

presents material that straddles NQF Levels 4

and 5 and is therefore accessible to high school

students (Grade 10 or 16 years). However, it is

better suited to post-high school (Grade 12) and

adult students.

If you’re not sure if you qualify to apply, contact

our student admissions department on 08611

LISOF (54763) or email info@lisof.co.za

OTHER IMpORTANT INFORMATION

• Equipment and consumables are not included in the

tuition fees.

• The language of recruitment, admission, administration,

facilitation, learning and assessment at LISOF is English.

• Bursaries are not available for short courses.

• Since LISOF’s full-time programmes are accredited by

the Council on Higher Education, these part-time short

courses, drawn from the full-time curricula, enjoy the

same accreditation status. However, they are not and

cannot be registered on the National Qualifications

Framework (NQF).

• You will receive a Certificate of Completion upon

delivery of the prescribed tasks (assessment events).

Tasks (assessment events) must meet minimum

requirements according to the prescribed criteria

and must be conducted according to LISOF’s general

assessment policies.

• The Fashion Design short course does not carry

international recognition. The recognition that you gain

is from the body of work that you produce during the

course.

• International students are required to secure a study

permit to study and reside legally in South Africa before

applying to study at LISOF.

+27 (0)8611 LISOF / 54763

JOHANNESBURG CAMPUS

Cnr Eileen & Geneva RoadBlairgowrieRandburgTel: 086 11 LISOF (54763)Fax: 011 326 1767

HATFIELD CAMPUS

Hatfield Square1st Floor Clock Tower BuildingCnr Burnett & Hilda StreetHatfieldTel: 012 362 6827Fax: 086 695 1843

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LISOF and its programmes are

accredited by the Council on

Higher Education and registered

on the South African Qualifications

Authority’s National Qualifications

Framework (NQF).