Under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF), which regulates education in Australia, all students who successfully complete this course will receive a nationally accredited Diploma of Fashion Design and graduate as a professional fashion designer.
MST50119 - Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising has a requirement of thirty-five (35) units of competency. Nine (9) core units of competency plus twenty-six (26) elective units of competency. The units of competency selected by The Online Fashion Design Institute for this qualification can be viewed below:
Core Units
MSMENV272 - Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
MSMWHS200 - Work safely
MSS402051 - Apply quality standards
MSTCL3001 - Identify fabric performance and handling requirements
MSTFD4006 - Interact and network with fashion industry participants
MSTFD4023 - Calculate cost estimates for TCF products
MSTFD5010 - Develop and present design concepts within specific guidelines
MSTGN2014 - Operate computing technology in a TCF workplace
MSTGN2013 - Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industry
Elective Units
MSTFD5003 - Analyse fit model
MSTFD5005 - Manipulate fabrics to create new finishes
MSTFD5011 - Produce fashion illustrations to assist product visualisation
MSTFD5012 - Perform contour draping
MSTFD5029 - Assess impact of current fashion industry innovations and practices
MSTFD5018 - Determine and specify advanced construction processes
BSBMGT617 - Develop and implement a business plan
BSBMKG507 - Interpret market trends and development
MSTFD5023 - Develop marketing plans for fashion products
MSTFD5028 - Develop merchandising plans for fashion products
MSTGN5008 - Identify opportunities in the TCF market
MSTCL3007 - Embellish garment by hand or machine
MSTCL3009 - Develop patterns from a block using basic pattern making principles
MSTFD4002 - Apply principles of colour theory to fashion design development
MSTFD4003 - Assist in preparation of preliminary design concepts
MSTGN4004 - Analyse TCF merchandising and marketing principles
BSBMKG419 - Analyse consumer behaviour
MSTFD4014 - Identify influences on contemporary fashion designs and construction techniques
MSTFD4021 - Drape fabrics to make patterns
MSTFD2001 - Design and produce a simple garment
MSTFD2002 - Apply printing techniques to produce Indigenous textile designs
MSTFD2003 - Apply dyeing techniques to produce Indigenous textile designs
MSTFD2005 - Identify design process for fashion designs
MSTFD2006 - Use a sewing machine for fashion design
MSTCL2011 - Draw and interpret a basic sketch
BSBDES301 - Explore the use of colour