dISTANCE LEARNING SHORT COURSEFASHION dESIGN

LISOF’S dISTANCE LEARNING SHORT

COURSES IN PATTERN MAKING ANd

FASHION dESIGN ALLOW YOU TO

WORK AT YOUR OWN PACE, IN YOUR

OWN TIME, WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN

TO BE. THEY’RE PERFECT IF YOU WANT

TO TAKE YOUR INTEREST IN FASHION

A STEP FURTHER ANd ARE UNABLE TO

ATTENd A TUITION CENTRE.

You will receive the course in an

electronic format. You can read the

material on Your personal computer

as You work through it, or You can

print out the material and work from

hardcopY. Because You work through

the material at Your own pace, You decide

how long it will take You to complete

the course. You are aBle to ask questions

and suBmit work for evaluation via the

internet.

the distance learning fashion

design short course will

introduce You 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.

CURRUCILUMthis distance learning fashion

design short course focuses on the

introductorY practices and principles

entailed in successful commercial

apparel design (with continual reference

to production methods and market

trends). You will Be taken through

the steps from the Beginning of the

fashion design process so You do not

need anY particular aBilitY in design or

illustration.

THE dISTANCE COURSE CURRICULUM INCLUdES THE FOLLOWING:

UNIT 1: focuses on the recognition and identification of the design principles of silhouette and shape.

UNIT 2: focuses on the transformation of flat two-dimensional forms into three-dimensional sculptured forms.

UNIT 3: explains fit and flare, which are essential design ‘tools’ that transform three-dimensional sculptured forms into wearable clothing.

UNIT 4: introduces you to ‘the brief’. it explains what a design brief is; how the brief directs your research; and how the brief defines the design parameters for a particular style of clothing.

UNIT 5: focuses on the principle of recognition that follows on from your research process to expand the key ideas derived from the brief. the key ideas derived from the brief.

UNIT 6: explains creative brainstorming as a method to analyse and cross-reference the consistency of the designs generated from the processes of briefing, recognition and research.

UNIT 7: consolidates the drawing skills that you will have developed across the first six units and includes presentation skills.

UNIT 8: focuses on the principle of realisation based on the skills acquired from the first seven units. You will follow a brief from start to finish to establish your skill level and to review work covered to this point.

UNIT 9: focuses on story telling to allow you to create your own brief and your own signature in developing a complete fashion collection.

dISTANCE LEARNING | 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

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dISTANCE LEARNING | 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 distance learning fashion design short course presents material that straddles nqf levels 4 and 5 and is therefore accessible to high school students (from grade 10 or 16 years). however, it is better suited to post-high school (grade 12) and adult students.

if you want to register for the distance learning fashion design short course, send us an email at info@lisof.co.za. one of our recruitment facilitators will contact you within 48 hours to explain the registration process and to provide any further guidance or information you may require.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• equipment and consumables are not included in tuition fees.

• the language of recruitment, admission, administration, facilitation, learning and assessment at lisof is english.

• Bursaries are not available for distance learning short courses.

• since lisof’s full-time programmes are accredited by the council on higher education, this distance short course, drawn down 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.

+27 (0)8611 lisof / 54763info@lisof.co.za

JohannesBurg campus

cnr eileen & geneva roadBlairgowrierandburgtel: 086 11 lisof (54763)fax: 011 326 1767

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hatfield square1st floor clock tower Buildingcnr Burnett & hilda streethatfieldtel: 012 362 6827fax: 086 695 1843

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LISOF IS A MEMBER OF THE

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

dISTANCE EdUCATION ANd OPEN

LEARNING IN SOUTH AFRICA

(NAdEOSA).