Advanced Diploma of Textile Design and Development

This program provides you with an opportunity to gain a broad base of knowledge and skills leading to a career within the textile design industry.

You will explore and generate design concepts through practical instruction and creative problem solving exercises offered throughout the program .

There is a strong focus on skill development which will assist you in gaining an understanding of textile practices to execute a range of screen printed, machine knitted or woven fabrics for a variety of applications and technical specifications.In this studio based program, you will have access to state of the art facilities to undertake projects briefs including colour, drawing, design, computer skills to plan, develop and produce textile samples.

Sustainable practice is undertaken as an integral part of the program.Graduates of this program can be self-employed as a textile designer or work as part of a design team for small and/or large companies developing collections for fashion, interiors or home wares.

Previous graduates have gone on to be textile designers or designer makers capable of efficiently operating a studio and producing their own design concepts or those of their client.

Other areas of employment might include:

textile artist;

textile styling;

screen printer;

surface designer;

crafter;

textile buyer or colourist.

Textile designers may also work in associated industry functions, for example, graphics, wrapping and wallpaper, packaging, greetings cards and ceramics.

C6165 Courses

C6165 Core Units - Select ALL Fifteen (15) Courses

C6165 Group 1 Elective Units - Select Twenty-Seven (27) Courses

C6165 Group 2 Elective Units - Select One (1) Course

C6165 Group 3 Elective Units - Select Two (2) Courses

Prerequisite requirement: You are required to have sucessfully completed the C4404 Certificate IV in Textile Design, Development and Production. On successful completion of this qualification you can apply directly to RMIT for transition into the C6165 Advanced Diploma of Textile Design and Development.

There are no other prerequisites, minimum academic requirements or VCE prerequisites, and a folio submission is not required for this program as only internal applicants can apply upon successful completion of C4404.

This nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) qualification is competency-based.This means that it is designed to enable you to develop the practical skills and knowledge (competency) needed to perform the duties and tasks in the job you are training for. Assessment in a competency-based program is about being able to demonstrate that you have developed these practical skills and areas of knowledge,and that you can perform at the standard required in the job. This could involve showing an assessor how you plan and carry out tasks, and explaining to the assessor how you know what you are doing. It could also involve completing a project and presenting a report on the process and outcomes. If you are working, your work supervisor may provide the assessor with a report on your competency.

If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (e.g. through prior paid or voluntary work experience), you can be assessed and have these skills and knowledge formally recognised at any point during the program. There is information on the RMIT website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) – refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit