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Workshop Summary:

This Fashion Design Professional Development Short Course will provide you with the pedagogical content knowledge and skills to teach Fashion Design in schools. This 4-day intensive workshop is created so that new to the field and experienced Home Economics and Fashion Design teachers will be inspired to create engaging and contemporary fashion design projects for students. With the support of a highly-skilled Fashion Design tutor, you will be guided through activities that match your sewing and design experience. The expert tutor will introduce you to a variety of tools and equipment used in typical textiles classrooms while also providing important risk management, organisational skills, and workplace health and safety strategies to ensure safe and efficient classrooms.

This 4-day workshop includes:

  • Design and construct one casual fashion daywear outfit for yourself. The garment will:
    • suite your figure type
    • appeal to your own unique style
    • include a variety of refined Fashion Design skills to provide you with enough challenge to further develop your skills
    • have at least two complex sewing skills (e.g. zip or other closure, lining, insert sleeves, waistband, pleats, embellishment eg. insert piping, pocket) and a range of basic sewing skills (e.g. darts, seams, hems, neatening)
    • have a care label.
  • Sustainable practices
  • Classroom management for high-risk equipment and environments.

Resources that participants need to provide:

On registration and payment, you will receive an information booklet that outlines materials (fabrics, embellishments, fasteners, pattern, etc) that need to be purchased prior to attendance. You will also receive some reference material and templates for completion. The information booklet also contains instructions about tasks that need to be completed prior to attendance. It is advisable that tasks be started at least 4 weeks prior to the workshop.

Resources provided for participants:

The equipment and tools required to complete the garment will be supplied.

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Explore fashion literacy and terminology within a variety of contexts
  2. Analyse and apply the elements and principles of fashion design
  3. Discern appropriate materials and fibre selection for designed solutions
  4. Create a designed fashion product demonstrating technical, procedural and safety skills

Assessment: 

    • 4-days participation in practical skills activities
    • construction of a personalised Fashion Design product.

Fee:  $875

Duration:  24 hours

CPD: 24 hours

Days, Dates & Venue: 4-day intensive Residential Schools are always held during Education Queensland School Holidays at the same times each year. 

2024 Dates: 25th -28th  June 2024

Grace Lutheran College - Rothwell Campus (Brisbane).

Starting & Finishing Times:  All workshop sessions are conducted from 8.30am to 4.30pm, unless otherwise stated.

Dress:  Please wear covered non-slip footwear and suitable protective clothing.

Delivery Method:  Face-to-Face Residential School

Relevant For:  All teachers interested in Fashion Design. The workshops are excellent for in-field upskilling and out-of-field teachers to gain insight into the specialised knowledge and safety requirements for teaching Home Economics and related subjects in the Middle and Senior Years of schooling.

Undertaking this Professional Development Short Course enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the Professional Development Short Course, students will be awarded a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours Certificate of Completion.

Course Enquiries:  EdArts-admin@cqu.edu.au


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