Fashion Business & Styling

Diploma of Fashion & Textiles Merchandising + Certificate III in Styling (Fashion, Image & Media)

The Australian Institute of Creative Design offers the ability to obtain qualifications in fashion business and fashion styling at the same time, over just one year!

If a career as a stylist, fashion buyer, fashion journalist / editor, image consultant, marketing or sales consultant, PR representative, manager, fashion business owner or event coordinator sounds like it is for you, then the Diploma of Fashion & Textiles Merchandising & Certificate III in Styling (Fashion, Image & Media) combined degree is for you!

Why study business and styling?

Get the edge on your competitors - by having specific fashion industry training you will stand out from the crowd. We provide our students with highly relevant and practically based training that develops our student's knowledge and skills so that they are capable and confident to work in this challenging industry.

Fashion Business

Business skills are highly sort after and the fashion industry is quite unique. Understanding how larger companies determine the fashion styles, sizes, colours, quantities and which labels to buy, based on sales data and not just personal opinion, for example, is vital for anyone working in the fashion industry.

Having training and experience related specifically to the fashion industry - rather than just a general business degree - will allow students to gain work in the area of their passion quicker and easier. Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of the fashion industry, fashion trends, cycles, merchandising practices, business planning, sales, product development and more.

To find out more about what is involved in the Diploma of Fashion & Textiles Merchandising course please click here.

Fashion Styling

Styling is a booming career! Having a stylist is no longer just for the rich and famous! Everyday people are employing stylists to help them improve their image or simily dress for a special occassion. But there is much more to styling than just having the ability to put clothes together. Stylists have to be constantly up with the latest fashion trends, know what is available in fashion stores, understand how to deal with people from all backgrounds and of all personalities, have an understanding of the history of fashion, colour and much more.

Stylists also work for fashion magazines - styling photoshoots, writing articles and selecting the products that feature in the magazines. Stylists also organise fashion events and parades, speak at seminars, advise companies on their uniform designs and dress codes and much more.

Because stylists have to be so closely in touch with the fashion trends, what people really like, as well as what suits a variety of people, they also make good fashion buyers. With the combined training in fashion business and styling, students can get work as fashion buyers, fashion editors/journalists and more.

To find out more about what is involved in the Certificate III in Styling (Fashion, Image & Media) course please click here.

Course Duration

Student's complete both courses over one year - full time. Student's have 4 days of classes per week with the fashion business course running for 3 days per week (Monday - Wednesday) and Styling running on Friday's. See the course term dates below for the course start and finish dates.

Qualification

Student's who successfully complete the course will be awarded the Diploma of Fashion & Textiles Merchandising from the Australian Institute of Fashion Design and the Certificate III in Styling (Fashion, Image and Media)* from the Australian Institute of Makeup & Styling. Both courses are nationally recognised as part of the Australian Qualification Training Framework (AQTF).

Further Study Options

After completing the course, student's who wish to go on to further study can choose between the following options:

• Diploma of Fashion Styling (students will receive credits for the units completed in the Certificate III course)
• Advanced Diploma of Fashion & Textiles Merchandising
• Diploma of Applied Fashion Design & Techology (for students interested in fashion design - students will receive credits for some units completed in the Diploma of Fashion & Textiles Merchandising course)

Course Fees

Students who enrol in both courses at the same time, will receive a considerable discount on the combined course cost.

• Diploma of Fashion & Textiles Merchandising ONLY: $15,000 discounted upfront price.
• Certificate III in Styling (Fashion, Image & Media) ONLY: $ 6,500 discounted upfront price.

COMBINED COURSE DISCOUNTED UPFRONT PAYMENT: $19,000
• $1,900 non-refundable deposit required to enrol.
• $17,100 balance due on course commencement.

COMBINED COURSE PAYMENT PLAN: $20,900
• $1,900 non-refundable deposit required to enrol.
• $19,000 balance paid in weekly installments, direct debited from your selected bank account over the duration of your study.

Term Dates

Click on the arrows below to go forward or backward through each intake's term dates. Please note that term dates are subject to change, please contact us to confirm future dates if required.

Diploma of Fashion & Textiles Merchandising

Certificate III in Styling (Fashion, Image & Media)

Applications

Domestic Students Only

Application and Enrolment Process:

1. Attend an interview at the college and complete an interview test - phone (07)55938335 to arrange your interview. (If you live outside the South East Qld Region and are unable to attend an interview, you may complete a phone interview).
2. Fill out and return the Application Form (this can be completed at the interview).
3. Student's will recieve their acceptance/non-acceptance letter and enrolment pack - including enrolment form, payment plan forms and the student handbook.
4. After reading the student handbook and enrolment forms, student's who wish to enrol must submit the enrolment form with the course deposit to secure their position in the course.