Expand+This course develops your fashion awareness and design creativity. You will learn to enhance your creative skills in fashion and design. Students on this popular programme develop a range of other skills which they apply to real life learning in GTI'...

Hide-This course develops your fashion awareness and design creativity. You will learn to enhance your creative skills in fashion and design. Students on this popular programme develop a range of other skills which they apply to real life learning in GTI's Annual Fashion Fiesta, a project for Applied Learning.

This course is designed to

•Introduce students to the theory and processes of contemporary fashion design
•Enable students to communicate design ideas effectively
•Provide students with the educational support and professional expertise necessary to pursue a career in Fashion Design
•Enable students to prepare a portfolio of work to present at interview with a prospective employer or at a third level college
•Assist students to develop the range of skills needed to produce a cohesive collection of garments for a fashion show.

Expand+Certification
QQI Level 5 Award (5M3865)

How the course is taught

GTI has developed a style of teaching to meet the needs of a diverse community of learners.

•We make extensive use of advanced multimedia and internet based technologies to b...

Hide-Certification
QQI Level 5 Award (5M3865)

How the course is taught

GTI has developed a style of teaching to meet the needs of a diverse community of learners.

•We make extensive use of advanced multimedia and internet based technologies to bring subject matter to life and to ensure effective learning.

•Whenever possible, we use a Learn-by-Doing approach to make the learning experience more realistic and enjoyable.

•We provide learning supports that are tailored to the needs of individual learners.

Please Note
GTI reserves the right to make changes in any course, to limit the number of places available or to withdraw a course. No part of this information shall be deemed to form a contract between the Institute and a student or third party.

Expand+Admissions Procedures 2017

1.Closing date for first round of applications is Tuesday May 2nd at 2:00pm.
2.Interviews will take place from May 29th.
3.Offers of places will issue week commencing June 26th
4.Second Round applications open June 6t...

Hide-Admissions Procedures 2017

1.Closing date for first round of applications is Tuesday May 2nd at 2:00pm.
2.Interviews will take place from May 29th.
3.Offers of places will issue week commencing June 26th
4.Second Round applications open June 6th 2017.
5.Interviews will take place from August 29th subject to availability of places.
6.€250 Registration Fee applies to all students
7.€200 PLC Student Contribution Fee applies and must be paid at time of enrolment, except in the following instances: Medical Card Holders - Valid at time of enrolment and in students\\'own name, Grant Approvals Letter, Evidence of Back to Education Allowance, those in receipt of Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme.

Expand+Progression to Higher Education

•Level 6 Fasion Design at GTI

•Students who successfully complete the course may gain entry to Third Level Institutes and Colleges through the FETAC Higher Education Links Scheme. The main degree courses in Fashi...

Hide-Progression to Higher Education

•Level 6 Fasion Design at GTI

•Students who successfully complete the course may gain entry to Third Level Institutes and Colleges through the FETAC Higher Education Links Scheme. The main degree courses in Fashion Design in Ireland are in Limerick, Dublin and Belfast. We are also developing links with other fashion colleges in the U.K. and France which are not included in the CAO Links scheme.

The most up-to-date information on Higher Education Links is located at the CAO website. www.cao.ie

Career Opportunities
•Assistant Fashion Designer
•Assistant Pattern Drafter
•Alterations Assistant