Overview of Fashion Design and Garment Making
This Fashion Design and Garment Making program is a Artisan Certificate program accredited by KNEC.
About Artisan Certificate in Fashion Design and Garment Making
The Artisan in Fashion Design course aims at producing competent tailors/dress makers capable of making various types of garments suitable for men, women and children.
Fashion design and garment making technology program promotes the trade of fashion and design through technical training which moulds students into fashion designers. Through study of color, fabric, sewing, technique and design, students learn the cornerstones of creating garments and offering them to clientele.
Fashion design and garment making technology encompass fashion design, fashion marketing, garment making, fashion technology, clothing management, and textile design.
Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. If you have a penchant for creativity, style, and originality, a career in fashion designing is the one tailor-made for you.
Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social attitudes and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bracelets and necklaces. Because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market, designers must at times anticipate changes to consumer tastes.
Garment making is an organized activity consisting of sequential processes such as laying, marking, cutting, stitching, checking, finishing, pressing and packaging. This is a process of converting raw materials into finished products.
Career Path
- Garment Cutter
- Cutting Supervisor/Master
- Self-employment
- Garment Constructor
- Fashion designer
- Garment maker
- Sample maker
Entry Requirement for the Artisan Certificate in Fashion Design and Garment Making program
- KCPE Certificate
- Equivalent qualification approved by KNEC.