Diploma in Apparel Design & Product Development
TaF.tc's Diploma in Apparel Design will teach you the technical skills required such as sewing, drafting, and pattern-making to design and produce your own unique fashion collection! Specially tailored to focus on industry-relevant areas, this programme emphasises necessary skills such as technical specification for materials, sewing, pattern drafting and development, among others. With TaF.tc’s experienced trainers, you will also gain in-depth knowledge about how to manage quality assurance, creating your own fashion brand, merchandise buying, and developing your own design collection.
Course Duration - 561 Hours
Full-Time: 4.5 Months
Part-Time: 14 Months
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Programme Outcomes
Design Market-Ready Apparel
Learn to create unique designs that balance aesthetics, functionality, and current market trends.
Master Technical and Production Skills
Gain expertise in pattern drafting, sewing, and quality assurance to produce high-quality garments.
Manage the Apparel Production Process
Understand merchandising, branding, and marketing to successfully bring designs from concept to market.
Curriculum
Go beneath the surface and learn various textiles, down to the fibers and the processes involved in weaving, dyeing and much more. This comprehensive course provides you with the ability to identify fabrics by their industry’s name, the fundamental knowledge to help you understand the risks of using certain fabrics, empowering you with the ability to trouble shoot issues related to textiles limitations. You will experience screen printing in class, e-learning and receive a complimentary copy of your very own fabric reference library consisting of 50 – 60 different types of fabric swatches.
Registered Title: Textile Processes and Principles
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 34:00
Training Hours: 23:00
e-Learning Hours: 09:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the process involved in creating garments, from pattern drafting to cutting and sewing. With foundational knowledge in drafting and sewing, participants will be equipped to advance their skills in pattern making and sewing. Specifically, the course will focus on basic threading techniques for industrial sewing machines and sewing methods for constructing a basic tee and pull-on shorts. By the end of this course, participants will have gained practical skills in garment construction, enabling them to create basic garments using industry-standard techniques. Additionally, they will have a foundational understanding of the processes involved in mass production and the importance of adhering to industry standards for quality and consistency.
Registered Title: Drafting and Sewing: Casual Knits
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 36:00Training Hours: 32:00
e-Learning Hours: 00:00
Assessment Hours: 04:00
Learn all the fundamentals of garment construction in a week. Be exposed to the techniques employed in the fashion industry including how garments are constructed and the various seams and stitches utilized in the different components of a garment. With this knowledge, you can minimize impractical designs that cannot be replicated in mass production, eliminate misinterpretation in sampling and production, and improve communication in production specifications.
Registered Title: Garment Construction
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 26:00
Training Hours: 16:00
e-Learning Hours: 08:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
Take your design from paper to working digital files using computer-aided design software such as Adobe Illustrator with our digital fashion design course in Singapore. You will learn how to draw various fashion illustrations and render them on this platform to reflect the qualities and details of your design. It is a must technique for every fashion designer to convey creative concepts in a professional presentation with technical specifications.
Registered Title: Digital Drawings for Fashion
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 28:00
Training Hours: 22:00
e-Learning Hours: 04:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
Technical drawing is an important tool to turn your creative thoughts into reality. Learn to communicate the details of your garments accurately and clearly to your manufacturer to ensure error-free production. Interpret and Draw Production Sketches.
Registered Title: Intermediate Production Sketching
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 34:00
Training Hours: 24:00
e-Learning Hours: 08:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
Branding can play a significant part in making your brand stand out from the crowd, particularly in competitive markets. You will have an intensive, interactive, hands-on understanding of how to create your own brand from scratch including your brand name, and logo, identifying your unique selling proposition, identifying your target market, brand positioning and developing the sales and marketing strategy.
Registered Title: Fashion Brand Management
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 26:00
Training Hours: 16:00
e-Learning Hours: 08:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
In today’s world, buying according to market trends and consumer demands is important to remain competitive in the fashion industry. This course aims to equip you with skills to forecast, budget and plan merchandising assortment with key focus on consumer centric buying and relevancy to market merchandising concept. Conducted in multifaceted manner, get the skills needed to maximize customer satisfaction and create lasting synergy between customer and brand.
Registered Title: Intermediate Fashion Merchandise Buying
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 35:00
Training Hours: 25:00
e-Learning Hours: 08:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
Wish to know how to build quality into your products? Join this course to learn about the principles of quality management, statistical sampling, defects classification, product testing, safety standards, sample evaluation and report writing. The multifaceted delivery will aid you in identifying problem areas and developing solutions to assure quality in the end product.
Registered Title: Quality Management in Fashion
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 33:00
Training Hours: 22:00
e-Learning Hours: 09:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
With the growing trend of buyers asking for value-added services, only factories who can offer design and product development services can compete in the global arena. Garment manufacturers have to develop their own product development team to meet their buyers’ requirements. It is also imperative to create the most relevant collection in the shortest time for the buyers, as lead time gets shorter. Product development is not just about the creation of new samples – it has to meet the criteria and the needs of the buyers. This course covers the various aspect of product development. From understanding the customers to the creation of design, articulate the various elements of product development and how to meet these challenges in the shortest possible time while giving the buyers the right product at the right time.
Registered Title: Apparel Product Development
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 36:00
Training Hours: 26:00
e-Learning Hours: 08:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
This course will introduce the techniques necessary to draft pattern and sew basic tops. You will learn to develop different types of tops using basic block. This includes knowledge of necklines, collars and sleeve variation in pattern making. Gain these new skills through a variety of practical activities, demonstration and explicit teaching.
Registered Title: Drafting and Sewing: Tops
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 44:00
Training Hours: 40:00
e-Learning Hours: 00:00
Assessment Hours: 04:00
This course will allow you to advance your knowledge on pattern drafting and garment construction. Through hands-on experiences, learn how to draft skirts and pants, and the sewing techniques involved in their construction. Classes mix hands-on activities, demonstrations and lectures to convey learning concepts in a multifaceted approach.
Registered Title: Drafting and Sewing: BottomsSSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 44:00
Training Hours: 40:00
e-Learning Hours: 00:00
Assessment Hours: 04:00
This course aims to give participants a holistic understanding of how patterns and virtual garment samples can be created using Virtual Fit software. Students will be able to evaluate fit and style virtually and create pattern alteration, accessories and trims placement across all garment sizes thus eliminating the need for full-size set samples. Participants will learn to develop virtual library of pattern pieces, fabrics, accessories, trims and prints for their future reference. This course is highly recommended for Virtual Fit users to enhance their skill set.
Registered Title: Intermediate Virtual Prototyping in FashionSSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 39:00
Training Hours: 37:00
e-Learning Hours: 00:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
This course reverses the process of conventional pattern making by manipulating fabrics on the form before drawing the pattern. This specialized course allows individuals to understand how apparel design and paper patterns can be drafted through draping techniques. Conducted in an active, hands-on approach, student will learn the techniques necessary for design development and developing 3D patterns.
Registered Title: Basic Draping
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 44:00
Training Hours: 40:00
e-Learning Hours: 00:00
Assessment Hours: 04:00
This course provides the fundamentals and criteria for conducting apparel fit evaluation which is critical in the development of the final pattern draft before the garment goes into mass production. It is highly recommended for anyone involved in the technical design and prototyping process. You will learn how to conduct fit evaluation, identify issues from the fit evaluation, and alter patterns to address the various issues identified.
Registered Title: Fit Evaluation and Pattern Alteration
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 28:00
Training Hours: 24:00
e-Learning Hours: 00:00
Assessment Hours: 04:00
The world of fast fashion moves at an incredible pace, where changes in designs and colours can happen at the drop of a hat. This course will prepare you for the demands of the industry, and create a collection within the shortest possible time. The development of the design collection takes a look at both the inspirations and practical considerations that go into a design collection. Conceptualise your collection through runway shows, forecast information, directional trends and consumer demands. Get in touch with the process every step of the way from size specifications to overseeing the samples to the final fruition of a complete look all within a given scope. From this unique immersive approach, take your first brave steps into the Fashion Industry.
Registered Title: Fashion Design Collection
SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours: 74:00
Training Hours: 64:00
e-Learning Hours: 08:00
Assessment Hours: 02:00
Admission Requirements
Singaporean or Singapore PR
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Aged 16 years and above
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Possess at least 3 GCE “O” level credits with a minimum of C6 including English and Mathematics OR ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) level 5 and above OR WSQ Advanced Certificate in Fashion Technology OR TaF.tc's Advanced Certificate AND
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Students are required to have basic computing skills i.e. turn on the laptop, use the mouse, drag and drop files, use online search engine for research; and be a competent user of Microsoft Office.
International Students
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Aged 16 years and above
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High School Diploma equivalent to GCE 'N' Levels with minimum grade C6 for 3 subjects, including English and Mathematics OR Qualifications from professional institutes may be considered on a case-by-case basis AND
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Pass TaF.tc Entrance Test AND
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English requirement: IELTS score 5.5 or TOEFL IBT 46
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Students are required to have basic computing skills i.e. turn on the laptop, use the mouse, drag and drop files, use online search engine for research; and be a competent user of Microsoft Office.
Graduation Requirements
Singaporean or Singapore PR
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75% attendance rate of total training hours per module
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Be found competent during written, practical and oral assessments
International Students
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75% attendance rate of total training hours per module. Student Pass Holders – a minimum of 90% attendance per month will be required.
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Be found competent during written, practical and oral assessments
Admission Requirements
Singaporean or Singapore PR
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Aged 16 years and above
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Possess at least 3 GCE ‘N’ Level credits including English and Mathematics OR
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ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) level 4 and above OR
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WSQ Advanced Certificate in Fashion Technology or TaF.tc's Advanced Certificate
International Students
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Aged 16 years and above
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High School Diploma equivalent to GCE 'N' Levels with minimum grade C6 for 3 subjects, including English and Mathematics OR Qualifications from professional institutes may be considered on a case-by-case basis AND
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Pass TaF.tc Entrance Test AND
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English requirement: GCE "N" LEVEL CREDITS OR IELTS SCORE 4.5 OR TOEFL iBT score 32
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Students are required to have basic computing skills i.e. turn on the laptop, use the mouse, drag and drop files, use online search engine for research; and be a competent user of Microsoft Office.
Graduation Requirements
Singaporean or Singapore PR
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75% attendance rate of total training hours per module
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Be found competent during written, practical and oral assessments
International Students
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75% attendance rate of total training hours per module. Student Pass Holders – a minimum of 90% attendance per month will be required.
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Be found competent during written, practical and oral assessments
Fees and Funding
Singaporeans 40 and above
S$ 1,472.15*
Singaporeans below 40 | Singaporean PR
S$ 3,790.49*
International Students
S$ 12,634.95*
Application Fee
S$ 202.74*
*All prices are in SGD, inclusive of GST
Available Schedules
If you are unable to find a suitable schedule, reach out to us and let us work out a schedule that suits you!