Admission Requirements
Graduates of the foundation year, high school or Clothing Patternmaker Diploma who are looking to boost or update their skills and expertise in clothing assembly and fabrication; or employees with prior fashion experience.
Certified by the French government as equivalent to 2 years of post-secondary education.
Program Structure
15 month full-time study program including 3 to 6 month internship
- Patternmaking techniques (using our own geometrical methodology):
- Patternmaking
- Grading
- Fittings/alterations
- Draping muslin on dress form
- Practical training: improvment in patternmaking (industrialization & transformations), clothing assembly and fabrication methodology, CAD Lectra©
- Theorical training: knowledge of morphology, sourcing documents/spec packs, design studio English, CAD Lectra©
Work Placement:
- Practical work training in real-life setting
CAREER PROSPECTS
With added expertise in Computer Assisted Design and Design Studio English, the International Patternmaking Diploma graduates can work in design studios across the globe in a wide range of positions from clothing assembly to quality control, from tailor/dressmaker workshops to mass retailing.
Tuition/Fees
12 500 € payable in 2 installments (50% upon enrollment/ 50% prior to session start)
Registration fees and teaching materials fees are 160 €
Under certain conditions tuition and fees can be funded by unemployment agencies or by continuing education (training) policies for employees by companies.