Specially tailored to focus on industry-relevant areas, (SCTP) Diploma in Apparel Design and Product Development emphasizes necessary skills such as technical specification for materials, sewing, pattern drafting, and development, among others. With Tembusu’s experienced trainers, you will also gain in-depth knowledge about how to manage quality assurance, create your own fashion brand, and merchandise buying, and develop your own design collection.
Full Time: 4.5 Months
Part Time: 12 Months
Blended
Everything you learn at Tembusu Institute can be applied to your professional life in fashion and will be taught by industry practitioners through interactive workshops, whether online or in Tembusu Institute's Sewing Labs.
Our partners and advisors are as close to home as Thailand or Japan and as far as Italy or the UK. Tap into a professional community built over decades of industry immersion.
Our career support connects you to jobs available on the market, opportunities for further studies, and resources to help you start your own brand.
Welcome to the Orientation Programme! This course is designed to provide new participants with a comprehensive introduction to our institution's culture, values, and essential practices. Over the course of this programme, you will gain insights into the resources available to support your success, understand the expectations for your academic and professional journey, and become familiar with key policies and procedures.
Through interactive sessions, group activities, and informative presentations, you will connect with peers, meet faculty and staff, and explore the tools and strategies needed to thrive in your new environment. Whether you are a student, staff member, or faculty, this programme is tailored to ensure you feel prepared, informed, and excited to embark on this new chapter.
By the end of the Orientation Programme, you will have a solid foundation to navigate your journey confidently and make the most of the opportunities available to you.
Registered Title:SCTP Orientation Programme SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours:03:00
This session offers a holistic approach to self-awareness, professional development, and business growth within Singapore's dynamic job market. Participants will delve into understanding their personal strengths and weaknesses through personality tests and analysis, uncovering their natural talents and areas for improvement. The session equips them with practical skills for crafting standout professional profiles, including CVs, cover letters, and LinkedIn optimization, along with valuable tips and mock sessions for job interview preparation.
Complementing this personal development journey is introduction to Mentorship Support Grant (MSG), an initiative by SkillsFuture Singapore. MSG provides partial funding for mentorship support, specifically designed for Singapore businesses and delivered by Tembusu Institute. This program emphasizes enhancing employee skills, boosting productivity, and supporting job redesign within companies, ultimately aligning personal growth with broader organizational development.
Registered Title:Career Guidance and Entrepreneurship SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours:08:00Upon successful completion of each module within the course, you will be awarded the Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) Statement of Attainment (SOA) by SkillsFuture Singapore. After successful completion of all modules within the course, you will be awarded the (SCTP) Diploma in Apparel Design and Product Development certification. Tembusu diploma and advance diploma are accredited by institutes globally. For more information please go here to check our accreditations or to contact Louise Clement at louiseclement@tembusuinstitute.edu.sg.
Do take note of the following things you are required to have for both class and their assessments. Please check if all of these stated below are in working condition before registering for class.
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The courses are conducted in the form of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, case studies, practical exercises, and hands-on activities. You will then be assessed on the work you have done with a final evaluation at the end of every course.
Most definitely! Upon completion of your Diploma programme, you will be awarded a hardcopy WSQ Diploma certificate from us, and you can also access the softcopy via your MySkillsFuture portal!
The Apparel Design Diploma will be split into 5 main categories which will cover the fundamentals of fashion design, fashion business essentials, digitalising fashion design, dressmaking, and a final capstone project to wrap up everything you’ve learnt in the Diploma.
Not at all! You can enrol for our Diploma programme without any prior experience, as long as you have a passion for fashion!
The training provider may provide evidence of the trainee’s delivery of projects/services. The employment proof for self-employed individuals may include valid trade licence, contract for service, income statement, tax invoice/receipts billed to service buyers, list of client engagements and IRAS notice of assessment.
As an Edutrust and Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) certified training centre, with 11 top fashion schools recognising our Diplomas for accreditation programmes like Paris College Of Art and Atelier Chardon Savard, Tembusu continues to stay in line with leading national and international fashion industry standards.
Yes we will! Whether it's through promoting your brand on our alumni portal THE LABEL SG, or providing mentorships and consultations to further your studies, we’ve got your back!
The Diploma will be done both online via Zoom, and offline at our Central Plaza campus (Tiong Bahru MRT) and Thye Hong Campus (near Redhill MRT).
To facilitate SCTP outcomes tracking, training providers should obtain employment proof from trainees. The employment proof should capture the date of employment, job role/title, sector, name of company and its UEN. Training providers are required to assess if the employment is related to the SCTP course depending on the sector, job family or job role. The employment proof for employed individuals may include signed letter of offer, verification email/letter from hiring company and salary slip. The employment proof for self-employed individuals may include valid trade licence, contract for service, income statement, tax invoice/receipts billed to service buyers, list of client engagements and IRAS notice of assessment.
Placements for SCTP is defined as (i) Full-Time/ Part-Time employment; or self-employment (own business or freelance); or acceptance into Place-and-Train (PnT) programmes (e.g: Career Conversion Programme), and (ii) the employment was in a sector/ job family/ job role related to the area of training for the SCTP programme. For clarity, the trainee must be placed into a job between the point of course commencement to 6 months after completing the SCTP, Inclusions: Where company/ job family/ job role is related to the area of training i. Placement into a different company (trainee is employed at course start) ii. Placement into same company but different job role (trainee is employed at course start) iii. Placement into sister company of individual’s original company (trainee is employed at course start) iv. Placement into CCP (PnT) v. Self-employment: starting own business or freelance/gig projects Exclusions: • Placement into a job that is not related to training.
