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Tembusu Institute's Advanced Diploma in Fashion Technology caters to the individual who wants the full suite of skills and knowledge needed to break into the Fashion Industry.

A holistic learning experience, one part of the programme guides students through each step in the business of fashion - from creating your brand, to utilising digital marketing to sell your products. This programme will also provide the fundamentals of quality assurance, merchandise planning, sourcing, tracking and costing of materials for your collection, allowing you to gain an insight into the key financials of your business.

The other part of the programme will deep-dive into technical skills like drafting, sewing, draping, pattern-making, and apparel development techniques. Your new-found skills will also be coupled with the latest in digital and virtual prototyping technologies, preparing you for the future of Fashion.

With Tembusu Institute.'s Advanced Diploma programme, you'll gain the tools needed to create and sustain your label while confidently navigating the demands of this dynamic industry.

Trainer: Trainee Ratio - 1: 40

Tembusu Institute's Advanced Diploma in Fashion Technology caters to the individual who wants the full suite of skills and knowledge needed to break into the Fashion Industry.

A holistic learning experience, one part of the programme guides students through each step in the business of fashion - from creating your brand, to utilising digital marketing to sell your products. This programme will also provide the fundamentals of quality assurance, merchandise planning, sourcing, tracking and costing of materials for your collection, allowing you to gain an insight into the key financials of your business.

The other part of the programme will deep-dive into technical skills like drafting, sewing, draping, pattern-making, and apparel development techniques. Your new-found skills will also be coupled with the latest in digital and virtual prototyping technologies, preparing you for the future of Fashion.

With Tembusu Institute.'s Advanced Diploma programme, you'll gain the tools needed to create and sustain your label while confidently navigating the demands of this dynamic industry.

Trainer: Trainee Ratio - 1: 40

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.

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.

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.

Take your design from paper to working digital file 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. A must technique for every fashion designer to convey creative concept in a professional presentation with technical specification.

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

Branding can play a significant part to make 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, logo, identifying your unique selling proposition, identifying your target market, brand positioning and developing the sales and marketing strategy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.