Certificate II in Applied Fashion Design and Technology - MST20616

Course Overview

Average Course Fee: $5972

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Average Course Duration: 1 Year

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Description

This qualification provides an introductory overview of skills applied in the fashion industry. It includes skills used in the design and production of garments and millinery, as well as in the development of unique fashion and textile designs used in Indigenous Australian culture.

The qualification is designed to apply in a highly supervised context, such as VET in Schools, or other equivalent introduction to fashion industry environments.

No occupational licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication.

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Student Outcomes

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates of this course who were satisfied with the training.

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates of this course who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay.

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field starting their first ever full-time job after graduating (Certificate II).

Jobs

Graduates of this course are most often employed as:

8.6%

Technicians and Trades Workers

Industries

Graduates of this course are most often employed in:

5.8%

Education and Training

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

Financial Assistance

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Career Information

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Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Career Pathway

Certificate II in Applied Fashion Design and Technology is in the Engineering and Related Technologies Field of Education. For more information about this kind of career, you can explore Textiles, Clothing and Footwear.

Stream

Millinery

Fashion, Textile Design & Merchandising

Certificate II

Milliner's Assistant

Fashion Design Assistant

Certificate III

Milliner

Certificate IV

Diploma

Advanced Diploma

Other courses in this pathway

Stream

Textile Fabrication & Production

Footwear Production and Repair

Clothing Production

Leather Production

Dry Cleaning & Laundry Operations

Diploma

Advanced Diploma

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Australian Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeships (also known as apprenticeships and traineeships) combine work with training in a nationally recognised qualification. Australian Apprenticeships are available to anyone of working age and offer opportunities to learn new skills and be paid in over 500 different jobs.

This qualification is available as an Australian Apprenticeship in the states and territories highlighted in blue on the map. For more information go to the Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website.

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Units & Packaging

To be awarded the MST20616 Certificate II in Applied Fashion Design and Technology, competency must be achieved in thirteen (13) units of competency.

four (4) core units of competency

nine (9) elective units of competency as specified below.

Note: Where prerequisite units are identified they must be counted in the total number of units required for achievement of the qualification

Core units of competency

Select all four (4) units of competency from the following list:

Unit code	Unit title
MSMENV272	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
MSMWHS200	Work safely
MSS402051	Apply quality standards
MSTCL2011	Draw and interpret a basic sketch

Elective units of competency

Select nine (9) units as specified below:

A minimum of four (4) units must be selected from Group A

The remaining five (5) units may be selected in any combination from:

units not previously selected from Group A

units from Group B

up to three (3) relevant units from this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses, where those units are available at Certificate II and III level.

Units selected from other Training Packages and accredited courses must be relevant to the qualification outcome and not duplicate units available within this qualification.

Group A – Specialist electives

Applied fashion design
Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MSTCL2003	Perform basic maintenance of headwear
MSTCL2005	Use specialised machinery to assist assembly production
MSTCL2010	Modify patterns to create basic styles
MSTCL2017	Press work for production support
MSTCL2019	Sew components, complex tasks
MSTCL2020	Lay up uncomplicated fabrics and lays
MSTFD2001	Design and produce a simple garment
MSTFD2002	Apply printing techniques to produce Indigenous textile designs	MSTGN2013 Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industry
MSTFD2003	Apply dyeing techniques to produce Indigenous textile designs	MSTGN2013 Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industry
MSTFD2004	Work within an Indigenous cultural framework
MSTFD2005	Identify design process for fashion designs
MSTFD2006	Use a sewing machine for fashion design

Millinery
Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MSTML2001	Identify materials used in millinery
MSTML2002	Make flat patterns for millinery
MSTML2003	Produce and attach millinery trims
MSTML2004	Produce felt for millinery
MSTML2005	Place and cut millinery patterns
MSTML2006	Make millinery with flat pattern components
MSTML2007	Block and shape millinery by hand
MSTML2008	Assemble simple blocked millinery components
MSTML2009	Apply millinery sewing and adhesion techniques

Group B – General electives

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MSMSUP106	Work in a team
MSTCL1001	Produce a simple garment
MSTGN2016	Use steaming and pressing equipment in TCF production
MSTGN2017	Prepare, finish and package products for storage or dispatch
MSTGN2018	Work in the TCF industry
MSTGN2005	Perform minor maintenance
MSTGN2020	Perform test or inspection to check product quality
MSTGN3009	Coordinate work of team or section
MSTGN2022	Perform tasks to support production
MSTGN3012	Work safely with chemicals in TCF operations
MSTGN2013	Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industry
MSTGN2014	Operate computing technology in a TCF workplace
MSTML1001	Make a simple headpiece
MSTTX1001	Produce a simple textile fabric or product

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