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2 Textiles The key to Fashion Patrick Snelling, Textile Design

3 BA Textile Design School of Fashion and Textiles BP121 BA Textile Design Patrick Snelling Program Director 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 25

4 Snapshot 3 years - FT program at Brunswick Industry focus with real time client projects Compulsory Work Integrated Learning Exchange program in Year 2 87% graduate employment Key industry provider of graduates 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 26

5 Key skills and capabilities Computer aided design Technical print, weave and knit Understanding of business and careers Communication and presentation Developing a creative folio Preparing students for a working life Industry trained lecturing staff 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 27

6 Global Textile Design Industry Textile designers are: able to work in key sectors of the Textile Clothing Footwear industry creative producers of design and respond to trends aware of sustainability issues and best practice manufacturing highly skilled enabling mobility within industry sectors locally and globally sought by other disciplines trained to work in team environments; employed in; Fashion, Homewares, Automotive, Sportswear, Interior, Product design, Branding, Forecasting Related employment; buying, product development, studio manager, consultant, freelancer, marketing, small manufacturing enterprise, colour and trend forecasting 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 28

7 ANZ Bank - Corporate - WIL (work integrated learning) Computer aided design for production Corporate client brief - presentation and communication Working to deadline - colour palette and market demographic 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 29

Australian Wool Innovation - fashion forecasting Creating

Corporate client brief - presentation and communication

8 Australian Wool Innovation - fashion forecasting Creating printed, woven and knitted fabrics for a major client Corporate client brief - presentation and communication Working on a trend analysis - colour palette and market demographic $7.5K awards and opportunities for global employment through AWI overseas offices 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 30

with local and international students working together Qualified and trained teaching staff with relevant

9 BA Textile Design Brunswick campus resources School of Fashion and Textiles World class CAD and textile workshop resources Bars and cafés nearby with access to trains and trams to the city Small friendly campus with local and international students working together Qualified and trained teaching staff with relevant industry and own business experience Student support and other services on campus 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 31

10 Global Textile Design Industry Face to face teaching, workshops, studios, key lectures and group projects Mix of creative and industry related studies Specialist staff teaching core courses Invited guest speakers from industry and recent graduates On-line access to teaching and learning materials Projects with other programs and students at RMIT Feedback given on all projects - tutorials and group presentations of project work High ratio of full time staff to students 16 class contact hours per week 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 32

11 BA Textile Design - research and innovation Nanotechnology Victoria Working within a research and innovation culture Key projects taken through to development for the market - health, sport, lifestyle & security Exhibition of work with high quality presentations Combining creative ideas with Nano-technology - awards for winning solutions 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 33

12 Textile design and architecture Working with students and staff from other programs Research collaboration and team project work Material innovation and textile technology Presentation of work to respective peer groups and exhibition of work 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 34

students present final ideas to colour, trim and interior design teams at GM Holden Winner undertakes 3

13 GM Holden - automotive colour and trim Working with professionals in a global automotive company On site design studio and manufacturing field trips Working to a real time deadline and project brief Selected students present final ideas to colour, trim and interior design teams at GM Holden Winner undertakes 3 months paid work experience AutoCRC research grants developed for student research projects 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 35

corporate sponsorship Industry Partnership Awards presentations

14 Open Day 9 August 2009 Degree show 18 Nov 2009 Showcasing final year project work to industry and the community Professional presentation and corporate sponsorship Industry Partnership Awards presentations Postgraduate Masters and PhD research at Brunswick 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 36

Participated in college activities and communicated well with staff and students A

15 Graduate profile - Nell Oliver Working with an international fashion design company in New York Winner of industry projects and sort after by employers at graduation Participated in college activities and communicated well with staff and students A creative and dedicated student who benefited from her RMIT experience 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 37

16 BA Textile Design - 3 years full time Year 1 - four courses per semester - 16hrs contact per week Drawing, print, weave, knit workshops How our industry works - new technologies in textiles Year 2 - four courses per semester - 16hrs contact per week Industry design projects How designers use resources for research topics Electives Year 3 - four courses per semester - 16hrs contact per week Industry and special projects Textile business and careers - WIL - preparing students for the workplace Electives 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 38

17 BA Textile Design - electives Electives Printed textiles Knitted textiles Fashion illustration Pattern cutting Languages Trend forecasting for fashion and textiles Business planning Digital media Fine arts Access to short courses: Footwear design Computer aided design 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 39

18 Entrance requirements Australian applicants must apply thru VTAC by September 09 VTAC applicants call to book an interview 20 min folio interview with staff - Interviews from late November to early December Folio of previous study or professional work experience - 70% folio 30% academic weighting No pre-selection kit or test, all applicants who selects our program are interviewed Pathways agreement with RMIT TAFE Textile and Screen Printing We encourage all students to apply - mature, change of career or program, Year 12 & 13, international, exchange and TAFE 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 40

19 Textile design Patrick Snelling BA Textile Design, Program Director School of Fashion and Textiles Career Advisers' Seminar 41

20 Textiles The key to Fashion Henry Orlinski, Textile Technology

21 Program structure Product development Computer aided design Seamless knitwear technology Environmental textiles Supply chain Marketing and management Textile testing and quality Dyeing and finishing (Printing) Experimental textiles 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 43

22 Pathways Certificate IV Textile Tech & Prod 1 year Dip. Textile Tech & Prod M ment 2 years B.Applied Science (Textile Technology) 3 years Graduates of the Dip. Textile Tech & Prod M ment program will be eligible to apply for 2 year exemption leaving 1 year to complete the degree. Masters of Technology (Textiles) PhD (Fashion & Textiles) 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 44

23 Career prospects Advanced clothing material Performance apparel Medical products Active sportswear Home furnishings Automotive textiles 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 45

24 Graduate destinations Companies who have recently employed Textile Technology graduates include 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 46

25 TAFE Textile taster program Lauren Wellington (Viewbank College) and Sarah Jenson (St. Helana) Kayla Van Beek (Gladstone Park High) and Alisha Mascurine (St. Peters College) showing off their designs 2009 Career Advisers' Seminar 47

26 Entrance requirements Current Year 12 - prerequisite units 3 & 4 English (any). Application procedure: - Full-time VTAC application. - Part-time RMIT direct application Career Advisers' Seminar 48

DESIGN & SOCIAL CONTEXT Submission to Academic Development and Students Committee

Document No: [Secretariat use only] DESIGN & SOCIAL CONTEXT Submission to Academic Development and Students Committee Proposal: TITLE Master of Fashion and Textiles Exit points: Graduate Diploma in Fashion