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Performing, Creative, & Fine Arts careers

Performing, Creative & Fine Arts

Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers

Shoe repairers and shoemakers

Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers

Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners

Image, social and other personal consultants

Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations

Industrial sewing machine operators

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. These programs include courses in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's, women's, and children's wear; flat pattern design; computer-assisted design and manufacturing; concept planning; designing in specific materials; labour and cost analysis; history of fashion; fabric art and printing; and the principles of management and operations in the fashion industry.

Fashion/apparel design

Fashion Continuing Education

Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers conceptualize and produce designs for film, television, theatre and video productions, garments and textiles, displays and exhibits, and for other creative items such as jewellery and trophies. Theatre designers are employed by performing arts and broadcasting companies and by festivals; fashion designers are employed by clothing and textile companies or may be self-employed; and exhibit designers are employed by museums. Other creative designers in this unit group are employed by manufacturing establishments or may be self-employed.

Shoe repairers repair footwear and shoemakers make specialized and custom shoes and boots. They are employed in shoe repair shops or custom shoemaking establishments, or they may be self-employed.

Retail salespersons sell, rent or lease a range of technical and non-technical goods and services directly to consumers. Visual merchandisers plan, create and implement windows and in-store displays. They are employed by stores and other retail businesses, as well as wholesale businesses that sell on a retail basis to the public.

Tailors, dressmakers and furriers make, alter and repair tailored clothing, dresses, coats and other made-to-measure garments. Milliners make, alter and repair hats. This unit group also includes alterationists who fit, alter and repair garments. They are employed by clothing retailers, clothing alteration shops, dry cleaners and garment manufacturing companies or they may be self-employed.

Image, social and other personal consultants advise clients on their personal appearance, speaking style, manners or other behaviours in order to improve personal or business images. They are employed by beauty salons, fashion boutiques, modelling schools, image consulting companies, weight loss centres or they may be self-employed.

Weavers, knitters and other workers in fabric making occupations operate machines to process yarn or thread into woven, non-woven and knitted products such as cloth, lace, carpets, rope, industrial fabric, hosiery and knitted garments or to quilt and embroider fabric. This unit group also includes workers who perform activities such as reproducing patterns, drawing-in and tying warps and setting up looms. They are employed by textile companies and by garment and mattress manufacturing companies.

Industrial sewing machine operators operate sewing machines to sew fabric, fur, leather or synthetic materials to produce or repair garments and other articles. They are employed in clothing, footwear, textile products, fur products and other manufacturing establishments and by furriers.

KPU offers a two-year diploma program that combines an eye for style, and a head for business. In this hands-on program, you will learn practical skills in business, fashion, communication and marketing, while making industry connections that will launch your career. Everything you learn will enable you to jump into careers in Buying, Merchandising, Branding, Forecasting, Styling, Public Relations, Event Planning and Sales, or continue your studies into KPU's Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Program (BBA).

Fashion Marketing Diploma

For information and to apply visit the institution's website: 

[Individual Courses in Sewing and Fashion Arts]( https://langara.ca/continuing-studies/programs-and-courses/programs/vsb-sewing-and-fashion-arts/courses.html)

Individual Courses in Sewing and Fashion Arts

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[Fashion Design & Production Diploma - International Students]( https://continuingstudies.vcc.ca/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=1047765)

Fashion Design & Production Diploma - International Students

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[Fashion Design and Production Certificate]( https://continuingstudies.vcc.ca/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=1023086)

Fashion Design and Production Certificate

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[Fashion Design and Production Diploma]( https://continuingstudies.vcc.ca/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=1023129)

Fashion Design and Production Diploma

The Fashion Design and Production international diploma allows you to expand your creative and technical skills for the fashion and apparel industry by gaining hands-on experience in conception, design, production, and sales through a self-directed garment project. You will complete a combination of in-class learning and practicum placements to gain foundational skills in fashion design and production. 

Fashion Design and Production Diploma (International)

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[Fashion Merchandising Certificate]( https://continuingstudies.vcc.ca/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=1023311)

Fashion Merchandising Certificate

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[Individual Courses in Fashion & Design]( https://continuingstudies.vcc.ca/public/category/programArea.do?method=load&selectedProgramAreaId=1020356)

Individual Courses in Fashion & Design

Jewellery Art and Design diploma provides hands-on experience in the design and fabrication of jewellery through intensive courses in metal techniques, drawing, design, history of jewellery, gemmology, digital jewellery design, and business management. Opportunity to transfer to jewellery degree programs at AUA (Calgary), or NSCAD University (Halifax).

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Fashion Continuing Education

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