MST50122 Diploma of Apparel Fashion and Textiles (Design and Product Development)
Where skills meet creativity
Blend creativity and skills in trend forecasting, design, and cutting-edge technology.
Your Diploma opens doors to roles like Junior Designer, Pattern Maker, or Fashion Entrepreneur. Start your stylish career now!
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Overview
Where Bentley
When Semester 1, 2025 | Semester 2, 2024
How On Campus
Ready to step into the vibrant world of fashion and apparel? Unlock your creative potential with our Fashion Design and Production training!
Skill meets creativity: Gain specialised technical skills and ignite your creative spark.
Stay ahead with trends: Dive into trend forecasting and textiles. Understand the pulse of fashion, and be at the forefront of emerging styles.
Concept to creation: Develop your fashion illustration and design skills. Bring your designs to life through specification writing, costing, and sustainable product development.
Digital craftsmanship: Embrace cutting-edge technologies in pattern making, CAD grading, and virtual 3D skills.
Fashioning a sustainable future: Blend style with a more conscious and responsible fashion landscape.
Enduring opportunities: Your Diploma qualification opens doors. Junior designer, Pattern maker, Garment Technologist, Virtual Technology Operator, or Fashion Business Entrepreneur - choose your career pathway.
Specialist facilities
Fashion at Bentley campus has been Perth’s leading fashion design institution for over 50 years. Our facilities reflect cutting-edge industry equipment, machinery and technology to master the skills and equipment used in a fashion design, production and business environment. This includes:
- Design and Fashion Forecasting Platforms
- CLO 3D Virtual Prototyping Technology
- Gerber CAD Technology including digitisers, plotters and printers
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and training
- Simulated Retail and Visual Merchandising Environments
- Photographic Studio
- Laser cutter
- Embroidery machines
- Digital Fabric Printer
- 3D Printers
- Over 80 specialised industrial sewing machines
- Textile Testing Lab
- Fashion Business Lab
- Sustainability Hub
- Resource Centre
Our courses include guest industry lecturers, industry excursions, live work design projects, design exhibits and fashion runway shows.
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This training reflects roles within the fashion and apparel workplace, where participants require specialised technical and creative skills in fashion garment design and production.
The training has a focus on trend forecasting, textile research and exploration, digital design skills, specification writing and costing, sustainable product development, garment construction, fashion illustration, manual and digital pattern making, CAD grading and virtual 3D skills and emerging technologies that reflect rapidly evolving industry trends in the fashion and apparel sector.
- ability to strictly follow workplace safety standards
- an eye for detail and a creative flair
- good hand-eye coordination
- good time management and the ability to work with tight deadlines
- good communication skills
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Semester 1, 2025
Details
Units and fees
Semester 1, 2025
Core
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
| MSTAT5001 Develop and present design concepts in response to a brief | $318.45 | $41.25 |
| MSTFD4022 Source materials and resources for production of TCF designs | $173.70 | $22.25 |
| MSTGN3018 Support sustainable practice in apparel and textile design and production | $318.45 | $22.75 |
| MSTGN4025 Use digital design tools | $405.30 | $46.50 |
| MSTGN5018 Research and analyse textile materials | $405.30 | $41.25 |
Elective
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
|
|
$115.80 | $46.50 |
|
|
$144.75 | $10.50 |
|
|
$318.45 | $58.75 |
|
|
$405.30 | $92.75 |
|
|
$463.20 | $41.25 |
|
|
$231.60 | $41.25 |
|
|
$405.30 | $61.75 |
|
|
$405.30 | $82.50 |
|
|
$289.50 | $22.25 |
|
|
$318.45 | $25.75 |
Semester 1, 2025 fee
| Tuition fee | Resource fee | Total fee* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | $4,718.85 | $657.25 | $5,376.10 |
Semester 2, 2025
Core
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
| MSTFD5027 Cost production of fashion and textile designs | $202.65 | $16.75 |
| MSTGN4023 Interact and network with TCF industry participants | $405.30 | $56.75 |
| MSTGN4024 Quality assure textile products | $144.75 | $22.75 |
| MSTGN5017 Assess impacts of emerging industry innovations and practices | $521.10 | $46.50 |
Elective
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
|
|
$463.20 | $77.25 |
|
|
$463.20 | $36.00 |
|
|
$405.30 | $92.75 |
|
|
$463.20 | $56.75 |
|
|
$521.10 | $36.00 |
|
|
$781.65 | $56.75 |
Semester 2, 2025 fee
| Tuition fee | Resource fee | Total fee* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | $4,371.45 | $498.25 | $4,869.70 |
Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.
Details
Units and fees
Core
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
| MSTAT5001 Develop and present design concepts in response to a brief | $318.45 | $41.25 |
| MSTFD4022 Source materials and resources for production of TCF designs | $173.70 | $22.25 |
| MSTFD5027 Cost production of fashion and textile designs | $202.65 | $16.75 |
| MSTGN3018 Support sustainable practice in apparel and textile design and production | $318.45 | $22.75 |
| MSTGN4023 Interact and network with TCF industry participants | $405.30 | $56.75 |
| MSTGN4024 Quality assure textile products | $144.75 | $22.75 |
| MSTGN4025 Use digital design tools | $405.30 | $46.50 |
| MSTGN5017 Assess impacts of emerging industry innovations and practices | $521.10 | $46.50 |
| MSTGN5018 Research and analyse textile materials | $405.30 | $41.25 |
Elective
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
|
|
$115.80 | $46.50 |
|
|
$144.75 | $10.50 |
|
|
$463.20 | $77.25 |
|
|
$318.45 | $58.75 |
|
|
$405.30 | $92.75 |
|
|
$463.20 | $36.00 |
|
|
$463.20 | $41.25 |
|
|
$231.60 | $41.25 |
|
|
$405.30 | $92.75 |
|
|
$463.20 | $56.75 |
|
|
$405.30 | $61.75 |
|
|
$405.30 | $82.50 |
|
|
$521.10 | $36.00 |
|
|
$781.65 | $56.75 |
|
|
$289.50 | $22.25 |
|
|
$318.45 | $25.75 |
Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.
Semester 2, 2024
Details
Units and fees
Core
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
| MSTAT5001 Develop and present design concepts in response to a brief | $318.45 | $41.25 |
| MSTFD4022 Source materials and resources for production of TCF designs | $173.70 | $22.25 |
| MSTFD5027 Cost production of fashion and textile designs | $202.65 | $16.75 |
| MSTGN3018 Support sustainable practice in apparel and textile design and production | $318.45 | $22.75 |
| MSTGN4023 Interact and network with TCF industry participants | $405.30 | $56.75 |
| MSTGN4024 Quality assure textile products | $144.75 | $22.75 |
| MSTGN4025 Use digital design tools | $405.30 | $46.50 |
| MSTGN5017 Assess impacts of emerging industry innovations and practices | $521.10 | $46.50 |
| MSTGN5018 Research and analyse textile materials | $405.30 | $41.25 |
Elective
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
|
|
$115.80 | $46.50 |
|
|
$144.75 | $10.50 |
|
|
$463.20 | $77.25 |
|
|
$318.45 | $58.75 |
|
|
$405.30 | $92.75 |
|
|
$463.20 | $36.00 |
|
|
$463.20 | $41.25 |
|
|
$231.60 | $41.25 |
|
|
$405.30 | $92.75 |
|
|
$463.20 | $56.75 |
|
|
$405.30 | $61.75 |
|
|
$405.30 | $82.50 |
|
|
$521.10 | $36.00 |
|
|
$781.65 | $56.75 |
|
|
$289.50 | $22.25 |
|
|
$318.45 | $25.75 |
Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.