TAFE Queensland's fashion courses are recognised worldwide as being cutting-edge. We have partnerships with design houses around the world and our graduates have gone on to create or work for a host of successful labels including Billabong, Marc Jacobs, Easton Pearson, and Black Milk Clothing.
As a fashion student at TAFE Queensland you'll have the opportunity to apply for overseas study tours to global fashion destinations including New York, London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and New Delhi. You'll also have the opportunity to showcase your designs to industry representatives and potential employers at our annual fashion parades.
Our fashion facilities include workrooms fitted out with various industrial-standard sewing machines, industrial irons, and cutting tables. Our pattern-making studios and lecture rooms feature both communal tables and individual cubicles where you'll have access to the latest digital design software.
Whether you want to unleash your creativity as a fashion designer, dressmaker or milliner, or pursue a technical job in textile production, grading, or patternmaking, we have a course that's right for you.
View fashion courses- Dressmaker
- Fashion designer
- Merchandising assistant
- Milliner
- Patternmaker
- Sewing machinist
- Stylist
- Tailor
- Textile designer
If you're thinking of studying a diploma, certificate IV, or certificate III course you may be eligible for funding through the TAFE Priority Training Program (TPTP). This funding is available to eligible students who enrol in applicable programs after 1 July 2018.
Areas of study
Popular courses
Add flair to your career in fashion with this degree and develop a broad range of advanced technical and creative skills.
Ignite your creative flair for fashion with this diploma-level qualification from TAFE Queensland.
Elevate your fashion career with this advanced dual qualification. Gain the technical and creative skills required to work as a senior fashion designer.
Get a start on your fashion career with this entry-level qualification that will qualify you to work as an assistant designer or equip you to undertake further studies.
Popular courses
Add flair to your career in fashion with this degree and develop a broad range of advanced technical and creative skills.
Ignite your creative flair for fashion with this diploma-level qualification from TAFE Queensland.
Elevate your fashion career with this advanced dual qualification. Gain the technical and creative skills required to work as a senior fashion designer.
Get a start on your fashion career with this entry-level qualification that will qualify you to work as an assistant designer or equip you to undertake further studies.
Our fashion precincts offer you the opportunity to develop your skills in a collaborative environment using industry-standard tools and equipment. Gain the hands-on skills you need to succeed in the competitive fashion industry in our simulated workrooms and pattern-making studios.
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