Fashioning your Future
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With an impressive range of courses in
fashion, Sallynoggin College of
Further Education is the perfect place
to develop the creative and practical
skills needed in the industry. Choose
between Fashion Design courses,
which specialise in design and
making, or Fashion Industry Practice
courses which specialise in buying,
visual merchandising, styling and
journalism.
The Fashion Design Courses at QQI
Levels 5 and 6 provide the
opportunity to design and produce
collections while also developing a
portfolio suitable for application to a
broad range of third level colleges.
Subjects range from pattern drafting
and garment construction to drawing
and fashion illustration. An
impressive number of graduates each
year achieve their first choice college
places on degree programmes in
NCAD, DIT, IADT, Griffith College and
UK colleges such as the London
College of Fashion. Those with strong
portfolios from the Level 6 course
have the opportunity to progress to
the second year of degree
programmes.
The Fashion Industry Practice
Courses at QQI Levels 5 & 6 offer a
unique choice, in that they bring
together many practical and creative
aspects of the industry. With a mix of
Visiting Lecturers, Photo-shoots, Field
Trips to exhibitions or trade shows,
and in second year, putting on a
professional Fashion Event, one thing
is certain, that no week is ever the
same! No matter which path you take,
this course will effectively equip
students with an ability to work
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within a broad range of areas and to
appreciate how all areas of the
fashion industry interact.
Each year Fashion Industry Practice
students also achieve places in thirdlevel colleges throughout the UK and
Ireland by applying through UCAS
and CAO. They successfully apply and
commence courses such as; Fashion
Buying, Fashion Marketing, Fashion
Management, Fashion History, Visual
Merchandising, Event Management
and Business & Entrepreneurship.
Fashion Events
Working on photo-shoots and Events
during the year, our students get a
real working knowledge of event
management. Our next fashion event
is being planned for April 2016, so
keep an eye on our website;
www.scfe.ie and our Facebook page;
SCFE – Sallynoggin College, for
updates.
During the year, second year students
on both courses can attend a Trade
Show in Paris to see first-hand how
the industry works. The Fashion
Industry Practice students can attend
the Ready-to-wear, Who’s Next trade
show. The Fashion Design students
visit the international Premier Vision
Fabric fair spotting fabrics a year
before the collections hit the shops!
An International Career
Graduates of Fashion Design and
Fashion Industry Practice are
achieving many successes in their
chosen careers each year. These
courses play a pivotal role in guiding
students towards diverse careers,
through progressing to both thirdlevel colleges and into direct
employment. What’s not to like about
having so many options ahead of
you? Designers, Pattern Drafters,
Tailors, Stylists, Buyers, Visual
Merchandisers, Designers, Journalists,
Social Media & Digital Marketers,
Entrepreneurs, Personal Shoppers,
Costume Stylists, Retailers, Event
Producers.
An alternative to Leaving
Certificate
Many of our graduates use their QQI
results as an alternative to the Leaving
Certificate in order to gain access to
third level study options with on
degree programmes in Ireland and in
numerous colleges in the UK. Check
out individual colleges for their
requirements.
Both in Ireland and the UK, our
students are working in a career they
love. They are finding their feet and
taking on both the High Street and
working with internationally
renowned designers. Many have also
set up their own successful
enterprises in design and styling. Our
roll call of graduates include:
• Stylist Courtney Smith from TV3’s
Xposé
• Stylist Grace Moore, who worked
on the 2013 American Vogue
shoot in Co. Kerry
• Visual Merchandisers with Zara,
COS, Forever 21, Topshop, New
Look and H&M.
• Stylists with River Island, Topshop,
The Gloss, Tatler and The Irish
Times, The Independent
• Retail Managers with H&M &
Debenhams.
• E-Commerce, Social Media &
Digital Marketers with A|Wear,
Brown Thomas, Redress, Stella
McCartney and Michael Kors.
• Studio Assistants with Lennon
Courtney and House of Holland,
Roland Mouret, Gareth Pugh and
Alexander McQueen
• Entrepreneur Bebhinn Flood from
Design House
• Personal Shopper with H&M
Making the Right Choice
Our students are making confident
decisions about their
“Fashion
careers, based on
Industry
Practice at
their
Sallynoggin
College was
capabilities,
a great launching pad for my
BA degree. The skills we
acquired through producing
the event proved to be a great
asset for me in university”
Niamh Crawford
BellTIME
interests and experiences whilst
studying Fashion at Sallynoggin
College. They are making informed
choices and are able to stick with their
goals. They are making the right
choice.
With advice and support on career
choices, an exciting range of subjects,
no tuition fees, free parking, a friendly
environment, excellent library
facilities, and timetables which can
often work alongside part-time jobs,
what better way to kick-start your
career in the Fashion Industry? You
can visit us at our OPEN DAY on
Thursday 21st January 2016….…We
look forward to seeing you there!
Sallynoggin College welcomes
applications from all, regardless of
their previous
“Thanks
educational
to
the
Fashion
experience.
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