North West School of Design

NORTH WEST SCHOOL OF DESIGN and its courses offer an entrepreneurial learning experience with global relevance. From 1998 to 2012, NORTH WEST SCHOOL OF DESIGN has successfully offered a 2 year diploma course in Clothing Design & Technology as a private FET (Further Education & Training) college. In 2012, NORTH WEST SCHOOL OF DESIGN changed its status from FET to INTERNATIONAL with the registration and accreditation with City and Guilds of London. NORTH WEST SCHOOL OF DESIGN offers a variety of part time courses but our main focus is the full-time training of future fashion professionals in either Fashion Design or Fashion Management & Communication (&buying). Both these 3 year fulltime courses have been developed with the vision that South African Fashion education not only needed to globalize, but also needed to adapt to the changes within the global fashion industry. Both these fashion courses have been developed with focusing on globalization of communication, supply and manufacturing in the fashion industry. December 2015, NORTH WEST SCHOOL OF DESIGN obtained approval to include the 4th year of 'study' as a vocational year where students complete their 4th year of study within the fashion industry within their specialized field of either design or fashion communication and buying. This 'working year' leads to the assessment of the Level 4 Licentiateship in Fashion. To succeed in today's fashion world, designers need to do more than sketch garments, buy fabrics and meet with clients. NORTH WEST SCHOOL OF DESIGN sets a strong foundation for future designers, fashion professionals and entrepreneurs who find it more than second nature to do that little more, to learn that little extra, to read that little longer and to adapt to an industry that in two years from now will be different from the industry we know today.