Have you considered the number of career options within the global fashion world? Not all fashion graduates end up as designers. From the exciting, edge-of-your-seat world of red carpet designs to the highly valued practice of fashion buying and fashion styling; the fashion world has a career for every aspiring entrepreneur, designer and even computer junkies!

So how do you secure your future in the fashion world? As with the globalization of our designs and the manufacturing thereof, it has become important to distinguish between the two types of fashion training out there; Fashion Design on the one hand and Fashion Retail on the other.

Fashion Design Students
For the more practical, creative and technical aspects of designing, like being involved in the design and manufacture of garments. This elective field will prepare you in design, construction, illustration, pattern engineering, product development and business management.

Careers to follow with this qualification
Fashion Designer, Retail Designer, Couture Designer, Costume Designer, Patternmaker, Pattern-grader, CAD Specialist, Fashion Illustrator, Graphic Designer for Clothing, Production Manager/Specialist, Tailor, Quality Controller, Clothing Technologist, Procurement Specialist, Lecturer, Productivity Specialist.

Fashion Communication & Buying Students
For those who are interested in the retail and management, financial, administrative and communicating side of fashion, and who want to get to such a position where all the big decisions lay on your shoulders, should follow this elective field, which will prepare you for careers in Fashion Buying, Fashion Journalism, Fashion Editing, Merchandising, Fashion Blogger, Trend Forecaster, Fashion Photographer, Fashion Agent, Fashion Marketing specialist, Fashion Events coordinator, Retail / Boutique management, and Fashion Publicist.