Minimum Knowledge Volume for the Fashion Design Discipline at the College Level

Minimum Knowledge Volume for Fashion Design Industry at College Level, Circular 40/2018/TT-BLDTBXH

Minimum Knowledge Volume for Fashion Design Industry at College Level (Illustrative Image)

To be specific, Circular 40/2018/TT-BLDTBXH regulates that fashion design at the college level is a creative profession where learners study, research, and express aesthetic styles to produce fashion works that beautify people and life, meeting the level 5 requirements in the Vietnamese National Qualifications Framework. This Circular requires the minimum knowledge volume for the fashion design industry at the college level as follows:

- Analyze fashion trends, artistic elements, principles, and layouts in costume design;- Present methods for selecting and identifying target customers, subjects, and product lines for research;- Analyze characteristics, proportions, body shapes, anthropometric measurements, and appropriate sizing systems;- Analyze the features, structure, and properties of suitable and eco-friendly fashion materials;- Present methods for creating a fashion collection, organizing and marketing fashion products;- Describe the operation process of electronic sewing equipment, maintenance, labor safety, industrial hygiene, and the 5S system;- Analyze the appearance characteristics of products, and the technical drawings of sketches;- Present the sequence and methods for pattern making, cutting, sewing various products, grading, and creating markers on computers;- Analyze some common errors in pattern designing, sample sewing, product quality inspection, causes, and remedial measures;- Evaluate the impact of colors, materials, styles, proportions, and structures on the design and sewing process of products;- Evaluate the compatibility of design samples with creative ideas, fashion trends, and market demands;- Present the product management process, display process, methods of researching and understanding customer psychology, customer care, and persuasive product introduction methods;- Analyze the procedures and methods for product quality inspection, contents in the technical standards table;- Analyze the elements that constitute product price, and methods of product cost calculation;- Analyze the management process of production units and methods of planning and organizing fashion production, and some scenarios occurring in the production unit management process;- Present basic knowledge of politics, culture, society, law, national defense, security, and physical education as prescribed.

Note: The minimum knowledge volume is 2,500 hours (equivalent to 90 credits).

Details can be found at Circular 40/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, effective from February 10, 2019.

Ty Na

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