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Certificate in Product Development and Textiles
This course is for students wishing to work in production, or for students wishing to start their own manufacturing business. The course follows product development from textile sourcing, production techniques and processes, planning and management.
Course Content:
- Textile terminology and performance
- Textile sourcing practices
- Sustainability
- Printing and dyeing processes
- Production planning
- Risk management
- Production specification processes
- Sampling and quality assurance processes
- On shore and off-shore manufacturing processes
Course Structure:
- 8 modules delivered over 8 weeks
- 1:1 coaching sessions conducted fortnightly in an online virtual classroom
- Coaching sessions set at student’s personal pace
- 2 extra follow up coaching sessions after course completion

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Resources Provided:
- Individual student portal for online course delivery and communication with mentor
- Step-by-step videos of each tutorial
- Step-by-step workbooks of each tutorial
Resources Required:
- Computer or ipad
Assessment
Completed workbook spreadsheets.