Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Certificate program (KNEC)

Certificate 2 years

About Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan) programme

This fashion design and garment making course gives students the opportunity to explore the exciting world of design and begin to understand the background and knowledge needed to develop a career in this field. Students will develop the essential communication skills necessary to build a successful business and begin developing the kind of portfolio that will lead to future career opportunities.

Garment making is an organised activity consisting of sequential processes such as laying, marking, cutting, stitching, checking, finishing, pressing and packaging. This is a process of converting raw materials into finished products. 

Students in this field are often creative individuals looking to establish their own brands or to work for reputable designers.

Career prospects:

  • Fashion designer
  • garment maker
  • garment cutter
  • sample maker

Progression path:

  • Craft Certificate Fashion design and garment making

Objectives of Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

This certificate in fashion design and garment making technology program promotes the trade of fashion and design through technical training which moulds students into fashion designers. Through study of color, fabric, sewing, technique and design, students learn the cornerstones of creating garments and offering them to clientele.

 

Entry requirements for Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

The Minimum Entry Requirements are:

  • KCPE Certificate, or;
  • Equivalent qualification approved by KNEC.

The duration for the course is 2 years which includes a compulsory industrial attachment.

Colleges offering Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Cambridge Universal College
Uasin Gishu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Kangari Vocational Training Center
Muranga County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Thika College of Excellence
Kiambu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Muteithia Polytechnic
Nakuru County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

The Nyeri National Polytechnic
Nyeri County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology (RVIST)
Nakuru County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Eldoret Technical Training Institute
Uasin Gishu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Michuki Technical Training Institute
Muranga County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Rift Valley Institute of Business Studies (rvibs)
Nakuru County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Keveye Vocational Training Center
Vihiga County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Kitambo Vocational Training Center
Kisumu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Kisumu Institute of Community Development Training
Kisumu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Kenya Coast National Polytechnic
Mombasa County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Christian Industrial Training Center Mombasa
Mombasa County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Reward College of Technology
Kiambu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

ACK Bishop Muge College
Nandi County

Fashion Design and Garment Making (Artisan)

Eldoret College of Professional Studies
Uasin Gishu County