Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Certificate program (KNEC)

Certificate 2 years

About Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft) programme

Fashion design and garment making technology encompass fashion design, fashion marketing, garment making, fashion technology, clothing management, and textile design.

Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social attitudes and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bracelets and necklaces. Because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market, designers must at times anticipate changes to consumer tastes.

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.

This craft 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.


Career Paths

  • Fashion Designer
  • Garment Constructor
  • Supervisor
  • Garment Cutter
  • Pattern Cutter
  • Textile Designer
  • Sample Maker
  • Fashion Stylist
  • Embroiderer
  • Batik/Tie and Dye Producer
  • Self-employment

Objectives of Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

This Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology KNEC Craft certificate provides students with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the principles of design, fashion and management, together with the skills necessary to succeed as leaders in the vibrant and diverse textile and clothing industry.

Entry requirements for Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

  • Pass in relevant artisan course OR
  • KCSE mean grade D (plain) OR
  • Equivalent qualification approved by KNEC

Colleges offering Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Muguga Vocational Training Centre
Kiambu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

NYS Textile and Garment Making Technical institute
Nairobi County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Catholic Technical Training Institute
Machakos County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Karen Technical Training Institute for the Deaf
Nairobi County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

East Africa Institute of Certified Studies (ICS)
Nairobi County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

St Joseph Vocational Training Center
Isiolo County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Kiwanja Vocational Training Center
Isiolo County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Machakos Institute of Technology
Machakos County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind
Machakos County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Katine Technical Training Institute
Machakos County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Eldoret College of Professional Studies
Uasin Gishu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Kenya Israel Technical College
Machakos County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Jodan College of Technology
Kiambu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Mountain Institute of Business and Technical Studies (mibs)
Kiambu County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Nakuru College of Commerce and Hospitality
Nakuru County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Kenya Coast National Polytechnic
Mombasa County

Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology (Craft)

Kangemi Vocational Training Centre (KangemiVTC)
Nairobi County