State/Territory Eligibility Summary Table

State/Territory Eligibility Details

DAMA - Designated Area Migration Agreement

232311: Fashion Designer

Description

Plans, designs and develops clothing, accessories, footwear or other items of personal apparel considering the form and construction of clothing, historical styles and contexts, contemporary and cultural trends, colour, fabric, and decoration, and the techniques and processes available for manufacture.

Skill Level 1

Occupations at Skill Level 1 have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

• Assessing Authority

  VETASSESS: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services
  	http://www.vetassess.com.au/
  	[email protected]

Specialisations

• Costume Designer

Specialisation titles are any commonly used titles which refer to a subset of jobs belonging to the occupation designated in the principal title. These jobs involve the performance of specialised tasks rather than the broader range of tasks usually performed in the occupation.

Unit Group 2323: Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers

Description

Plan, design, develop and document products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.

Indicative Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Tasks

• Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
• Undertaking product research and analysing functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements
• Formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery
• Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts
• Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff
• Selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
• Detailing and documenting the selected design for production
• Preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples
• Supervising the preparation of patterns, programs and tooling, and the manufacture process

Other occupations in this Unit Group

• 232312: Industrial Designer  
• 232313: Jewellery Designer  

• Occupation ceilings program year 2019-2020
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• Average Weekly / Annual Earnings 2018
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