C4434 - Certificate IV in Textile Design and Technology

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Plan: C4434 - Certificate IV in Textile Design and Technology
Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure

Approach to learning and assessment

This program is delivered full time over 1 year for 2 semesters (17 weeks per semester with 34 weeks of total full-time delivery) or part time, 2 evenings per week and 2-4 Saturdays per semester over a 3-year period.  

The part time delivery is only offered to the mature aged students who have full time work commitments.Part time study during the day is available to you through consultation with the Program Coordinator to meet your individual needs, this might be actioned for students needing to balance work and study commitments or for students with ELPs (Equitable Learning Plans). 

You will undertake practical work to apply their skills to many of the units. This practical work is carried out within the studio environment where you can practice your technical skills with the support of skilled teachers and technical staff. There are many units in this program which are clustered together to deliver better learning outcomes. You will gain underpinning knowledge and practical skills based on real industry-based context through these clustered units.

You will develop skills in:

  • drawing, painting and illustration techniques
  • design and concept development
  • digital folio design
  • Understanding and producing textile structures 
  • textile knowledge and contemporary practice in the textiles industry 

You will also present concepts using computer-aided design techniques. Practical workshops will develop your skills in design and construction for screen-printing, machine knitting and weaving, incorporating an understanding of fibres and dye technology.

Discipline practice by the learners is needed to achieve the best results for the individual, this extra time is encouraged to be pursued by learners in their own time. As with any creative pursuit, a learner will be able to achieve more if more time is spent in the practice of the various skills learned in class time.

Therefore, this program includes a variety of learning activities such as:

  • Tutorials
  • Industry activities in a simulated environment
  • Work Integrated Learning (WIL) simulations such as practical activities based on real-life situations
  • Workshop activities
  • Projects and assessments
  • Excursions and industry visits 

The program is delivered in clusters to align complementary units of competency for delivery and assessment.   

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice.

As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice
interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities
complete these activities in a real work contexts or situations

And in addition, these interactions and the work contexts provide distinctive sources of feedback to you to assist your learning.

Any or all of these aspects of a Work Integrated learning (WIL) simulations based on real-life situations. 

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Program Structure

This qualification requires completion of the following:
 

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C4434 Core Courses
Complete all Four (4) courses:

Course Title

Nominal Hours

Course Code

Campus
Work safely (MSMWHS200) 30 OHTH5963C Brunswick Campus
Support sustainable practice in apparel and textile design and production (MSTGN3018) 60 BUSM8936C Brunswick Campus
Quality assure textile products (MSTGN4024) 30 BUSM6693C Brunswick Campus
Research and use information about textiles (MSTGN4028) 60 GRAP6373C Brunswick Campus
 
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C4434 Elective Courses
Complete all Fourteen (14) courses:

Course Title

Nominal Hours

Course Code

Campus
Analyse influences on textile design and construction (MSTAT4005) 100 GRAP6374C Brunswick Campus
Select dyes and develop dye specifications and recipes (MSTAT4024) 60 MANU9429C Brunswick Campus
Contribute to the development of textile designs (MSTAT4006) 40 GRAP6375C Brunswick Campus
Experiment with techniques to produce textile work (CUATEX401) 50 VART6552C Brunswick Campus
Perform routine textile testing and analyse results (MSTGN4027) 70 BUSM6694C Brunswick Campus
Research and analyse textile materials (MSTGN5018) 80 BUSM6695C Brunswick Campus
Produce knitted textile samples (MSTAT4019) 80 MANU9430C Brunswick Campus
Produce woven textile samples (MSTAT4021) 80 MANU9431C Brunswick Campus
Produce screen-printed textiles (MSTAT4022) 80 MANU9432C Brunswick Campus
Manipulate fabrics to create new finishes (MSTAT5004) 80 GRAP5424C Brunswick Campus
Investigate materials and processes for textile work (CUATEX502) 80 VART6548C Brunswick Campus
Communicate design concepts (MSTGN4022) 50 GRAP6376C Brunswick Campus
Integrate colour theory and design processes (CUAACD411) 40 GRAP5414C Brunswick Campus
Use digital design tools (MSTGN4025) 80 GRAP6377C Brunswick Campus
 

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