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Professional Certificate in Fashion Buying & Merchandising

Online
10 weeks
1190.00

Course Content

This course is for those looking to enter or advance in fashion buying, providing essential skills like trend forecasting, customer profiling, and range planning.

This course addresses the demand for qualified entry-level fashion-buying professionals with applicable technical skills. It provides a foundation for fashion buying roles and further studies, offering guidance, networking, and industry exposure.

  • Gain foundational knowledge of key fashion concepts, business functions, trends, and career pathways.
  • Develop practical skills in market research, analysing emerging trends, brand profiling, and shop reporting.
  • Build competence in strategic planning fundamentals like assortment planning, financial budgeting, and demand forecasting.
  • Cultivate industry connections by facilitating networking and collaborations with faculty and mentor experts across fashion sectors.
  • Foster skill development and validate competencies through industry-standard assessments embedded within practical projects and assignments.

Course Details

CollegeGriffith College Dublin (GCD)
Course ID185341
Location PostcodeDublin 8
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationDiploma
Awarding Body DetailsProfessional Certificate
Course Duration10 weeks
Course TimeTimetables will be made available closer to the course start date. The next course commences in October 2024. Online delivery will run 2 evenings per week from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Part-time delivery will run 1 day per week from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Course Fee1190.00
Entry RequirementsAll applicants should have basic IT skills and their own laptop.

Mature Learners (Over 23 Years):
Direct entry

Under 23 Years:
e.g. 5 O6/H7 grades in the Irish Leaving Certificate or equivalent award.
OR
FETAC Level 5 Full Award

English Language:
It is recommended that applicants have a good understanding of both written and spoken English. Non-native English speakers are not required to submit a copy of IELTS test results or take an English-level test as part of the application process.
Career PathGraduates from this programme may develop their skills further by completing the Professional Diploma in Fashion Buying & Merchandising.
Course CodePCFB

Course Provider

Griffith College Dublin (GCD)

South Circular Road, Dublin City South, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Eircode: D08V04N

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