Art, Fashion and Multimedia

Art, Fashion and Multimedia

If you think creatively and want to work in areas that value this and the desire not to conform, there are many ways to forge a career in Art, Fashion and Multimedia.

Visual Arts in Australia is thriving as the economy booms and governments, businesses and private individuals indulge their desires for aesthetically pleasing objects in their surroundings.  Qualifications in these areas will add much to your career prospects, not just in skills and grounding in theory, also in confidence and respect from employers, clients and funding bodies.

Ruth Tarvydas, Rebecca Patterson, Ray Costarella and Ericaamerica… they all started where you are, with dreams and drive. They made it happen with hard work, commitment and an excellent grounding in clothes design and production.  Western Australia has never had more young, edgy designers making names for themselves world-wide.  Swan TAFE lecturers have experience in design, couture and product development. You will learn your craft from experts. 

Multimedia offers many jobs with small and large organisations and the chance to set up your own business contracting your services to clients around Australia and the world.

Courses in Art, Fashion and  and Multimedia are delivered at Armadale, Bentley, Midland and Thornlie campuses.

Art
Certificate IV in Applied Environmental Arts 5321 (51665)
Prerequisites: Developed communication skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 2 semesters
Offered at: Midland
Environmental Art is the practice of creating works of art designed specifically for their surroundings – what is designed for a hospital foyer would not necessarily be appropriate in a police station.  Skills covered include painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and printing.  This qualification also goes into art history, art terminology and critical approaches to art production and presentation.

Diploma of Applied Environmental Arts 5322 (51666)
Prerequisites: Certificate IV Applied Environmental Arts or equivalent, to be determined by TAFEWA Admissions, see entrance requirements
Duration: 2 semesters
Offered at: Midland
Take the art research, development, production and presentation skills you learnt in Certificate IV to a new level. This qualification looks at the production of art appropriate to its environment in a range of contexts and areas like painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and printing. It also goes into studio management practices. 

Advanced Diploma of Applied Environmental Arts 5323 (51667)
Prerequisites: Certificate IV Applied Environmental Arts or equivalent, to be determined by TAFEWA Admissions, see entrance requirements
Duration: 2 semesters
Offered at: Midland
Focusing on project work, this qualification is for those who are serious about their arts career. The course of study concentrates on art in context and builds on previous study in areas like art history, research, creative, conceptual, development and presentation techniques along with critical analysis and evaluation and studio management practices.

Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts, Desktop Publishing C823
Prerequisites: Basic communication skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 1 semester
Offered at: Thornlie
Do you love a well designed brochure which presents clients’ information clearly and effectively? This qualification will teach you design, computing, scanning, effective communication and workplace safety.  You’ll be able to design and assemble text and graphics to produce a range of printed materials using programs like InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress.

Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts Multimedia C835
Prerequisites: Developed communication skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 1 semester
Offered at: Thornlie
If you’re in the printing industry in graphic pre-press already and wish to move into the exciting field of multimedia design, this qualification will take you there.  You’ll learn how to create concept designs, input or capture images, modify, manipulate, combine and rearrange data and develop a range of complex production skills.

Certificate II in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft C623 (CUV20103)
Prerequisites: Basic communication skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 1 semester
Offered at: Midland
Build a strong foundation for your arts and crafts career. This qualification will take you through researching history, and theory and its application to your work, drawing techniques and how to use them to represent concepts, occupational health and safety, security procedures, and the development and articulation of your own work.

Certificate III in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft C624 (CUV30103)
Prerequisites: Developed communication skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 1 semester
Offered at: Midland
Drawing, painting, print-making, ceramics, textiles, design…do you have some great ideas just waiting to be made into real arts and crafts projects?  This qualification will take you through the visualisation, development and presentation of ideas and images to the discussion, analysis and evaluation of your own work and that of others.

Fashion
Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Technology W296
Prerequisites: Developed communication and basic mathematics skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 2 semesters
Offered at: Bentley
Love fashion? Love creating your own style? Put your designer dreams into practice with this qualification. You will be guided through the whole fashion development cycle, starting with concept design work, through draping and patternmaking to garment production and presentation. Along the way you will gain knowledge and skills in areas such as fabric technology, textiles, history of design and computer generated design.

Certificate IV in Clothing Production E183 (LMT40300)
Prerequisites: Developed communication and mathematics skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 2 semesters
Offered at: Bentley
Want to start your own label? Have design ideas you can’t wait to create? This qualification will give you the practical skills to cut and machine sample garments, grade patterns, assemble fit and custom-make clothing, assist in design development, source materials, evaluate contractors and supervise small and large production businesses. 

Diploma of Textiles, Clothing and Footwear W007 (LMT50100)
Prerequisites: Certificate IV Clothing Production or equivalent, to be determined by TAFEWA Admissions, see entrance requirements
Duration: 2 semesters
Offered at: Bentley
You’ve got clothing design and production skills under your belt, and now it’s time to make that label a couture reality. Learn a range of management skills like co-ordinating production, working as part of a team, implementing quality assurance plans and using a range of technology for production. Other learning areas include sales and marketing, human resource management, finance and business administration.

Multimedia
Certificate II in Multimedia C394 (CUF20601)
Prerequisites: Basic communication skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 1 semester
Offered at: Armadale and Midland
If you’ve watched TV or YouTube and thought you could do better, this qualification is where you start.  Learn how to produce sound, animation, digital video graphics and text, and put it together in a usable and interactive format for web page animation. You’ll also learn video and audio recording, digital photography, drawing, design, typography and more.

Certificate III in Multimedia C395 (CUF30601)
Prerequisites: Developed communication skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 1 semester
Offered at: Midland
Get into the digital media industry! This qualification will give you practical skills and knowledge to manipulate graphic images, animations, sound, text, and video into a multimedia program.  Units also include producing and updating basic web pages and producing 2D animations.

Certificate IV in Information Technology, Multimedia C866 (ICA40805)
Prerequisites: Developed communication skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 1 semester
Offered at: Midland
Want to design great multimedia products? This qualification covers the design, development and use of multimedia briefs to create websites and presentations. You’ll learn about photography and image manipulation, video editing and camera techniques, website design and creation, effective communication and general business management.

Certificate IV in Multimedia C396 (CUF40801)
Prerequisites: Developed communication skills, see entrance requirements
Duration: 2 semesters
Offered at: Midland
Come out of this qualification with the skills to be a 3D designer, multimedia programmer or developer, web page developer or more.  Units covered include multimedia design and programming, development and manipulation of images, animals, sound, text and video, managing multimedia assets and authorship of multimedia material.

Diploma of Multimedia C397 (CUF50701)
Prerequisites: Certificate IV Multimedia or equivalent, to be determined by TAFEWA Admissions, see entrance requirements
Duration: 1 semester
Offered at: Midland
Take your multimedia career to new heights with this respected qualification. It focuses on further development of skills in multimedia design, programming and project management.  You will also learn how to manage small multimedia projects, design multimedia interfaces, edit multimedia projects, develop complex colour graphics and more.