Fashion Buying & Merchandising
Details
In their advisory role to designers and retailers, fashion merchandisers are required to constantly keep their fingers to the pulse of one of the world's fastest moving industries. By tracking and analysing market trends it is their job to recommend to their employers the next direction to take in line with upcoming style shifts. As a fashion buyer your job will be to attend shows held in the fashion capitals of the world, forecast trends, buy the right clothes at the right time, whilst at the same time always ensuring profits and growth for the company.
The part time Fashion Buying and Merchandising course covers all the essential elements to turn a creative eye and an interest in fashion into a practical career in an incredibly exciting industry.
Internship Programme
Putting into practice the skills learned in class is key to gaining employment in the fashion industry. Portobello Institute has established strong links with many of the main fashion buying and merchandising departments within some of Ireland's largest retailers. We are delighted to announce our students, full and part-time, can now participate on an internship programme with some of the participating companies listed below;
- Jack & Jones
- Junarose
- Mamalicious
- Name IT
- Noisy May
- Only, Only & Sons
- Postyr
- Pamela Scott
- Selected
- Vero Moda
- Vila Clothes
Outline
- Portobello Certificate in Fashion Buying & Merchandising
- QQI Level 5 minor award in Fashion Buying and Merchandising (5N1445)
- QQI Level 5 minor award in Fashion Industry and Design Studies (5N3845)
- QQI Level 5 minor award in Visual Display (5N1861)
This is a part time course delivered 1 evening per week over 30 weeks. The course consists of 3 modules, each covered over a 10 week period. All of these modules together make up the full Fashion Buying & Merchandising certificate.
Course Modules:
Module A - QQI Level 5 Fashion Buying & Merchandising (5N1445)
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Customer Profiles
- Fashion Marketing
- Styling
- Buying & the Law
Module B - QQI Level 5 Fashion Industry & Design Studies (5N3845)
- Buying Cycle and Fashion Calendar
- Design Development
- Fashion Forecast
- Range Planning
- Garment Sourcing
Module C - Visual Retail Display (5N1861)
- Fundamentals of Visual Display
- In-Store Display
- Window Display
- Seasonal Promotions
- Event Management
Course price €2499
Protection for learners insurance fee: €97
Materials approx: €150
Schedules
Portobello Institute was established in 1981 and is built on the shoulders of some very wonderful and inspirational individuals. The Institute was originally set up by Delia Lyons and has been continuously advanced by her daughter Rebekah Lyons, another forward thinking and hard-working woman.
Delia’s legacy, vision and values continue to be part of everyday life at the college and are constant reminder through Rebekah’s want to constantly seek out new opportunity while ensuring that the ethos and quality first developed by her mother are retained.
Since 1993 we have been delivering beauty, make up and fashion courses at Portobello Institute, all fully accredited through awarding bodies ITEC and QQI.
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