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Want to work in the exciting world of fashion? Start your career with one of our fashion design programmes, taught by award-winning tutors. Our courses are renowned for producing some of the best fashion students in the country; winning at major New Zealand fashion awards year after year.

Join the ranks of our successful graduates and become a designer, merchandiser, pattern drafter, production assistant or buyer in the growing fashion industry.

Find out more about our Fashion programmes:

Certificate in Fashion Studies (Apparel Manufacture) Level 3

This course of study will appeal if you'd like to work in the fashion industry as a contract sewer or dressmaker, doing alterations, or working in other areas of manufacture like soft furnishing or drapes, or doing sewing repairs. Get all the information about this programme

Diploma in Design (Fashion) Level 6

Enter the exciting world of fashion and work as a designer, pattern drafter, buyer or production assistant/manager. Graduates have a comprehensive grounding in all aspects of the fashion industry with hands-on experience in fashion production from concept to finished garment.  Get all the information about this programme

Bachelor of Design (Fashion)

There's no need to leave Tauranga to get your degree. Cross credit the Diploma in Design (Fashion) Level 6 into Otago Polytechnic's Bachelor of Design (Fashion) and complete just one more year of study to gain your degree. Get all the information about this programme