Level 3 Technology Fabric
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs B. Singh.
This course focuses on refining the creative and technical skills required to pursue a career in the design industries .
You will learn to:
• research, draw, illustrate and plan projects to create a portfolio and to develop a product
• creative freedom to design and develop your own product
• learn complex textile skills and techniques to develop your own product
• develop 2 practical products that could focus on clothing, costume, interior design, or any form of product using soft materials
• scaffold and translate into different areas of University study and is a UE approved Level 3 course.
• design, develop and test your final product against the intended function
• create customised clothing, costume or any product made from soft materials
Equipment & Stationery
Students are to supply their own fabric and pattern for garment construction.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Generic Technology 3.1 - Undertake brief development to address an issue within a determined context
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Generic Technology 3.3 - Develop a conceptual design considering fitness for purpose in the broadest sense
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Generic Technology 3.4 - Develop a prototype considering fitness for purpose in the broadest sense
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Generic Technology 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of how technological modelling supports technological development and implementation
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Construction and Mechanical Technologies 3.21 - Implement complex procedures using textile materials to make a specified product
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 26
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Tags
fashion designer, fashion stylist, dressmaker, machinest/cutters, personal presentation, sales assistant/clothing/furniture/retail industry, tailor, teacher, textile designer, theatre costume designer, pattern designer, pattern cutter, quality controller, personal fashion assistant, jewellery design,
Disclaimer
* PLEASE NOTE
For senior courses, standards listed are indicative only and are subject to change.