WSQ Competency Standards & Codes  

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Draw Digital Images (TF–PD-303E-1)

Course Duration

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Training - 24 Hours 
Assessment – 4 Hours

Time

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9.00 am – 6.00 pm

Course Fees

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Actual Cost

SPUR Funding*

Amount to Pay

S$800.00

S$720.00

S$80.00

* Applicable to Singaporean and PR

Skills Redevelopment Program (SRP) – for employees sponsored by organizations.

Revised Absentee Payroll Funding Rates under SPUR w.e.f. 15 May 2009

40 years & above with “A” levels & below
qualifications

Others

AP for training during and outside working
hours

90% of hourly basic salary (capped at $10 per trainee-hour)
$10.00 /hr

80% of hourly basic salary
(capped at $10 per trainee-hour)
S$10.00 /hr

Course Description

Apparel Design with CAD lesson is mainly teaching learners to use the Adobe Illustrator (A.I) software to render fashion design sketches for design and technical presentation. Also included in the lesson is the use of Adobe Illustrator with Adobe Photoshop to render graphics for Artwork presentation. Currently Adobe Illustrator is the key design tool used in the apparel industry by designers worldwide and also as the common software used by apparel manufacturers, print & embroidery mills and graphic production companies. Thus learners who completed this course will benefit as his/her skills will be very relevant to the needs of today’s design industry.
Most students who graduate from design institutions nowadays are more than competent with at least some basic CAD skills, many of the designers who have been working in the industry for sometime may not be equipped with CAD skills.
While hand–rendered production sketches may still provide effective communication to sample-makers and production, the increasing dominance of the Internet and Email as modern forms of communication create a need for computer-rendered flats and digital presentation.
The design of this course is specifically tailored for designers from the fashion and apparel industry. It aims not just to teach participants the tools but also the methods for integrating CAD as a sustainable solution for the specialized nature of our trade.

Course Objective:

1. Identify various CAD software’s in the market, and the difference between graphic file types in accordance to the industry norms and practices.
2. Identify the different menu, tools and palettes functions and interfaces in the AI software.
3. Determine the correct menu, tools and palettes functions, and interfaces to use to illustrate basic fashion illustrations and presentations.
4. Ascertain the different modes of output and printing for the fashion design and presentation file.
5. Illustrate designs for trims, patterns and graphics in accordance to industry norms.
6. Interfaces the Adobe Photoshop software with AI for use in editing fashion design and presentation in accordance to industry norms.
7. Evaluate printing and emailing end fashion design illustrations and presentations in accordance to industry norms.
   
   

Who Should Attend

Assistant Designers to Design Directors, Assistant Merchandisers to Merchandisers, Marketing Executives and Managers, Product Development Executives and Managers
Sourcing Executives and Managers, Buyers, Pattern Drafters, Garment Technicians