TaF.tc's Advanced Certificate in Footwear Design and Product Development gives a foundational overview from digital shoe design, understanding the various components of footwear and their construction techniques, to methods of caring for one's finished shoes.
TaF.tc's Advanced Certificate in Footwear Design and Product Development gives a foundational overview from digital shoe design, understanding the various components of footwear and their construction techniques, to methods of caring for one's finished shoes.
Full Time: 5
Part Time: n/a
TaF.tc's Advanced Certificate in Footwear Design and Product Development will be conducted in the form of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, case studies, practical exercises, role-plays and hands-on activities.
Everything you learn at TaF.tc can be applied to your professional life in fashion and will be taught by industry practitioners through interactive workshops, whether online or in TaF.tc's Sewing Labs.
Our partners and advisors are as close to home as Thailand or Japan and as far as Italy or the UK. Tap into a professional community built over decades of industry immersion.
Our career support connects you to jobs available on the market, opportunities for further studies, and resources to help you start your own brand.
Take your design from paper to working digital file using computer aided design software such as adobe illustrator. You will learn how to draw various shoe designs and render them on this platform to reflect the qualities and details of your design. A must technique for every designer to convey your creative concepts in a professional presentation with technical specifications. Funding Period: 1st March 2021 to end Feb 2024
Registered Title:Digital Footwear Design SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours:36:00
A huge factor determining the cost and durability of a pair of footwear is the construction method. This course breaks down a shoe into different components and provides an overview of the manufacturing process. Through this course you will analyse various components, accessories, materials and construction methods enabling you to comprehend the underlying issues in design, prototyping and production of constructing shoes of good quality. Funding Period: 1st March 2021 to end Feb 2024
Registered Title:Footwear Component and Construction SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours:22:00
Do you often get confused in recognizing natural leather? Wrinkles, scars, creases, discolorations, wear and tear on your beloved leather products. Learn about leather sources, their unique characteristics and quality in this course. You will get hands on experience on how to identify and care for your leather products. Revive and extend the life of your leather goods with the proper maintenance and right tools. Learn how to care and maintain your leather products. Making your leather maintenance fuss free. Funding Period: 1st March 2021 to end Feb 2024
Registered Title:Leather Product and Care SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours:08:00
In a unique hands on experience, this course allows you to create your very own pair of ladies court shoes. You will learn to cut leather components from existing patterns, stitch upper, cement the outsole and use special tools and equipment. With guidance from our professional trainers, take a look into the world of traditional shoe making and craft a pair that’s uniquely yours. Funding Period: 1st March 2021 to end Feb 2024
Registered Title:Shoe Making: Ladies' Court Shoes SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours:34:00
This course provides a hands on learning experience to cut, stitch and construct a pair of ladies high heel strappy sandal with access to special tools and equipment. You will not only learn to self-evaluate the product for quality but will also learn how to rectify mistakes. With guidance from our professional, take a look into the world of traditional shoe making and craft a pair that’s uniquely yours. Funding Period: 1st March 2021 to end Feb 2024
Registered Title:Shoe Making: Ladies’ Sandals SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours:34:00
This course provides a unique hands on experience to make your very own pair of men’s shoes. With access to special tool and machinery, craft your own pair of men’s shoes under the guidance of our professional trainers. Taking a peek into the world of bespoke shoes, you will learn skills and techniques that goes into traditional shoe making. Funding Period: 1st March 2021 to end Feb 2024
Registered Title:Shoe Making: Men’s Shoes SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours:42:00Upon successful completion of each module within the course, you will be awarded the Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) Statement of Attainment (SOA) by SkillsFuture Singapore. After successful completion of all modules within the course, you will be awarded the Advanced Certificate in Footwear Design and Product Development certification by TaF.tc.
You will need a laptop OR computer OR tablet*, whichever you prefer, for viewing your E-books and E-Learning.
*Devices need to have a working camera and a microphone.
Not at all! You can enrol for our Advanced Certificate programme without any prior experience, as long as you have a passion for fashion!
The Advanced Certificate will be done both online via Zoom, and offline at our Central Plaza campus (Tiong Bahru MRT) and Thye Hong Campus (near Redhill MRT).
Yes we will! Whether it's through promoting your brand on our alumni portal THE LABEL SG, or providing mentorships and consultations to further your studies, we’ve got your back!
Most definitely! Upon completion of your Advanced Certificate programme, you will be awarded a hardcopy WSQ Advanced Certificate from us, and you can also access the softcopy via your MySkillsFuture portal!
As an Edutrust and Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) certified training centre, with 11 top fashion schools recognising our Diplomas for accreditation programmes like Paris College Of Art and Atelier Chardon Savard, TaF.tc continues to stay in line with leading national and international fashion industry standards.
The courses are conducted in the form of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, case studies, practical exercises, and hands-on activities. You will then be assessed on the work you have done with a final evaluation at the end of every course.
