Courses

Design your own clothing, become a fashion designer or start your own successful fashion design business.


Our home study courses offer you the flexibility to complete your assignments when it is convenient for you. You can work at your own pace and spend as much or as little time on an assignment as you need.

Our Classroom-based courses cover the same material as home study, either every other Saturday or one evening a week. It’s up to you. Whatever option you choose you’ll receive the guidance and support of our expert tutors.

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IARC

The Fashion Design Academy of Ireland is accredited by the International Approval and Registration Centre (IARC).

The IARC plays a role in ensuring our quality standards relating to course content, delivery, assessment and administration are maintained. IARC's role as an independent recognition association gives reassurance the Academy has undergone checks relevant to the post-secondary education industry in general terms.

BTEC Approved Centre

The Fashion Design Academy of Ireland, as part of the Further Learning Group, is a BTEC approved learning centre.

BTEC has been the most successful applied learning brand for over twenty-five years. BTEC is administered by Edexcel and owned by Pearson Education, the world's largest education company. BTEC courses are offered exclusively by approved learning centres which have been thoroughly vetted.

The course is up-to-date and shows videos as guides on doing the assignments. They also recommended a lot of books to read to help the student be up-to-date with the design trends.

Conor Eason
Student

The assignments are well designed and very good learning tools. The course has the right blend of theoretical and practical knowledge. I am really enjoying it and after only completing a few assignments I feel I have learnt so much.

Tracey Granger
Student

I am pleased with the diploma home study course. It is very convenient for me as I can fit it in around my schedule. Also the feedback for my assignments from my tutor is helpful and informative.

Shanon Wynne
Student

I am really enjoying the course! It's very in-depth, covering from choosing fabrics to manipulating pattern blocks to creating a brand identity. I am confident that I will be well set up to work as a Fashion Designer.

Chalice Harrison
Student

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