MST50122 Diploma of Apparel Fashion and Textiles (Business)
Fashion fusion, bridging style and business
Immerse yourself in the intersection of fashion and business. Master trend forecasting, fashion buying, styling, and digital marketing.
Explore exciting roles such as Fashion Buyer or Entrepreneur. Elevate your style and business acumen to carve a unique path in the dynamic world of fashion.
This course is a VET Student Loan eligible course. A VET Student Loan creates a debt that must be repaid to the Commonwealth and is only available to students who are eligible.
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Overview
Where Bentley
When Semester 1, 2025
How On Campus
Blend fashion style and business with our fashion business management training.
- Craft your brand: Fashion means business. Learn creative skills to manage, market, and promote fashion products with finesse.
- Trend savvy: Forecast trends for an edge in the fashion world.
- Fashion buying mastery: Learn the art of fashion buying. Discover how to curate collections that captivate customers and boost sales.
- Style and display: Master fashion styling and visual merchandising for impactful presentation.
- Digital dominance: In today's world, digital is everything. Dive into marketing, e-commerce, social media, and digital management to succeed in the online realm.
- Design and develop: Product develop your own fashion product line with digital tools and product training.
- Diverse pathways: Fashion Buyer, Visual Merchandiser, Content Creator, Stylist, Event Coordinator, Product Developer, or even Fashion Business Entrepreneur—choose your role!
To learn more about our award-winning students, fashion events and masterpieces, visit Fashion at SM TAFE on Facebook and Instagram
Study in specialised facilities
Fashion at Bentley campus has been Perth’s leading fashion design institution for over 50 years. Our facilities reflect cutting-edge industry equipment, machinery and technology to master the skills and equipment used in a fashion design, production and business environment. This includes:
- Design and Fashion Forecasting Platforms
- Simulated Retail and Visual Merchandising Environments
- Photographic Studio
- CLO 3D Virtual Prototyping Technology
- Gerber CAD Technology including digitisers, plotters and printers
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and training
- Laser cutter
- Embroidery machines
- Digital Fabric Printer
- 3D Printers
- Over 80 specialised industrial sewing machines
- Textile Testing Lab
- Fashion Business Lab
- Sustainability Hub
- Resource Centre
This training reflects roles within a fashion business workplace, where participants require creative business skills with entrepreneurial fashion understanding.
The training has a focus on business and marketing skills, fashion forecasting and fashion buying, digital design and engagement, sustainable product development, creative promotion including photography, visual merchandising, styling, social media and ecommerce, and event management.
Be guided by our expert team of lecturers who are fashion industry specialists, with strong employment connections to the local and international fashion scene.
- an eye for detail and creative flair.
- an interest in business and fashion.
- good time management.
- good communication skills.
Select your preferred campus and apply
Semester 1, 2025
Details
Units and fees
Semester 1, 2025
Core
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
| CUAPPR515 Establish and maintain safe creative practice | $144.75 | $10.75 |
| MSTFD4022 Source materials and resources for production of TCF designs | $173.70 | $22.75 |
| MSTGN3018 Support sustainable practice in apparel and textile design and production | $318.45 | $23.50 |
| MSTGN4025 Use digital design tools | $405.30 | $47.75 |
| MSTGN5018 Research and analyse textile materials | $405.30 | $42.50 |
Elective
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
|
|
$318.45 | $29.25 |
|
|
$318.45 | $29.25 |
|
|
$173.70 | $26.50 |
|
|
$289.50 | $22.75 |
|
|
$347.40 | $26.50 |
|
|
$260.55 | $26.50 |
|
|
$231.60 | $22.25 |
|
|
$231.60 | $28.50 |
Semester 1, 2025 fee
| Tuition fee | Resource fee | Total fee* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | $3,618.75 | $358.75 | $3,977.50 |
Semester 2, 2025
Core
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
| MSTAT5001 Develop and present design concepts in response to a brief | $318.45 | $42.50 |
| MSTFD5027 Cost production of fashion and textile designs | $202.65 | $17.25 |
| MSTGN4023 Interact and network with TCF industry participants | $405.30 | $58.25 |
| MSTGN5017 Assess impacts of emerging industry innovations and practices | $521.10 | $47.75 |
Elective
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
|
|
$260.55 | $16.75 |
|
|
$318.45 | $16.75 |
|
|
$231.60 | $22.75 |
|
|
$231.60 | $28.50 |
|
|
$144.75 | $23.50 |
|
|
$318.45 | $26.50 |
|
|
$289.50 | $56.25 |
|
|
$260.55 | $16.75 |
Semester 2, 2025 fee
| Tuition fee | Resource fee | Total fee* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | $3,502.95 | $373.50 | $3,876.45 |
Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.
Details
Units and fees
Core
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
| CUAPPR515 Establish and maintain safe creative practice | $144.75 | $10.75 |
| MSTAT5001 Develop and present design concepts in response to a brief | $318.45 | $42.50 |
| MSTFD4022 Source materials and resources for production of TCF designs | $173.70 | $22.75 |
| MSTFD5027 Cost production of fashion and textile designs | $202.65 | $17.25 |
| MSTGN3018 Support sustainable practice in apparel and textile design and production | $318.45 | $23.50 |
| MSTGN4023 Interact and network with TCF industry participants | $405.30 | $58.25 |
| MSTGN4025 Use digital design tools | $405.30 | $47.75 |
| MSTGN5017 Assess impacts of emerging industry innovations and practices | $521.10 | $47.75 |
| MSTGN5018 Research and analyse textile materials | $405.30 | $42.50 |
Elective
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
|---|---|---|
|
|
$318.45 | $29.25 |
|
|
$260.55 | $16.75 |
|
|
$318.45 | $16.75 |
|
|
$318.45 | $29.25 |
|
|
$173.70 | $26.50 |
|
|
$289.50 | $22.75 |
|
|
$231.60 | $22.75 |
|
|
$231.60 | $28.50 |
|
|
$347.40 | $26.50 |
|
|
$260.55 | $26.50 |
|
|
$144.75 | $23.50 |
|
|
$318.45 | $26.50 |
|
|
$231.60 | $22.25 |
|
|
$231.60 | $28.50 |
|
|
$289.50 | $56.25 |
|
|
$260.55 | $16.75 |
Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.