School: George Brown College
Program: Sustainable Fashion Production
Program | Sustainable Fashion Production
| Faculty | Fashion Studies |
Credential | Ontario College Graduate Certificate | Duration | 1 years |
Starting Month | September | Co-op opportunities | No |
Program Description:
This Sustainable Fashion Production graduate certificate program in Toronto prepares graduates to manage the manufacturing process of small batch apparel products. Pre-production analysis, selection of appropriate techniques and technology, flow and efficiency, human resource ethics, environmental concerns, and quality and costing are assessed and applied for sustainable production of small batch apparel products in an apparel manufacturing lab facility.
Students will examine manufacturing methods including lean, machinery, material requirements and production flow, and observe first hand the development and manufacture of apparel products. Management of production will be experienced through the development of costing, capacity, process mapping, work measurement, value stream mapping and other planning tools.
Admission Requirement:
Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in the fields of Fashion, Business or Engineering
OR
Applicants with degrees or diplomas from other fields may apply with a resume and will be considered with 2 years' previous work experience in the apparel field (resume required)
Applicants with international transcripts where English language proficiency results are not supplied must test at the College level in the George Brown College English assessment to be considered.
Tuition Fees:
Application Fee | $95 |
Base Tuition Fee | $13,520 for 2 semesters $20,280 for 3 Semesters |
Incidental Fees (Student ID, Student association membership, etc.) | $1,500 |
Mandatory Health Insurance | $570.82 for one year coverage( Sep-Aug) $388.28 for 8 months coverage(Jan-Aug) $204.64 for 4 months coverage (May- Aug) |
Public Transportation ( Per year), estimated | $1,500 |
Books and supplies (estimated per year) | $1,000-$1,200 |
Career:
Depending on previous academic and work experience, graduates may pursue career opportunities such as Production Manager, Production Planning, Pre-Production Coordinator, Factory Manager, Sourcing Manager, Manufacturing Production Manager, Apparel Production Supervisor, Quality Control Inspector, Sustainability Auditor or Technical Development Director.
Link to George Brown Official Website
http://www.georgebrown.ca/F415-2017-2018/