Clothing Design

Component Template (QVP/Internal Use ONLY)

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C1 / COMPONENT DETAILS
Component No:
Component Title: / Clothing Design
Component Level: / Entry 3
Component Value: (if applicable) / 3
Component Guided Learning Hours: / 30
Component Sector: / 9.2 Crafts, Creative Arts and Design
Simulation Permitted? / Y/N
C2 / COMPONENT SUMMARY
Component Summary
The purpose of this unit is to introduce learners to clothing design. They will learn about media that can be used to explore design and ways that fabrics can be used to make garments. They willalso learn how to develop and follow a design brief.

This component has 2standards

1 / Know about clothing design
2 / Be able to follow a design brief
C3 / COMPONENT STANDARDS & ASSESSMENT
Standard 1
Learners will:
Know about clothing design
Learnersshould know:
a. / Media that can be used for visualexploration in fashion design
b. / Different ideas that are used in the fashion industry
c. / Different types of fabrics that canbe used in fashion design
d. / How different fabrics affect the lookand handle of a garment
Assessment:
This standard is assessed internally by the centre and externally verified by AIM Awards. Please read this guidance in conjunction with Appendix 1 - A Guide to Assessing AIM Awards Qualifications.
The following assessment methods can be used in the assessment of this standard:

Observation of learner practical ability
Written tasks/questions and answers
Oral questions and answers
Group discussion
Written or pictorial information

(This list is not exhaustive and other appropriate assessment methods may be used.)
For 1.a, learners should identify media that can be used for visual exploration in fashion design
For 1.b, learners should state different ideas that are used in the fashion industry
For 1.c, learners should identify different types of fabrics that can be used in fashion design
For 1.d, learners should state how different fabrics affect the look and handle of a garment
Standard 2
Learners will:
Be able to follow a design brief
Learnersshould be able to:
a. / Identify the key principles of a design brief
b. / Produce a theme or mood board to reflectthe given design brief
c. / Use a simple design concept in relation tothe given design brief
d. / Create a production sketch
Assessment:
This standard is assessed internally by the centre and externally verified by AIM Awards. Please read this guidance in conjunction with Appendix 1 - A Guide to Assessing AIM Awards Qualifications.
The following assessment method must be used in the assessment of this standard:

Observation of learner practical ability
Learners own product(s)

The following assessment methods can be used in the assessment of this standard:

Observation of learner practical ability
Written tasks/questions and answers
Oral questions and answers
Group discussion
Written or pictorial information

(This list is not exhaustive and other appropriate assessment methods may be used.)
For 2.a, learners should identify the key principles of a design brief
For 2.b, learners should produce a theme or mood board to reflect the given design brief
For 2.c, learners should use a simple design concept in relation to the given design brief
For 2.d, learners should create a production sketch

Version 1 – April 2016

AIM Awards