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Intro to Fashion & Sustainability

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$ 495.00

START DATE

 08 February

MODE

 Online

DURATION

 6 wks

COMMITMENT

 4hrs/wk
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Meet the Expert

Karen Langman

Karen Langman

As a dedicated educator in design professional practice, Karen offers decades of experience in development, management, and education. With a career spanning over 30 years across diverse sectors of the fashion and textile industry, she has honed her expertise in product design and development, operations, market analysis and strategic planning. Transitioning seamlessly from industry practice to academia, Karen has played a pivotal role over the past 17 years shaping comprehensive professional practice curriculum for the programs at Fashion Design Studio (FDS). Leveraging her extensive industry expertise, postgraduate studies, and a keen awareness of global and domestic fashion industry trends, Karen has crafted dynamic learning experiences for students and contributed to the stellar reputation of the programs at FDS.

Karen remains actively engaged in industry developments, empowering students to address complex challenges and contribute towards a more resilient and equitable future for Australia’s fashion and textile design sector.

 

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The fashion industry requires a rapid transition toward sustainability. This course provides you with a foundational understanding of fashion’s impact on the planet and humanity and the tools you can use to actively improve the state of the sector. Hear from industry experts and leading researchers about the challenges and opportunities that exist in creating a sustainable fashion future.

 

About this course

This course has been co-designed by renowned academics and industry partners from the UTS's Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion + Textiles and TAFE NSW. It introduces the fundamentals of fashion sustainability and considers impacts of an ecological, social, cultural and economic nature.

By the end of the course, you should be fluent in the environmental impacts of materials and fashion production, human rights concerns within the supply chain and the need to establish a quadruple bottom line within fashion businesses (people, planet, profit and culture). You will also have been introduced to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), circular fashion design and digital sampling.

Key benefits of this course

This course has been designed to:

  • Equip you with the latest best-practice sustainability knowledge in the field of fashion and textiles
  • Provide you the tools to start tracing your supply chain
  • Give you an understanding of the impacts of common materials used in the fashion industry
  • Immerse you in the latest fashion and textile innovations supporting a rapid transition toward sustainability
  • Strengthen your understanding of local and international regulations pertaining to modern slavery and environmental communications.
  • Certificates and digital badges are awarded based on fulfilling required engagement in the course. This includes viewing the online content, contributing to online discussions, completing quick surveys and joining the live webinar when possible). You will need to progress through all six modules from start to finish to complete this course.

 

Digital badge and certificate

A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.

Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.

Price

Full price: $550 (GST-free)*

Early bird price: $495 (GST free)*  Early bird price ends on Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:59pm (AEST).

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase. 

Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section under Additional course information.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions. 

COVID-19 response 

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Additional course information

Course outline

This six-week course will be delivered online. Each week there will be approximately 2 hours of self-paced online content and 2 hours of a live webinar-style class (attendance is suggested to the webinars, but recordings will be made available following the session). During the live online class, you can expect lectures from our expert instructors, guest lectures from industry experts, interactive discussions and activities with your peers, and the opportunity to ask questions and seek advice.

This course is structured with a get-started module and six online learning modules. Each module is a collection of pages that introduce you to the topics. You will then have the opportunity to get your questions answered and explore the topics further in your live sessions. The modules are:

  • Fashion and Sustainability: the big picture
  • Design and Sustainability
  • Materials in Fashion
  • Traceability and Transparency
  • Industry 4.0
  • Future Drivers of Sustainability in Fashion.

Course learning objectives

By the end of this course, participants should have an understanding of:

  • The business impacts of sustainability including ESG practices, the quadruple bottom line and alternative economic systems
  • Sustainable design and production practices such as circular and transition design
  • The impact of materials
  • Traceability in supply chains, including tracking labour rights and modern slavery
  • Some ways in which Industry 4.0, or technology and innovation, can aid sustainability in fashion.

Requirements

Mandatory

  • You will need a personal computer with adequate internet access and sufficient software and bandwidth to support web conferencing
  • You will also require an operating system with a web browser compatible with Canvas, Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

Desired

  • This course is designed for participants with some knowledge of the fashion industry and the general processes in which clothing and textiles are designed and produced.

Discounts

Discounts are available for this course as follows: 

  • 10% discount for UTS staff
  • 10% discount for UTS alumni/students 
  • 10% discount for TAFE staff, students and alumni
  • 15% discount for Australian Fashion Council (AFC) members
  • 15% discount for Australian Retirement Trust members
  • 15% discount for group enrolments of 3 or more from the same organisation.
  • Scholarships are available – please contact SustFashCentre@uts.edu.au for details

Discounts cannot be combined and only one discount can be applied per person per course session. Discounts can only be applied to the full price. Discounts cannot be applied to any offered special price. 

How to obtain your discount code (group enrolments)

  • Please contact the team at support@open.uts.edu.au with details of group enrolments, to obtain your discount voucher code. 

How to obtain your discount code (TAFE & AFC members)

  • Please contact the team at support@open.uts.edu.au with details of your TAFE staff or student ID or AFC membership to obtain your discount voucher code. 

How to enrol and obtain your UTS staff discount (UTS staff)

How to apply your discount code 

  • If you are eligible for a UTS alumni or student discount, please ensure you have provided your UTS student number during checkout. If you are an alumni and have forgotten your UTS student number, email support@utsopen.uts.edu.au with your full name, UTS degree and year of commencement.
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  • Click on "View Cart" (blue shopping trolley at top right of screen). You will need to sign in or sign up to UTS Open.  
  • Enter your eligible code beneath the "Have a discount code?" prompt and click on the blue "Apply" button. 
  • Verify your discount code has been successfully applied before clicking on the blue "Checkout" button. 

Contact us

For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au 

For any questions about course content, delivery or progression, please email SustFashCentre@uts.edu.au 

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for anyone in the fashion and textiles industry or sustainability professionals wanting to move into the fashion sector. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Fashion designers
  • Sourcing/supply chain specialists
  • Fashion business owners
  • Sustainability managers
  • Retail managers
  • Fashion marketing managers
  • Production managers
  • Textile designers
  • Buyers
  • Product Managers
  • Fashion Educators
  • Textiles and design/textiles technology teachers.

 

Book a session

Sat 08 Feb 2025-
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Expert: Karen Langman
  • Online via Zoom - Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm. Click on the underlined sessions and hours total link below to reveal specific session details.
  • Online
  • 6 sessions, 12 hours total
$ 495.00

Enrolments are scheduled to close at 11.59pm Tuesday 18 February 2025 AEDT, or when all places have been filled, whichever occurs first. If you anticipate a late enrolment, please contact us at SustFashCentre@uts.edu.au for assistance.

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UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

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