How to apply at #NWSD

How to apply at #NWSD

You are welcome to apply online or come to the college where you can talk to lecturers and students and see for yourself what NWSD has to offer. We are also available on any academic day of the year to help you with the application and registration process.

If you need help with your application, please

• Go to the Contact us page
• Send an email to Charles – charles@nwsd.co.za
• Phone us – +27 18 462 5149

If you want to transfer from another fashion institute to NWSD, please contact our Head of Institute, Marlene Oosthuizen directly for a RPL application. nwsd@gds.co.za

Step 1 – Get the Prospectus

• Once you have worked through our course offerings and you have established that you wish to apply for a Fulltime course, make sure to go through the course prospectus so that you are familiar with our admissions criteria, class schedules, subject structures and examination procedures.
• If at this stage you are not sure about any aspect of the Course Prospectus, please email us, or give us a call to clarify

Step 2 – Request the Fee structure

• Go to this link, and request a fee structure for the full time course.
• Our Admission Officer will contact you personally. We prefer, at this stage to have personal contact with you, so that you can get to know us and that we can assist you with the process of application and registration.

Step 3 – Apply for registration

• Go to this link, and complete the online registration form and the online application test.
• You can however print the form out, complete it, scan and email it back to us.
• We will contact you telephonically and by reply email with your test results and with the written acceptance.

Step 4 – Payment of Registration fee

• Once your application has been approved, it is vital that you pay your registration fee right away as your seat is only guaranteed once you have a NWSD student number.
• The student number and registration confirmation letter will only be issued once the registration fee has been paid.

Step 5 – Complete the offline aptitude test (entrance exam)

• By completing this test, our academic staff will establish whether or not you have to first complete a short bridging course before the academies year starts.

Step 6 – Registration Contract

• We will send you the following documents to go through and sign.
  – Registration Contract
  – Internet Contract
  – Fashion Show Contact
  – Student Supply List
• Once completed, please send this back to Charles so that we can open a student file for you.
• Send your signed contracts back to Charles with the following documents (this can be hand delivered or posted to PO Box 10457, Klerksdorp, NW province, SA 2570
  – Certified copy of student Id
  – Certified copy of parent ID (person paying for fees)
  – Certified c copy of Proof of Residential Address
  – Two Passport/Id photos of student

For more information go to our website

Working on our Platinum Fashion Festival collections

We all know that is not easy to plan any event and it's even harder to design and make collections that are of high standard, on trend, sellable and that shows the fashion student's innovation and technical abilities.

Our students are dedicated to their work and they always have fun doing it! Here is a look at the steps the students of NWSD take to get to the end result.

Concept to Collection Presentation

Assessments of the 2nd year concept to collection for the upcoming Platinum Fashion Festival.  Presentations included preliminary design ideas based on market and trend research, fabric choices, inspiration boards and theme motivation.  

Production Planning

Each 3rd year’s collection is based on thorough trend and market research.  The final year fashion students also studied the different price point categories for fashion retail merchandise before they came up with designs for their own collections, ensuring their fabric choice, styles and price points all align well with the relevant price point category and retail market. 

Pattern Making

Pattern making plays the most important role of designing a well structured garment
and the NWSD students know exactly how to use the award winning X!act Patternmaker.

Fittings

In the final days before the Platinum Fashion Festival, all the models have to

come for a fittings to ensure every dress looks and feels amazing on the runway.  The garment is first tested in calico fabric before the final pattern is cut in the end fabric.  

Work Through The Night

The Annual Work Through the Night is tradition here at NWSD.  It is hard work, but

gives the students extra time for layout and cutting.   

Garment Construction

"Do it right the first time, then you won't have to unpick!", Marlene Oosthuizen 

Quality Assessments

Each garment is thoroughly inspected by lecturers and students are constantly advised on techniques to be used to ensure that all garments are sewn to meet the NWSD quality standards.  

Next up

So this is where we are at for now, next up we have final fittings where each look is assessed for styling, thereafter is the dreaded final submissions and finally rehearsal time on Friday 7 November!

PLATINUM FASHION FESTIVAL WEBSITE

BOOK YOUR TICKET

The NWSD Part Time Courses and Events Diary 2014

Click on these links for info:

Makeup Course

Photography Part Time

Fashion Design Part Time

Fashion Photography

Bridal Course

Window Dressing

Corset Design

For more info mail charles@nwsd.co.za