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WEST SCHOOL OF DESIGN is a private institution in the fashion,
décor and art sectors that offer courses in and relating to fashion,
interior and photography.. NWSD and its courses offer an entrepreneurial learning experience with real relevance. The NWSD course structures provide students with a ladder of opportunity. Courses are structured to accommodate individuals regardless of age, race, nationality, religion or political persuasion. From 1998 to 2011, North West School of Design has successfully offered a 2 year diploma course in Clothing Design & Technology as a private FET (Further Education & Training) college. In 2011, came the decision to not only re-register the college as HET (Higher Education & Training), but also to register and accredit two new degree courses: BA Fashion Design Degree and BSc Fashion Management & Communication Degree. Both these 3 year courses have been developed with the vision that South African Fashion education not only needed to globalize, but also needed to adapt to the changes within the global fashion industry. Both these fashion degrees have been developed with focusing on globalization of communication, supply and manufacturing in the fashion industry. Designers today not only look to local shores for supplies and contractors, and therefore foundation work to prepare globalized-entrepreneurial skills for our future designers have been added to our BA Fashion Design Degree course. Fashion communication has also been globalized with fashion blogging and fashion news portals that form an integral part of our industry in creating jobs and freelance opportunities. The foundation work for all forms of fashion communication and management has been added to our BSC Fashion Management & Management Degree, to ensure that these graduates are entrepreneurially prepared as freelancers and entrepreneurs from fashion writing careers to entrepreneurial opportunities in management of ranges. To succeed in today’s fashion world, designers need to do more than sketch garments, buy fabrics and meet with clients. North West School of Design sets a strong foundation for future designers, fashion professionals and entrepreneurs who find it more than second nature to do that little more, to learn that little extra, to read that little longer and to adapt to an industry that in two years from now will be different from the industry we know today. OUR MISSION STATEMENT NORTH WEST SCHOOL OF DESIGNS mission is to be a college of distinction and excellence, striving towards and remaining in the forefront of creative, entrepreneurial and technical training in South Africa and neighbouring countries. We meet this commitment through the quality of courses we offer. OUR VISION To remain a design college that serves the respective industries by providing well trained and motivated professional designers and artists that the related industries wants to employ. OUR STATUS All our courses involve input from distinguished professionals, specialists and consultants, from the design, art, décor and educational fields, locally and abroad. This ensures that our courses are international compatible and meets international standards. We have highly effective Quality Assurance procedures, which are based on South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Qualifications, which are registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). The learning programmes are being recorded and registered against the qualification: 57205 Provisionally accreditation application is with the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council of Higher Education (CHE). Provisionally registration application is with the Department of Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Verification to our continuing legal status and application routes is available by request email to the principal: nwsd@gds.co.za OUR REPUTATION Our greatest success story is the achievements of our students and staff. The number and variety of competitions and awards they have won, nominations and their employment records has made us justifiably proud. Our past and present students, have helped to build our reputation over the years, both in the workplace, business world and as winners &/or finalists of local and international design competitions. For a small sampling of the calibre and quality of our students read more on our WALL OF FAME: www.nwsd.co.za |
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