Product Development: Certified Technical Designer
Updated Certificate Program Coming Spring 2022
This program is being revised. For information on the new program, please email [email protected]. Students currently in the program will receive an email from our department announcing the changes, or they can email [email protected] for assistance. Please include your full name and FIT ID number in all emails.
Previous Required Courses
(Recommended in this order; students new to the field should first take SXQ 600 before
taking these required courses.)
SXP 100 Quality Fashion: How to Make It, How to Deliver It (formerly SXP 105)
SXP 320 How to Reduce Lead Time in Garment Preproduction -or- SXQ 100 Technical Design
from Product Analysis to Fit Approval (formerly SXP 305)
SXF 500 Fabrication: Everything You Need to Know
SXF 501 Fabrication Dyeing, Printing, and Finishing Essentials
SXP 350 Expert Fit: Patterns, Grading and Specifications (formerly SXP 351)
SXF 802 Textile Color Lab Essentials for Apparel Designers and Developers
SXQ 315 Real-World Technical Design Studio and Workshop (formerly SXP 315)
Previous Personal Choice Courses
(Choose 3)
CTB 052 Product Development with PLM
CTB 012 Excel II: Fashion Design
CTD 120 Illustrator III: Fashion Design
CTD 212 Photoshop II: Textiles and Product Development
SXF 725 Expert Fashion Trend Online Research for Line Planning (online course)
SXP 175 Basics of Patternmaking (formerly SXP 262)
SXP 400 The Product Developer's Guide to Effective Managing: Communication, Organization, Integration
SXQ 600 Intro to Technical Design for Apparel Development (online course) (formerly
SXP 600)
Lead Instructor: Bernard Kahn