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Footwear Designer
Footwear Designer
Qualification title
Occupational Certificate: Footwear Designer
Development Quality Partner: FPMSETA
SAQA QUAL ID : 104882
NQF Level 06
Minimum credits : 373
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
Purpose:
The purpose of the Occupational Certificate: Footwear Designer is to prepare the learner to operate as a Footwear Designer.
A Footwear Designer conceptualises, designs, develops footwear and related products for manufacture, and prepares footwear designs and specifications of footwear products for mass, batch and once-off production.
A qualified learner will be able to:
- Research footwear design concepts and the market to determine the financial viability of a footwear product.
- Conceptualise footwear designs to address the market need and rethink the footwear design concept based on feedback received by reapplying the processes if necessary.
- Produce footwear samples (sample manufacturing) and manufacturing and technical specifications to ensure design specifications are met and maintained during bulk production processes.
