2163-Product and Garment Designers

Job Title: 

Product and Garment Designers

Job Description: 

Product and garment designers design and develop products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.

Tasks: 

Detailing and documenting the selected design for production

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

302 - Design and Applied Arts

Specific Occupations: 

216301 - Fashion Designer
Description : Conceptualises, designs and develops clothing, accessories or other items of personal apparel using historical styles and contexts, contemporary and cultural trends, colour, material, decoration and the techniques and processes available for manufacture.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Bag and Accessories Designer, Clothing Designer, Dress Designer, Knitwear Designer, Costume Designer, Leisurewear Designer

216302 - Industrial Designer
Description : Plans, designs, develops and documents industrial, commercial or consumer products for manufacture with particular emphasis on ergonomic (human) factors, marketing considerations and manufacturability, and prepares them for mass or batch production.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Carpet Designer / Copyist Planner, Ceramic Designer, Commercial Product Designer, Furniture Designer, Glass Designer, Industrial Graphic Designer, Product Designer (excluding Engineering Products), Textile Designer, Textile Research and Development Practitioner, Wallpaper Designer, Weaving Pattern Card Preparer

216303 - Jewellery Designer
Description : Conceptualises and designs prototypes and details for the manufacture of jewellery and objects for personal adornment including watches and spectacles, home wares and other objects such as trophies and silverware using metals, precious stones, plastics, engraving, casting and fabrication to develop designs for mass or batch production or one-off commissions.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Custom Made Jewellery Designer, Jewellery Industrial Designer

216304 - Footwear Designer
Description : Conceptualises, designs and develops footwear and related products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Footwear Bottomstock Designer, Footwear Bottomstock Engineer

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Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa