DESIGN AND FASHION

Ingeniería en Diseño Textil y Moda

The career consists of 2 levels, the Superior University Technician (TSU) which is 2 years and engineering which is 1 year and 8 more months, for a total of 3 years and 8 months. Upon completion and approval you will obtain 2 titles, TSU and Engineering.

The Higher University Technician in Design and Industrial Fashion Production Area has the necessary professional skills for their performance in the working environment, at the local, regional and national level.

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

 

Professional competencies are the skills and attitudes that allow the TSU to develop activities in their professional area, adapt to new situations, as well as transfer, if necessary, their knowledge, skills and attitudes to nearby professional areas.

 

Generic Competences:

 

  • Develop and strengthen instrumental, interpersonal, systemic and managerial skills to communicate in a second language.

 

Specific Competences:

 

1. Design clothing considering trends and fashion to contribute to the competitiveness of the textile and clothing sector.

 

1.1. Propose designs through a portfolio of themes, images, materials, colors and accessories, to select those that meet the company's requirements.

1.2. Formulate a collection based on the selection of sketches, materials and accessories from the study of the trend, to obtain the required catalog.

1.3. Elaborate pattern through tracing and transformation of the figurine, to obtain the pattern.

1.4. Prepare physical sample with haute couture techniques, to present a model of the finished garment and make production decisions.

1.5. Graduate molds through specialized software and techniques of the discipline, to generate the size run.

 

2. Manage the textile and clothing production process, optimizing the company's resources, to meet the needs of the market that drive economic growth in the region.

 

2.1. Plan the production of textile and clothing products based on sales forecasts and optimization of production costs to offer competitive items.

2.2. Supervise the manufacture of textile and clothing products according to the production program, to obtain competitive products.

2.3. Evaluate the production process of textile and clothing products based on the results obtained in a set period, to determine efficiency and effectiveness and promote continuous improvement

 

SCENARIOS OF ACTION

 

The Higher University Technician in Design and Industrial Fashion Production Area will be able to work in:

 

  • Design and Fashion Companies
  • Clothing Companies
  • Textile Companies

 

PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS

 

The Higher University Technician in Design and Industrial Fashion, Production Area, may work as:

 

  • Designer in the clothing industry
  • Pattern technician
  • Product development technician
  • Laboratory technician in textile and clothing companies
  • Production inspector
  • Quality inspector
The Engineer in Textile and Fashion Design has the necessary professional skills for their performance in the working environment, at the local, regional and national level.

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

 

Professional competencies are the skills and attitudes that allow the Engineer to develop activities in his professional area, adapt to new situations, as well as transfer, if necessary, his knowledge, skills and attitudes to nearby professional areas.

 

Generic Competences:

 

Capacity for analysis and synthesis, skills for basic research, individual skills and social skills; managerial skills and the ability to communicate in a second language.

 

Specific Competences:

 

1. Direct the manufacture and design of textile and clothing products and projects based on trends, customer specifications, national and international standards to compete in the market.

 

 1.1. Design fabrics and derivative products according to fashion trends to meet market needs.

1.2. Organize the pattern making, grading and cutting for the development of products derived from fabrics according to the design specifications.

1.3. Validate the appropriate materials for the manufacture of textile and clothing products through technical specifications.

1.4 Certify the quality of the product through national and international regulations to comply with the established standards.

1.5. Manage the textile production of clothing optimizing the company's resources to obtain competitive products.

1.6 Manage innovative projects according to fashion trends for the positioning of textile products and derivatives.

1.7 Direct the maintenance of the equipment, machinery and infrastructure through an annual program to guarantee the operation of the production plant. 

 

SCENARIOS OF ACTION

 

The Engineer in Textile and Fashion Design will be able to work in:

 

  • Design and Fashion Companies
  • Clothing Companies
  • Textile companies within the area of: textile design, spinning, weaving and finishing
  • Textile testing and evaluation laboratories.
  • Companies in the area of ​​footwear and leather goods.

 

PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS

 

The engineer in Textile and Fashion Design will be able to perform as:

 

  • Own business entrepreneurship.
  • Administrative and productive advisor for family businesses
  • Production Manager in textiles, clothing or footwear
  • Quality Manager of textiles and clothing
  • Design Area Coordinator
  • Design Engineer in development of fabrics and textiles
  • Head of laboratory for testing and evaluation of textile products
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