Certified Technical Designer

Training for experienced designers and product developers looking to specialize in technical design, and technical designers looking to improve performance.

(Certificate students - courses to be taken in sequence listed)
Not all courses are offered every semester.
Links direct you to current offerings.

A minimum of 9 courses are required to complete this program

SXP 105 is the recommended first course and the recommended sequence is as follows:

Required courses
SXP 105 Quality Fashion: How to Make it, How to Deliver it
SXP 100 Design and Product Development Technology Made Easy
SXP 305 Technical Design from Product Analysis to Fit Approval
SXF 500 Fabrication: Everything You Need to Know
SXF 501 Fabrication Dyeing, Printing, and Finishing Information
SXP 351 Expert Fit, Patterns and Specifications

Free-choice courses (choose three)
CTB 051 WebPDM
CTB 052 Product Development with PLM
CTB 012 Microsoft Excel II: Fashion Design
CTD 120 Adobe Illustrator III: Fashion Design
CTD 212 Adobe Photoshop II: Textiles and Product Development
SXF 216 Ultimate Guide to Jeans from Design to Product Development
SXF 725 Expert Fashion Trend Online Research for Line Planning (online)
SXP 120 How to Build a Better Garment: Stitches, Seams, and Finishing
SXP 400 The Product Developer's Guide to Effective Managing: Communication, Organization,  Integration
SXP 600* Fundamentals to Technical Design for Apparel Development (online) *Recommended first course for those new to the field

Facilitator: Bernard Kahn

Students interested in a Professional Development Certificate of completion must file an affidavit form after completing the first course in the certificate. This will also enable you to obtain your official FIT ID. To access the form log into your account at https://myfit.fitnyc.edu, in your student tab click on Online Information System, in the Main Menu click on Student, then click Online Certificate Declaration and proceed to declare your noncredit certificate.