Product Development Essentials

Cutting-edge fit, quality and logistics training for experienced designers, technical designers, and product developers involved in sourcing. Certificate programs offered: 

• Product Development Manager
• Technical Designer

Product Development Manager

A minimum of 11 courses are required to complete this program

Required courses
SXP 105 Quality Fashion: How to Make It, How to Deliver It
SXP 110 How to Master Global Security and Social Compliance
SXP 320 How to Reduce the Lead Time in Garment Pre-production
SXF 240 Complete Guide to Global Sourcing 
 
Related courses (choose five)
SXF 020 Costing: How to Win the Garment Game
SXF 500 Fabrication: Everything You Need to Know
SXP 100 Design and Product Development Technology Made Easy
SXP 120 How to Build a Better Garment: Stitches, Seams, and Finishing
SXP 140 The Ultimate Global Guide to Getting Products to Market on Time
SXP 300 The Ultimate Guide to Fit Approval Process Success
SXP 310 The Technical Designer’s Guide to Successful Product Analysis
SXP 510 Successful Production and Sourcing Management
CTB 131 Creating Complete Tech Packs in Illustrator

Free-choice courses (choose two)
CTB 012 Microsoft Excel II: Fashion Design
CTB 051 WebPDM
CTD 100 Adobe Illustrator I
CTD 110 Adobe Illustrator II: Fashion Design
CTD 120 Adobe Illustrator III: Fashion Design
SXF 501 Fabrication - Dyeing, Printing, and Finishing Essentials
CTD 500 The Complete Guide to Product Lifecycle Management 
SXP 352 Grading Know-How for Customer Fit and Satisfaction
SXP 356 Successful Spec Packages for Women’s Fashions


Certified Technical Designer

A minimum of ten courses are required to complete this program

Required courses
SXF 250 How to Write Garment Specs that Really Count
SXF 500 Fabrication: Everything You Need to Know
SXF 501 Advanced Fabrication: Dyeing, Printing, and Finishing Information
SXP 100 Design and Product Development Technology Made Easy
SXP 130 Quality Fashion: How to Make it, How to Deliver it
SXP 300 The Ultimate Guide to Fit Approval Process Success
SXP 310 The Technical Designers’ Guide to Successful Product Analysis

Free-choice courses (choose three)
CTB 051 WebPDM
CTD 012 Microsoft Excel II: Fashion Design
CTD 120 Adobe Illustrator III: Fashion Design
CTD 212 Photoshop II: Textiles and Product Development
CTD 500 The Complete Guide to Product Lifecycle Management
SXP 325 Designerspeak: How to Talk the Talk with Your Designer
SXP 350 Patternmaking Made Perfect
SXP 352 Grading Know-How for Customer Fit and Satisfaction
SXP 356 Successful Spec Packages for Women's Fashions
SXP 600 Fundamentals to Technical Design for Apparel Development (online)