The Complete Level 6 Fashion Design Diploma: A Year-by-Year Guide for Prospective Students

By Delight Technical College | School of Tailoring, Fashion & Design | 2026

 

The Level 6 Diploma in Fashion Design is Delight Technical College’s most advanced and comprehensive fashion qualification, a multi-year programme that transforms technically proficient fashion students into complete, professional fashion designers ready for leadership in the industry. For prospective students considering this significant commitment, a clear picture of what the journey involves (term by term) is essential for making an informed decision. Here is your complete guide.

📋 Programme Overview

Component	Detail	Notes
Course Title	Fashion Design	Highest fashion level at Delight
KNQF Level	Level 6	Equivalent to first year of university
Qualification	Diploma	Government recognised
Exam Body	TVET-CDACC	National qualification authority
Entry Requirement	KCSE C– or Level 5 Craft	Direct or progression entry
Duration	2 years + attachment	Terms 5, 6, 7 + Term 8 attachment
Industrial Attachment	3 months (480 hours)	Term 8, in a professional environment

 

📅 Term Five- Module V: The Production Foundation

The Level 6 journey begins with three modules that establish the production and management foundation:

Industrial Organisation Management (100 hours | 9 hrs/week):

The business and operations module. Students learn how fashion production businesses are structured and managed (production planning, scheduling, supply chain management, cost control, team management, and financial fundamentals). This module transforms technically skilled graduates into business-capable professionals.

Garment Cutting (100 hours | 9 hrs/week):

Advanced industrial cutting techniques, far beyond the basic cutting learned at lower levels. Lay planning for minimal waste, pattern-matched cutting, industrial multi-ply cutting, and fabric-specific techniques for specialist materials.

Children’s Wear (240 hours | 22 hrs/week):

A specialist module in children’s clothing with its unique demands around safety, fit, durability, and age-appropriate design. One of the Level 6’s most technically specific skill-builders.

 

📅 Term Six- Module VI: Design Technology and Specialisation

Quality Control Principles (100 hours | 9 hrs/week):

Systematic quality management include inspection processes, defect classification, corrective action procedures, and documentation. The professional discipline that protects reputation and client relationships.

Computer-Aided Design- CAD (100 hours | 9 hrs/week):

Digital fashion design using industry-standard CAD software. Digital pattern making, grading, and technical specification production. One of the most forward-looking modules in the entire curriculum.

Fashion Accessories (240 hours | 22 hrs/week):

Bags, belts, jewellery, headwear, and complementary accessories, a full specialist module in one of fashion’s most profitable product categories.

 

📅 Term Seven- Module VII: Leadership and Specialisation

Research Methods (80 hours | 7 hrs/week):

Academic and professional research skills, essential for both university progression and evidence-based professional practice. Trend research, market research, academic writing, and research presentation.

Elective A- Sports and Uniform Wear (200 hours | 18 hrs/week):

A practical specialisation in sportswear and uniforms (Kenya’s most consistently profitable fashion market segmen)t.

Elective B- Lingerie and Occasion Wear (200 hours | 18 hrs/week):

Specialist training in luxury intimate wear and occasion wear (bridal, formal, and event garments). Premium market positioning and couture-level technical skills.

 

📅 Term Eight- Industrial Attachment (3 months / 480 hours)

The culminating professional experience. Level 6 students are placed in real fashion production environments like studios, boutiques, factories, or design houses where they apply every skill developed across the programme in a professional context. Many graduates receive employment offers directly from their attachment placements.

🎓 What a Level 6 Graduate Can Do

• Design, pattern, produce, and grade a complete fashion collection
• Use CAD for digital pattern making and technical specification
• Manage quality throughout a production process
• Run or manage a fashion production operation professionally
• Progress to Level 7 university degree programmes

 

“The Level 6 Diploma is not just the highest qualification in our fashion school, it is a complete professional education. Graduates emerge as ready for the fashion industry as any graduate we know how to produce.”

💡 The Level 6 Diploma builds on Levels 3, 4, and 5. Students entering with KCSE C- can enter directly at Level 6 or progress through lower levels first for additional foundation building.

 

📍 Delight Technical College | Muindi Mbingu Street, Opposite Jevanjee Gardens, Nairobi | +254 722 533 771 | www.delight.ac.ke