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Core Basic Courses (3), 57 hours, 5.7 CEU’s:
- Intro to Image Consulting, 1.8 CEU, 18 hours
This course will introduce the profession of image consulting by examining skills and experiences needed, career specialties, professional associations, and business development resources. This course will provide a road map to the industry.
- Wardrobe Planning for Men & Women, 1.8 CEU, 18 hours
This course will provide the learner with the skills necessary to select, coordinate, evaluate and plan wardrobe needs. In addition, the learner will be able to engage in cluster wardrobe planning and building, and combine smart shopping with planned purchases to create value.
- Essential Business Skills for Image Consultants, 2.1 CEU, 21 hours
This course will provide the learner with the steps necessary to achieve SMART business goals. Topics covered will include business structure, bookkeeping, mission and goals, action plans, financials including cash flow, breakeven point, and setting fees. Final course outcome will be completion of an image business plan.
Core Courses (6), 84 hours, 8.4 CEU’s:
- Fashion Communication Skills, 1.2 CEU, 12 hours
This course will examine the basics of communication. Presentation – verbal, vocal, visual, body language, writing, and communication styles. Interpersonal -- conflict resolution, leadership, team building, listening, negotiating, and interviewing. Public – public relations, media, materials development, public speaking and teaching/training.
- Fabrics – Everything you need to know, 1.5 CEU, 15 hours
This course will increase your skill, vocabulary and knowledge of everything fabric related. Fiber characteristics, determining fabric quality, and fabric selection and care will be covered.
- Fashion Publicity & Events Planning, 1.2 CEU, 12 hours
This course will teach you the basics of planning, coordinating, and implementing all phases of promotion-related events common to the fashion industry. You will learn the correct format for writing press releases and submitting them to the media, assembling campaign kits, and tips on how to formulate and direct promotional needs in order to coordinate special events for yourself or clients.
- Color: Everything you Need to Know, 1.8 CEU, 18 hours
This course will examine color vocabulary, systems, dimensions, and harmonies. In addition, color psychology; color perception and personal color analysis will also be viewed. The learner will be able to use the essentials of color as building blocks to effective wardrobe planning.
- Grooming & Etiquette, 1.8 CEU, 18 hours
This course will examine the basics of personal appearance including hair, cosmetics, skin and nail care, fragrance, dental care, nutrition, grooming, fitness and poise. Other topics include facial shapes and cosmetic surgery. Basics of etiquette will also be covered including dining, social, and business etiquette.
- Fashion History & Designers, .9 CEU, 9 hours
This course will provide an overview of the history of fashion and also take a look at the key designers and how they influence fashion trends, lifestyle, and dress. An examination of couture fashion using actual garments will also be discussed.
Choice Classes (5) choose 1, 9 hours each, .9 CEU’s each:
(Additional choice classes may be added at any time)
- Clientele building, Tele-selling, and Networking, .9 CEU, 9 hours
This course will examine the basics of building a clientele for high-end retailers, personal shopping, and/or commission sales. Tele-selling involves building sales with the use of a telephone. The keys to successful networking will also be discussed. All three topics will provide the tools and techniques necessary to turn customers into clients for life.
- Fashion Feng Shui, .9 CEU, 9 hours
This course will educate the learner to utilize Fashion Feng Shui's innovative, holistic tools that will enable them to address their clients’ metaphysical needs in wardrobing. It empowers image consultants to teach their clients how they can express their innate dynamism through, enhance their physical appearance with, and affirm, in order to attract their intentions, in their personal and professional attire.
- Fashion Forecasting, .9 CEU, 9 hours
The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of fashion forecasting within a fashion industry context. The learner will gain a basic understanding of the forecasting framework, while learning how to research, identify, and interpret fashion, consumer, and societal trends.
- Organizing your Closet, .9 CEU, 9 hours
This course will examine the basics of a well-organized closet. Principles of organization, clothing storage, storage facilities and equipment will be discussed. The principles of what to wear, discard, or alter will be used to achieve the goal of organized clothing storage.
- Cosmetics & Fragrance Marketing, .9 CEU, 9 hours
This course will provide the necessary managerial and marketing core skills needed to succeed in the cosmetics and fragrance industries. The history of the beauty industry will be discussed with emphasis on cosmetic and fragrance product knowledge and development. Industry experts will be invited to participate in class discussions on this dynamic industry.
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