Design Foundation Studies (TVET)
Design Foundation Studies (TVET) is a TAFE delivered HSC VET Course and developed or endorsed by the Board of Studies, which senior secondary school students may study at a TAFE NSW institute while completing their HSC at school. Students can check which TVET courses are available in their area, but must apply through their school.
This course is for people who want to develop foundation underpinning skills in jewellery and object design. In particular, this course is for HSC students who want to study the fundamentals of jewellery and object design at TAFE NSW. The course has thus been designed as a TVET program, and is equivalent to a relevant 2 Unit course of HSC study in Years 11 and 12. The course does not lead to a specific vocational outcome, but prepares you for subsequent design study at AQF Certificate III level. You will learn jewellery and object design through project-based exercises, operating individually and in teams, while applying creative skills and visual judgement towards the resolution of a range of original solutions and ideas using specified materials, styles and technologies. Personal expression of contemporary jewellery design concepts to individually developed and initiated projects are encouraged. The course provides a learning experience in the following areas: concept development, exploration of the design process, drawing and presentation skills, and design contexts using a variety techniques and processes as applicable to contemporary jewellery and object design.
Students are encouraged to explore different approaches to satisfy the requirements of a given brief using appropriate materials, tools and equipment for the production of their designs. Initially students will produce a range of samples which will demonstrate the application of various techniques and design processes to three dimensional works before embarking on their final piece.
The following items may be outcomes of this course and could include:
wearable pieces, eg earrings, neck and arm pieces, brooches, pins, rings
objects, eg containers, sculptural forms, hand held objects functional objects, eg cutlery and vessels.
The following techniques will be included in the course:
saw-piercing, filing, drilling, soldering, riveting, forming, surface decoration, etching, assembling, simple casting techniques, hydraulic pressing, weaving, threading, knotting, binding and finishing techniques
Materials may include:
metals, eg sterling silver, brass, copper, gilding metal, bronze, titanium, monel, steel, stainless steel; natural objects, eg shells, wood, clay, slate, soapstone, seeds, feathers, twigs, vines, bone; fabricated materials, eg polypropylene, perspex, twine, fibres, fabrics, mesh.
Please note there are material costs associated with undertaking this course; details are available from the campus offering the course.
To view examples of current and past full time students work go to the appropriate page of the website.
This TVET course is being taught by TAFE teachers at the Design Centre Enmore, Sydney Institute, TAFE NSW. As students are enrolled in TAFE NSW they are subject to student rights, obligations and policies and also receive TAFE NSW credentials on successful completion of their studies. In some cases, courses are delivered by TAFE NSW teachers using school or other facilities. Students can also undertake HSC VET courses through shared school/TAFE delivery.
Students can check which TVET courses are available in their area, but must apply through their school.