Skills Fashion Designer in Canada

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a fashion designer in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers (NOC 5243).

Expertise

People working in this occupation usually apply the following skill set.

  • Exhibit designers plan and develop permanent and temporary or moveable exhibits and displays for museum exhibitions, trade shows, conventions, retail spaces and other exhibitions
  • Fashion designers design and create clothing and accessories for men, women and children
  • Theatre designers design and create settings, scenic environments, properties, costumes and lighting for theatre, film and video productions, operas and ballets

Skills and knowledge

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.
  • Using Specialized Instrumentation and Equipment
    • Controlling, monitoring, calibrating and adjusting precision instrumentation.

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.
  • Analyzing Information
    • Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.
  • Planning
    • Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.
  • Projecting Outcomes
    • Estimating the results of an action or a series of actions.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.
  • Designing
    • Producing work based on aesthetic or functional design concepts.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.
  • Building and Construction
    • Knowledge of materials, methods, tools and equipment involved in the construction and repair of buildings or other structures such as highways, roads, mines or products.
  • Design
    • Knowledge of principles, techniques and tools applied in the development of precision technical plans, drawings and working models.

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.
  • Fine and Applied Arts
    • Knowledge of theory and techniques required to create, design, compose and perform works of music, dance, visual art, drama and sculpture.
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