Certificate IV in Custom
Made Footwear
TEACHING DURATION
11 weeks
CRICOS Duration
13 weeks
CRICOS CODE
079301A
NATIONAL CODE
LMT40407
CAMPUS
Adelaide City
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Satisfactory completion of Certificate III in
Footwear Production. Academic IELTS score of
5.5 overall with minimum of 5.0 in all bands or
equivalent.
COURSE DESCRIPTION/SKILLS COVERED
25 units: follow defined OH&S policies and
procedures; apply quality standards; work in
the textiles, clothing and footwear industry;
identify materials used in footwear production;
participate in environmentally sustainable work
practises; cut leather by hand; operate machine
to sew upper; perform stuff cutting; machine
upper according to product requirements; hand
last shoe; organise and plan own work; perform
table-based operations; cut non-printed leather
by machine; apply foot anatomy principles to
footwear production; estimate and cost shoe;
perform footwear finishing operations; prepare,
cut and sew; assemble shoe by hand; sew
leather by hand; develop design for custom-
made footwear; fit custom-made footwear;
make patterns for custom-made footwear; plan
and implement production in a work-based
environment; assemble and finish custom-made
shoes; undertake small business planning.
Students produce a range of 3-4 pairs of shoes
to their own designs, as well as 1 (one) pair of
boots, as part of their industry project work with
Rossi Boots.
FEES
Total tuition fees (13 weeks)
AUD $7,000
Incidental fees
AUD $0
Total fees
AUD $7,000
CAREER PATHWAYS
Custom-made footwear technical and production
roles and ‘medical grade’ shoemakers
Arts and Design
“
It’s a very practical course and I really love it.
The lecturers are knowledgeable and supportive
and I am studying with about 14 other friendly,
shoe-loving students. Thanks to my course at
TAFE SA, I look forward to one day designing
my own footwear range.
”
Kazuhiko Kobayashi – Japan
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TAFE SA | COURSE GUIDE 2015
