All courses
Next Fashion School offers courses for various career goals.
If you are looking for comprehensive training in fashion design or patternmaking, choose the multi-year programmes. If you want to refine or update specific skills, choose the short and specialisation courses.
Scroll and discover all the courses for the new 2026/2027 academic year.
Next Fashion School offers training courses tailored to different professional goals.
If you are looking for comprehensive training in fashion design or patternmaking, the multi-year programmes offer a structure to start from scratch and manage the entire creative and technical process.
For those who instead intend to refine specific skills or update their profile, short and specialisation courses represent the ideal choice for immediate entry or professional growth in the sector.
Scroll down and discover all our three-year, two-year, short and specialist courses.
Fashion Global Design
A comprehensive three-year course combining fashion design and patternmaking: from trend research to design, right through to the final capsule collection.
- 3 years
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Fashion Design
Three-year course dedicated to style design and collection creation: from trend research and fashion illustration to the study of materials.
- 3 years
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Apparel Patternmaker
A three-year course that trains students to become key technical specialists in the process of developing a collection: patternmaking, prototype production and ensuring a good fit.
- 3 years
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Womenswear Patternmaker
Two-year Saturday course: the course covers patternmaking techniques, the study of volumes and fashion silhouettes, fit testing and the correction of flaws.
- 2 years
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Fashion Design – Saturday
Two-year Saturday course: the programme guides students through the design of collections, from fashion illustration to materials and brand identity, with a focus on women's, men's or children's design.
- 2 years
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Next Stylist
Specialist pathway exploring the skills needed to work in this field, analysing the different types of stylist and their role in the creative and communication supply chain of fashion.
- 10 weeks
- Bologna
Basic Menswear Patternmaker – Saturday
A Saturday specialist course on the basics of menswear: construction, fit and details of men’s garments. This specialisation is also popular with womenswear patternmakers.
- 3 months
- Bologna, Padua
Basic Menswear Patternmaker
A specialist course on the fundamentals of menswear: construction, fit and details of men’s garments. This specialisation is also highly regarded by womenswear patternmakers.
- 3 months
- Ancona
CAD Patternmaker – Saturday
Specialist course in CAD Patternmaking: on-screen model construction, transformations, grading and digital marker making for production.
- 10 weeks
- Bologna, Padua
CAD Patternmaker
Specialist course in CAD Patternmaking: on-screen model construction, transformations, grading and digital marker making for production.
- 10 weeks
- Ancona
Digital Fashion Design
Specialist course in digital fashion design with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Procreate: fashion sketches, mood boards, graphic variations and collection presentations.
- 10 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Industrial Manufacturing
Corso specialistico di Lavorazione Industriale: taglio, piazzamenti, confezione e prototipia per gestire l’intero processo produttivo del capo in serie.
- 2 years
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Basic Womenswear Dress
Corso intensivo sulle basi dell’abito donna: cartamodelli con e senza ripresa, colletti, cannoncini, base bustino e progettazione su tessuti a maglia.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Curvy Size Womenswear
Specialist course on curvy patternmaking: construction techniques, volumes and proportions for creating garments that flatter the silhouette of curvy figures.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona
Accessories
Specialist course in handbag and small leather goods design: from material research and colour palettes to graphic development and prototype construction.
- 10 weeks
- Bologna, Padua
ATM – Time and Motion Analysis
Specialist course in Time and Motion Analysis for the fashion industry: standard times, organisation of production lines, quality control and process cost management.
- 9 months
- Bologna
Outerwear
Short course on outerwear: design and transformation of tailored suits, blazers, kimonos and raglan sleeves through contemporary lines, volumes and proportions.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona
Trousers, Dress, Shirt
A short course for womenswear patternmakers on the basics of trousers, dresses and shirts: variations, alterations and correcting flaws in contemporary silhouettes and volumes.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona
Correcting Defects
Short course for Patternmakers on correcting womenswear defects: prototype analysis, fit issues and targeted patternmaking solutions.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona
Basic Childrenswear Patternmaker
Short course for Patternmakers on the basics of kidswear: lines, volumes and construction of children's garments for a constantly expanding sector.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona
Textile Technologies
Textile Technologies Seminar: fibres, yarns and fabrics, merchandise reading, spinning processes, construction and main finishes.
- 2 days
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Lingerie and Corsetry
Short course on patternmaking for lingerie and corsetry: the basics of underwear garments, fit, support and pattern alterations.
- 5 days
- Bologna
Smart Fashion Design
Intensive Summer Course in Fashion Design: fashion illustration, colouring techniques, moodboards, colour palettes and technical drawings for a collection.
- 2 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
CAD Patternmaker – Summer
Intensive summer course on CAD patternmaking: creating patterns on screen, alterations, grading and digital layout for production.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Textile Technologies – Summer
Summer seminar on Textile Technologies in Bologna: fibres, yarns, fabrics, commodity-based analysis, spinning processes, construction and finishes.
- 2 days
- Bologna
Digital Fashion Design – Summer
Intensive summer course in Digital Fashion Design: fashion sketches, moodboards, graphic variants and collection presentations using Illustrator, Photoshop and Procreate.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna, Ancona, Padua
Accessories – Summer
Intensive summer course on bag and small leather goods design: material research, colour palettes, graphic development and prototype construction.
- 5 weeks
- Bologna
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