College Diploma - Visual Merchandising Arts (VMA)

This two-year program will prepare students to become a visual merchandiser who can expertly style a brand’s image with mannequins, merchandise, pop-up locations, window displays and store fronts. They will express their innovative ideas using design-based software programs, and get hands-on experience working with luxury retail partners such as Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Holt Renfrew and Harry Rosen.

Throughout this program students will develop the following skills: • Presenting and co-ordinating merchandise • Making financial decisions • Working with a wide variety of materials to solve design problems • Constructing promotional displays and advertising • Photographing displays and advertising • Understanding retail store operations • Preparing and executing displays for exhibitions and promotional events • Creating illustrations and layout for advertising • Using written and oral English that emphasizes good organization, clarity and correct grammar for communication in a business environment