Circular fashion course syllabus
The recommended order for Circular Fashion: From Material to Recovery: 6 modules covering 14 industry chapters and 19 value chain stages, each module closing with a quiz. About 14–18 hours of reading and quizzes at your own pace.
- Module 1 of 6
Module 1 — Where circularity is decided
Read a specification and say what it has already made possible or impossible for recovery.
Prerequisite: None. Start here.
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- Module 2 of 6
Module 2 — Materials and their recovery routes
Match a fabric to the recovery routes actually open to it, and name why the others are closed.
Prerequisite: Module 1 — you need the specification view before the material view.
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- Module 3 of 6
Module 3 — Wet processing and its footprint
Identify the largest water, chemical and energy loads in a wet process route and the practical reductions available.
Prerequisite: Module 2 — dye and finish behaviour follows from fibre and construction.
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- Module 4 of 6
Module 4 — Cutting waste out of production
Calculate and challenge fabric utilisation, and set up offcut segregation that keeps material value.
Prerequisite: Module 3 — you should know what the fabric already cost to make.
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- Module 5 of 6
Module 5 — Use, repair and resale
Compare repair, resale and rental for a given product and say which extends service life credibly.
Prerequisite: Modules 1–4 — second life depends on how the garment was specified and made.
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- Module 6 of 6
Module 6 — Recycling and material recovery
Assess a recycled-content or circularity claim against the process, the evidence and the yield.
Prerequisite: Modules 1–5 — recovery only makes sense once the whole chain is in view.
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Value chain stages
Honest scope
This is free self-study material written and reviewed by Sanjeewa Dehiwalage. There is no examination board behind it, quizzes are self-checks, and no accredited qualification is awarded.