A printed textile designer investigates and innovates in colour, matter, pattern and research through maquettes, storyboards, C.A.D. pictures or tactile samples. This research applies to both areas of fashion and the environment and demands a great artistic sensitivity, knowhow and versatility. This person must be adaptable to different fields of application, different targets and different production techniques.
A printed textile graduate can gain a position in a textile designer's studio, a textile manufacturer, or work free-lance for different studios or small businesses.
Applicants must have obtained a secondary degree in art and design, or have attended a one year foundation course. Admittance is granted after close scrutiny of academic records. Shortlisted students are then interviewed, and must show a personal portfolio.
After graduation, a textile student can apply for a dsaa (post-graduate) course in fashion and environment, Teachers' training college preparatory course, the National School of Decorative Art, or various schools abroad.

Besides academic tuition, printed textile provides courses in art history, design studio work, technology, C.A.D, printing, knit and weaving