The Associateship of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (ASDC) is the only professional qualification for colourists worldwide. Benchmarked by NARIC as equivalent to a UK Bachelor Honours Degree this course, over 3 years will reveal the fundamental processes of the coloration of textiles. Ultimately gaining this qualification allows the student to apply to be a Chartered Colourist (CCol).
The Prospectusprovides further details of the costs and benefits available to students and employers wishing to take part in this course.
For employers: a method to educate and create the future experts of the coloration industry to ensure that your business and the industry is in safe hands.
For students: a virtual learning platform providing the opportunity to develop specific knowledge and skills. You will have access to the network of members around the world and can build your own peer groups that will be vital in your future careers.
Bursaries for self funding students
For self funding students bursaries up to £500 per course are available. If you are self funding please follow this link to the ASDC Bursary Application Form
Course Covers:
Degree level syllabus leading to professional qualifications from Society of Dyers and Colourists
Fundamental textile coloration principles and processes
A range of compulsory and optional courses to reflect your needs as a student
A unique set of resources delivered through the website maximising your learning outcomes
To extend and deepen understanding of the fundamentals of synthetic fibres.
To provide the student with an opportunity to thoroughly understand and have knowledge of the processing of manufactured fibres covering polymer classes including polyamide, polyester, polyacrylic etc.
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Course Covers
Dyeing of polyamides
Dyeing of polyesters
Dyeing of acrylics
Theoretical aspects of dyeing
Practical aspects of dyeing including pre and post treatment.
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Course Content
Course Welcome
Fibre structure
Preparatory processes
Specific coloration systems
To extend and deepen understanding of the fundamentals of textile printing.
To provide the student with an opportunity to thoroughly understand and have knowledge of substrates and colorants and techniques used for textile printing.
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Course Covers
Physico-chemical aspects associated with textile printing
Print formulation chemistry and technology
Conventional printing process technology
Digital printing process technology
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To extend and deepen understanding of the concepts and application of colour physics.
To provide the student with an opportunity to thoroughly understand the underlying theories of colour physics, the biological and psychological aspects and practical aspect of this fascinating subject.
Course Covers
The essentials of colour
Biological aspects of colour vision and theory
Theoretical basis for practical applications
Everything needed to study for the ASDC Colour Physics examinations
Course Content
Course Welcome
The Nature of Light
The Mechanisms of Human Colour Vision
Illuminants
Colour Order Systems
Colorimetry and Colour Specification Systems
Colour Difference
The Nature of Light
Colour Measurement Instruments
Application of Colour Measurement Instruments (for Textiles)
Colour Communication
To extend and deepen understanding of the nature of the interactions that occur between dyes and fibres under aqueous conditions.
To provide the student with an opportunity to thoroughly understand the underlying theories of dyeing. Dyeing can be considered as the application of a dye, most commonly as a molecular or ionic solution, to a substrate to obtain a uniform distribution of dye throughout the substrate.
Course Covers
Fundamental aspects of textile fibres
Nature and properties of dyes
Intermolecular forces that can occur between dyes and fibres
Thermodynamics and kinetics of dye absorption.
Mechanisms of dyeing for various dye fibre interactions.
Course Content
Course Welcome
The role of water in textile dyeing
Dye- fibre interactions
Dyeing theory
Dyeing systems at equilibrium
Thermodynamics of dyeing
Adsorption isotherms
Kinetics of dyeing
Diffusion
Effect of temperature, fibre structure and dye structure on diffusion
To extend and deepen understanding of the fundamentals of dyeing natural fibres .
To provide the student with an opportunity to thoroughly understand and have knowledge of the processing of natural fibres covering wool, silk, cotton and all regenerated cellulosic fibres of the viscose type and excluding cellulose acetate.
Course Covers
Dyeing of wool, silk
Dyeing of cotton
Dyeing of viscose type regenerated cellulosics (excluding cellulose acetate)
Theoretical aspects of dyeing
Practical aspects of dyeing including pre and post treatment.
Course Content
Course Welcome
Fibre structure
Preparatory processes
Specific coloration systems
Course Description – Chemistry of Colorants and Auxiliary Chemicals
To extend and deepen understanding of the Chemistry of colorants and auxiliary chemicals.
To provide the student with an opportunity to thoroughly understand the underlying theories of colorant and auxiliary chemistry, their nomenclature and structure.
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The Classification of Colorants
Basic principles of colour formation
Basic principles of chemical formulas
Theoretical basis for practical applications – by applicaiton class
Everything needed to study for the ASDC Chemistry of Colorants examinations
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Course Welcome
Colour Classification
Colour and Chemical Constitution
Chemical Class
Application Class
Why study this course?
Recognised worldwide for over 50 years this course provides a unique opportunity to attain a professional qualification from the only Professional Body in coloration. Studying to be an associateship is an opportunity to develop your professional career in the coloration of textiles.
The course is one option in the educational arena that can help students to learn, do better and progress their careers in coloration.
Professor Steve Westland CCol FSDCChair of Colour Science, University of Leeds
The ASDC has played a major part in allowing me to progress and develop my career in textiles and textile coloration by providing the fundamental knowledge needed.
Andrew Filarowski CCol ASDCTechnical Director Society of Dyers and Colourists
