Villioti Fashion Institute is a private higher education institution in South Africa specialising in fashion education, covering design, garment construction, pattern making, and fashion business/entrepreneurial theory. It was founded by Spero Villioti, who has run a fashion brand for over 30 years, and the company was formerly registered as the Spero Villioti Elite Design Academy (company registration no. 2007/022224/07). The institute states it is registered with the Department of Education as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act 1997, with Registration Certificate number 2009/HE07/008, and that its programmes are accredited by the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher Education (CHE). It also states it holds ISO 21001:2018 certification, which it describes as making it the only private fashion institute with this certification. The institute references a partnership with Parsons New York for design insight and portfolio development, and lists use of Lectra and Adobe software plus industrial machinery in its training. No independent verification of the DHET/CHE registration or ISO certification claims was performed beyond the institute's own website; enrolment numbers and precise campus address were not found on the pages reviewed.
Qualifications & Programmes
- Bachelor of Fashion Degree
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Fashion (Online)
- Diploma in Fashion
- Higher Certificate in Fashion
- Garment Construction (Sewing) short course
- Pattern Making short course
- Fashion Design short course