1. CURRICULUM VITAE OF NKOSINGIPHILE LUTHANDO THUSI
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname : Thusi
First Name : Nkosingiphile Luthando
Date of Birth : 01 August 1991
Identification Number : 9108015576087
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Nationality : South African
Home language : isiZulu (read, write and speak)
Second language : English (read, write and speak)
Other Languages : Xhosa, SiSwati and Ndebele
Health status : Good
Driver’s license : Yes
Cell Number : 0722041347
Email : nksthusi@gmail.com
Physical Address : 65 Shiefield Road
Turffontein
Code : 2190
Postal Address : P.O.BOX 2386
Pinetown
Code : 3600

2. QUALIFICATIONS
High School Education
High School : Rossburgh High School
Highest grade passed : Grade 12
Year : 2007- 2009
subjects Percentage %
isiZulu home language 72
English First additional language 71
Mathematics 52
Physical science 48
Mechanical Technology 77*
Engineering Graphics and Design 83*
Life Orientation 84*
Tertiary Education
Institution : Durban University of Technology
Year : 2010 – 2012
Qualification : National Diploma: Fashion and Textile Design
Modules Percentage %
Applied Clothing Technology I (module 1 - Patterns ) 77*
Applied Clothing Technology I (module 2 - Garments) 75*
Applied Clothing Technology I (module 3 - Textiles) 71
Applied Clothing Technology II (module 1 - Patterns) 71
Applied Clothing Technology II (module 2 - Garments) 70
Applied Clothing Technology III (module 1 - Patterns) 68
Applied Clothing Technology III (module 2 - Garments) 73
Business Studies I 59
Business Studies II ( Module 1 - Merchandising ) 69
Business Studies II ( Module 2 - Business skills) 62
Business Studies III ( Module 1 - Business creation) 57
Business Studies III ( Module 2 - Business management) 57
Design Studies I (Module 1 - Creative) 54
Design Studies I (Module 2 - 2& 3 Dimension) 62
Design Studies I (Module 3 - Drawing and Illustration) 57
Design Studies II (Module 1 - Creative) 65

3. Design Studies II (Module 2 - 2& 3 Dimension) 69
Design Studies II (Module 3 - Drawing and Illustration) 61
Design Studies III (Module 1 - Creative) 73
Design Studies III (Module 2 - 2& 3 Dimension) 68
Design Studies III (Module 3 - Drawing and Illustration) 64
Experiential Training
Theory of Clothing I 64
Theory of Clothing II 54
Theory of Clothing III 63
ACTIVITIES
YEAR ACTIVITY POSITION DESCRIPTION
2006 Representative
counsel of learners
RCL
Member I was the leader
and a
spokesperson of
my class for the
whole of 2009
2005-2009. Lingo society and
science club
Executive member
in both the groups
Within the lingo
society I head the
isiZulu group of the
society.
In the science club I
made projects for
the school lab that
best represented
the chemical and
physical equations
2009 Rossburgh High
School prefect body
Head boy and
prefect
I made sure that the
prefect body did
their designated job
and uphold the
strong values of the
body. I also liaised
with the teachers in
matters concerning
students the prefect
body. I was
occasionally given
platform of
brainstormed ideas
of bettering the
schooling and
discipline within the
school.

4. JOB EXPERIENCE
Company : EDCON
Period : 18 May 2015 - Present
Position : Graphic Designer
Department : Trends Department
Division : Edgars Apparel
Responsibilities : I work closely with merchants in putting together a
coherent visual communication booklet for all the Edgars store across all private labels.
I also work greatly with the operations team in making sure that all the visual
merchandising guidelines have been followed by stores and find new ways of making it
look enticing for the customer entering our stores. This is an exciting position to be in
because I am also within the trends department so I see all the designs at its founding
stages which help me understand the overall vision for the season and push to display it
with the work I do.
Company : Mr Price
Period : 27 August 2013 – 15 May 2015
Position : Graphic Designer
Department : Visual Merchandising Department
Division : Mr Price Apparel
Responsibilities : I designed and developed visual merchandising
guides for all Mr Price stores. The position also recurs
one to come up with new and exciting merchandising
inspiration in developing how the store looks from the
merchandising point of view.
Company : Celrose
Period : 28 March 2012 – 13 April 2013

5. Position : Intern
Responsibilities : I had to learn the production process of the company
from design stage until the dispatch. In the process of
this training I had to produce a garment in a field
allocated at, which was a shirt in my case.
REREFERENCES
Manager : Seleste Chettleburgh
Company : Mr Price
Contact details : (031) 310 8638
Supervisor : Vannitha Naidoo
Company : Celrose
Contact details : (032) 4387300
Lecture : Meenah Bagwadin
Institution : Durban University of Technology
Contact details :(031) 3733750