Students go abroad on exchange programmes and attend training and workshops in Paris; in Borås, Sweden; and at the Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences in Thailand.

The faculty portfolio consists of teachers, trained at L'Ecole Superieur Chamber Syndical de la Couture, Paris, and at affiliated schools.

Students from Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, FATA and Gilgit Baltistan, and from outside of Pakistan are enrolled at PIFD.

The institute is affiliated with the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne[6] for Fashion Design, with the MOD'SPE Paris[7] for Fashion Marketing and Promotions, with the Swedish College of Textile & Sciences[8] in Borås, Sweden since 2007 for student exchange and curriculum development; and with the Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences,[9] Thailand for the Gems and Jewelry programme.

[13] They teach at Dubai, Shanghai, and Cairo fashion schools and are working in the industry as creative directors, designers, pattern makers, merchandisers, and managers.