Student Work Placement

Fashion ABC

Project Start date: 06-06-2017 Project End date: 05-12-2018

Mobility activity programme dates:

1st cohort June to August 2018 (tbc)* – ended

2nd cohort October to December 2018 – ended

*tbc – the 8 weeks mobility activity i.e. work placement in Portugal will take place between the months of June to August 2018

Project Background

This project focuses on equipping people working and learning in the Fashion Sector with skills to operate efficiently and effectively and to gain new skills relevant for working in the Fashion sector which is a competitive sector that has a strong International market. Due to pressures for change namely trade liberalisation, increasing external competition, consumer developments, technological advances, changes in production costs and environmental issues, the fashion industries are characterised by continuing restructuring and modernisation. Skills to deal with new technologies, stimulate innovation, ensure quality management and develop international strategies and marketing are therefore crucial.

Aim

To enable 8 participants undergoing an apprenticeship training programme and Vocational Education and Training (VET) learners to improve their technical and professional practice skills to create higher quality garments.

Objectives

The objectives of the project are to:

– Support people undergoing a Fashion and Textiles apprenticeship or VET learners to acquire technical production skills for creating high quality garments and to improve their employment and career prospects

-Enable the participants to gain a better understanding of the markets outside UK to give an understanding of the European dimension of Fashion enabling them to embrace an outward outlook as Fashion and Textiles has a very strong European and International market

-Increase the number of apprentices in the UK Fashion and Textiles sector

-Upskill the UK garment production workforce to have more highly skilled machinists so we can compete with the demands of the market

-Equip participants with digital techniques to enable them to be more efficient in their professional practise which will lead to increased productivity and a reduction in resource waste.

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Participants Profile

The planned activity is for 8 individuals undertaking an apprenticeship programme, VET learners on a Fashion and Textiles course or Marketing course to participate in a work placement in Portugal over a 8 weeks period.

Recognition of skills and competences gained

At the end of the project, the European language passport, Europass CV and certification of competences and credit transfer namely The European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) will be presented to all learners to recognise their participation and achievement of learning outcomes. This document will describe the new skills acquired by the participants during the project.

National Instrument/Certificate

Apprentices and VET learners will receive a national certificate from their educational provider from a UK recognised awarding body on completion of their qualification in a Fashion technical production or Fashion marketing subject.

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