Essential Guide to the Fashion Business Short Course
Course description
Join us from Saturday to Sunday to take a brief look at the key players within the fashion industry and their operations. You'll also look at how trends develop, manufacturing options, fashion marketing and fashion retailing, all reinforced with practical case studies and examples within the fashion and retail industry.The course includes:
- A history of fashion business structure and where it is now
- A look at how fashion is designed and developed
- Different types of retailers
- Buying and manufacturing methods
- Marketing and PR
- The career and business opportunities available in the industry
The course provides an excellent opportunity for non-fashion professionals to gain knowledge to kick start their career or business in the fashion world.
Who should attend?
Beginners. You should have an interest in the subject area and a desire to learn but no previous experience is required.
Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and over.
Clear, easy to understand lessons:
- Our tutors will explain things in easy to understand, accessible English. If they need to use any special terminology, they will make sure they explain what they mean.
- New methods will be shown to students through live demonstrations, in a way that’s crystal clear and easy to understand.
Experience life on campus:
- Join students a London College of Fashion, East Bank a world leader in fashion design, media and business education
- Network and share ideas with students from across the globe
- Access the technology and materials relevant to your discipline
- Ask questions of your tutor in real time
- Receive feedback and critique on your assignments
- Experience the many sights of London on your down time
All our online short courses include:
- Live and interactive online lessons with classmates from around the world
- The same course content and learning outcomes as our face to face courses
- Lesson recordings, for review, so you never have to miss a class
- Access to the virtual learning environment with course content
- Forums for support
- 2 weeks online access to the recordings of the live classroom sessions
- Ask questions to your tutor in real time
A certificate of completion and a digital badge:
- You've put the work in so we want to make sure you have something to show for it!
- As long as you attend a minimum of 80% of your classes, we will provide you with a certificate of attendance.
- We always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience!
- Certificates and digital badges are great to compliment your cv.
Available dates
Details
The course includes:
- A history of fashion business structure and where it is now
- A look at how fashion is designed and developed
- Different types of retailers
- Buying and manufacturing methods
- Marketing and PR
- The career and business opportunities available in the industry
The course provides excellent opportunity for non-fashion professionals to gain knowledge to kick start their career or business in the fashion world.
Materials
Online short course materials
To take part in the Online sessions you will need:
- An up-to-date web browser (we recommend Chrome)
- Microphone and headphones (a headset with a microphone function is recommended. The built-in microphone in your device would also be fine).
- Webcam
- Strong Internet connection - we recommend a minimum of 2 Mbps download, and 1 Mbps upload, faster if possible. You can test your network speed here - https://www.speedtest.net
Onsite short course materials
In order to fully participate in the practical exercises please bring the following materials/equipment to the first class:
- Notebook and pen
- Laptop/ iPad/ tablet.
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