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NOCN Skills for the Fashion Industries Qualification Suite
The Skills for the Fashion Industries qualification suite is aimed at learners who are seeking employment in the fashion industries or who are already in the fashion industry but are looking to develop new skills or hone existing ones. This suite of qualifications is written and structured to link technical and practical skills with creative skills in a way that will encourage and appeal to a broad range of learners.
The choice of available sizes of qualifications and the range of units available within the individual qualifications is designed to give learners considerable flexibility of learning without constraining them to a specific route within the industry (for example, tailoring, pattern cutting, fashion design, garment construction).
This qualification suite will provide learners with the opportunity to explore different routes within the industry and thus to identify a suitable apprenticeship scheme or other opportunity, giving employers the confidence that entrants already understand the context of the industry and the employment roles and career opportunities it offers.
The minimum age for access to the qualifications within the framework is 14+ for Level 1 qualifications, and 16+ for Levels 2 and 3 qualifications.
To access this qualification input the title on the qualification finder, which is found on the right hand side of this page.
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