Fashion Design and Technology Professional Practicum

Main contact
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Faculty
1
Timeline
  • January 3, 2021
    Experience start
  • January 12, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • August 14, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1/10 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Retail, Apparel & fashion, Arts, Marketing & advertising, Cosmetics & beauty, Media & production

Experience scope

Categories
Communications Product or service launch Visual arts
Skills
administrative support fashion business research fashion manufacturing design
Learner goals and capabilities

Kwantlen Polytechnic University students from the Wilson School of Design are ready to help your fashion business virtually! Students engage in professional industry practices through this fashion industry based workplace practicum. With this opportunity, students apply gained skills, utilizing critical thinking and reflective practice to synthesize practical knowledge acquisition with prior learning, as they help you towards your business needs.

Students come from our Fashion and Technology program, and have the ability to support companies with design, production and manufacturing.

Please note that students in this program will not be focusing on fashion marketing or market resarch.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
10 learners
Project
120 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. Students should complete 120 hours with your organization between January 2021 - August 15th, 2021. Students will complete workplace duties under the guidance of an industry supervisor.

Project timeline
  • January 3, 2021
    Experience start
  • January 12, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • August 14, 2021
    Experience end

Project examples

Third-year fashion and technology students are ready to complete 120 workplace practicum hours with your company. The intention of the work practicum is to allow students the opportunity to experience a wide range of activities to determine their strengths while further developing their knowledge and skills. Throughout their education students have experience creating patterns by hand and through Optitex. They are able to create specification packages, line lists and marketing materials using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Students also have training and experience in the use of Excel and other Microsoft Office products.

Project examples that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • Proposal Development
  • Design and production of new garments
  • Front Facing E-Commerce Interface Development
  • User Experience
  • Communicating and cooperating with management

Why should you sponsor a fashion student?

  • Contributing to the development of skilled potential employees
  • Having an extra person to assist with tasks
  • Playing a role in the educational process
  • Enhancing the company’s profile
  • Fulfilling social responsibilities
  • Making a positive impact on the professional development of employees who supervise student practicums

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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