On a costume performance technician apprenticeship course, you will help assist the organisation in selecting costumes for short-term and long-term performance plans, as well as taking responsibility for the care maintenance of these costumes.
You will help collect information to create costume running notes, costume inventories, and dressing instructions, identifying the specific needs for each performance and offering a comprehensive overview of the project’s wardrobe requirements.
You will collaborate with performers, including actors, dancers, singers, and models. Whilst on the course, tasks will include preparing performers by checking costume fits, dressing them, managing costume changes during performances, recording and executing alterations and emergency repairs during shows, and laundering and maintaining costumes between performances. Additionally, you will learn to sew, repair, and restore costumes to their original designs using appropriate cleaning, laundering, and ironing methods, ensuring the preservation and protection of fabrics following care guidelines.
What you’ll learn
On a costume performance technician apprenticeship course, you’ll learn to:
- Understand the organisational structure, vision, purpose, departmental connections, and interdependencies.
- Recognise the pivotal roles within the organisation and how they mutually support each other’s success.
- Grasp the creative vision for both current and future projects.
- Comprehend the implications of the Organization’s Data Protection policy on your role.
- Understand the requirements and purposes of running notes, costume lists, and dressing plots.
- Understand the properties of fabrics and textiles used in costumes
- Understand the wardrobe requirements for different projects.
Entry requirements
You’ll usually need:
- A level 2 apprenticeship or passed five GCSEs.
Assessment methods
The programme is assessed in various ways before completing the End Point Assessment, including an observation with questioning and professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence.
Restrictions and requirements
- Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.
Duration, level, subjects and potential salary upon completion
- Duration: 15 months
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Level: 3 – Advanced Apprenticeship
- Relevant school subjects: Art, DT, drama
- Potential salary upon completion: £28,000
Apprenticeship standard
More information about the Level 3 Costume Performance Technician standard can be found here.
Apprenticeship end point assessment
For more information about the End Point Assessment Process, please read the Institute of Apprenticeships’ information page.