On a fashion studio assistant apprenticeship course, you’ll help work with the team that creates a fashion collection.
The fashion studio assistant is an important position in the designer industry as part of the team that creates a collection. This apprenticeship will introduce you to the designer fashion industry, giving you hands-on exposure to a brand’s product and marketing sides.
In a bigger firm, this job would primarily focus on the studio, but in a smaller company, this individual may be involved in many other business areas.
Your apprenticeship will be busy, challenging, and fascinating, with a diverse set of responsibilities and a thorough education in the reality of day-to-day life in a creative business. The apprenticeship starts in the studio, the heart of a designer’s business, to learn how a collection is made.
A 12-month commitment will follow it in a more focused area of the business, such as product development or production, sales and operations, or fashion marketing and communications. To progress in this diverse industry, a solid understanding of creating a collection is needed.
What you’ll learn
On a fashion studio assistant apprenticeship course, you’ll learn to:
- Work under pressure and complete basic project management tasks.
- Communicate both orally and in writing. Professional emails, as well as diary management.
- Work as a team member. Communicating with individuals both within and outside the organisation. Representing the organisation.
Entry requirements
You’ll usually need:
- English and maths GCSEs or equivalent functional skills for an advanced apprenticeship.
- Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this before taking the end-point assessment.
Assessment methods
The End Point Assessment comprises two distinct assessment methods:
- Work-Based Project (WBP)
- Practical Test (PT)
Duration, level, subjects and potential salary upon completion
- Duration: 18 months
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Level: 3 – Advanced Apprenticeship
- Relevant school subjects: Art and DT
- Potential salary upon completion: £20,000 per annum
Apprenticeship standard
More information about the Level 3 Fashion Studio Assistant Apprenticeship 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.