staff training

"I found it very informative, easy to understand, very positive and motivating", tutor participant, May 2008.

Through our training we encourage staff to critically examine different perspectives on workers' rights and initiatives to improve conditions. All sessions will increase staff knowledge and share useful teaching materials. We run open public training sessions and bespoke courses within individual institutions:

Two open public staff training sessions will be held in 2009/10, open to educators on fashion related formal education courses and are free of charge. For more information of upcoming events go to the FEI events section of the website, or sign up to our bulletin to be kept informed.

FEI can also run bespoke staff training sessions, free of charge in 2009/10 to FE and HE colleges and universities able to demonstrate commitment to teaching about ethical fashion. Bespoke sessions can be subject-specific or aimed at developing a strategy for integrating ethical issues into the curriculum.

For more information on both types of staff training please scroll down using the pink bar on your right.

Open Staff training (free) - open to all universities and colleges

Fashioning an Ethical Industry organises free half day training events for teaching and support staff connected to fashion-related courses in formal education. Previous topics have included multi-stakeholder initiatives, the impact of buying practices on working conditions and sharing good practice on teaching ethical issues. These unique sessions give staff the opportunity to hear from industry specialists and to network with staff from across the country.

See reports of previous sessions:

April 2008: Speakers included Anne Smith, dean of School of Fashion and Textiles, Central St Martins, Mo Tomaney, UCCA and Central St Martins, Dilys Williams, director, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion, Sue Thomas, RMIT Australia, Adil Rehman, code of practice manager, Next, Kate Fletcher, sustainable design consultant, Liz Parker, joint project coordinator, Fashioning an Ethical Industry, Doug Miller, Inditex/ITGLWF professor in Ethical Fashion, University of Northumbria

University/college-specific staff training

Fashioning an Ethical Industry can run a number of bespoke training events (half or full day) for teaching and support staff at your university/college free of charge.

We can run:

a. subject specific training events or

b. sessions that build or develop college/university strategy for integrating ethical and sustainability issues into teaching programmes or

c. a combination of both.

Priority for free courses will be given to universities and colleges that:

- Can demonstrate a commitment from the head of department or equivalent to integrating ethical fashion into teaching programmes, for example through a letter outlining the college's existing work in this area and how it intends to build on the training offered.

- Have not received a free staff training course in the previous 12 months.

How to book: Please email info(_at_)fashioninganethicalindustry.org for a booking form (replace (_at_) with @)

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