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Textile designers create fabric designs and patterns for woven, knitted and printed materials for clothes and interior furnishings.
You could take a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in textile design. Other useful subjects include:
You'll need:
In your day-to-day duties you may:
With experience, you could progress to a senior design position or work as a textiles production manager. You could also move into part-time teaching, university research or set up your own business.
Tour managers manage the travel arrangements of holidaymakers and business clients to make sure their trips run smoothly.
Technical textiles designers research, create and test textiles for use in healthcare, manufacturing and construction materials.
Make-up artists apply make-up and style hair for people appearing on camera or in front of a live audience.
Dancers use movement to perform for live audiences or in recorded performances.
Leather technologists prepare, treat and finish leather to make it ready for manufacturing.
Illustrators produce drawings, paintings or diagrams for use in products like books and greetings cards, or on packaging.
Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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