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Wardrobe assistants help to make, find and look after clothes and costumes used in theatre, film and TV productions.
You can take a higher national diploma, degree or postgraduate qualification in costume design, fashion or textiles. This could give you an advantage later if you want to become a costume designer. You'll usually need between 1 and 3 A-Levels, or equivalent.
You could start by doing a college course to get some of the skills needed for this job, for example:
You may need 2 or more GCSEs at grades 9 to 3 (A* to D), or equivalent, for a Level 2 course. You'll need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, for a Level 3 course.
The following Apprenticeships may be relevant to this role:
You'll usually need 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths.
You could start out as a runner with a production company and get the experience and contacts you need to move into wardrobe and costume work.
Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way to build up your skills and to make contacts with people in the industry. Your contacts can be a good way of finding paid work later on. You could get volunteering experience through:
You'll need:
You might:
You’ll specialise in either theatre work, film or TV, but you could cross over between areas once established. With experience, you could become a wardrobe manager or move into set design, production design or stage management.
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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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