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Innovative Textile Education and
Training
S.C.Harlock B.Sc. Ph.D., The
University of Leeds - Media
Innovations Ltd
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www.elearning-textiles.co.uk
Introduction
This presentation will:
• consider the changes taking place within textile
and apparel education and training particularly
within the U.K to explain the background to
multimedia developments in textile and apparel
education and training
• describe developments in multimedia, computer
based learning and proposals for new delivery
mechanisms
• present an overview of other global education and
training initiatives in textiles an apparel
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Current situation in UK
Higher Education
• Within the U.K. there has been a decline in
student enrolment on science and
technology based education in textiles
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Why the decline?
Four factors have exacerbated this:
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Why the decline?
• The decline in the textile manufacturing base
and consequently perceived lack of career
prospects
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Changes in U.K. Textile and
Apparel Manufacture
UK Index of Production
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Changes in U.K. Textile and
Apparel Manufacture
U.K. Textile Manufacture Exports - Imports
( £ million)
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
-1,000
-2,000
-3,000
£ million
-4,000
-5,000
-6,000
Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Products
-7,000 Manufacture of textiles
-8,000
Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing and
dyeing of fur
-9,000
Time
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Why the decline?
• Unpopularity of science and technology
based courses generally
• Unpopularity of manufacturing generally
• Fee paying students are preferring to study
textile related courses in which they believe
they will excel, find interesting and may be
seen as more "glamorous‖
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Changes in demand for
textile and apparel education
• ―Techno-management‖ courses offering a
combination of management/ business studies
with textile/apparel technology have been popular
• Difficult to sustain, because costly to support,
maintain and update specialist machines and
equipment, unless underpinned by substantial
research funding
• Research funding focusing on areas, notably
technical textiles, where higher added value can
be realised and specialist knowledge can provide
a competitive advantage
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Changes in demand for
textile and apparel education
• The principle issues with technology based
programmes would appear to be ―image‖ of
the industry and employment prospects
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Changes in demand for
textile and apparel education
And yet……
• Fashion design, textile design, fashion management
and marketing, fashion retailing are very popular
programmes:
• ―Glamorous‖ and generate good income for
Universities/colleges
BUT
• Many provide only limited technological and
production knowledge relevant to textile and apparel
industry
• Career opportunities limited – considerable over
the market
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Educational provision
• Entry to further and higher education programmes of
study is through the University and Colleges
Admission Service (UCAS) http://www.ucas.com/
• UCAS website cites approximately 92 institutions
offering 452 Textile and Fashion Design,
Management and Technology Courses at HNC, HND
and Degree levels.
• Search for Textile Technology courses on UCAS
website reveals 4 institutions offering FT/sandwich
courses at HND and Degree levels
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Current situation in Higher
Education in B.Sc./M.Sc. courses
in Textiles
University of Leeds
• M.Sc. courses (FT) only (with conversion option)
in:
– Advanced Colouration and Finishing Technology
– Colour Management Systems
– Technical Textiles and Performance Clothing
– Textile Management
– Textile Manufacturing and TQM
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Current situation in Higher
Education in B.Sc./M.Sc. courses
in Textiles
UMIST
(http://www.umist.ac.uk/departments/textiles/)
• Merging with University of Manchester on 01.10.2004 ( Professor Alan
Gilbert, Vice Chancellor of Melbourne University will be new V.C.)
• Departments of Textiles and Paper merged
• B.Sc. courses (FT) (some with language and year abroad options) in:
– Textile Science and Technology
– Textile Technology and Management
– Clothing Technology and Fashion Management ( with Manchester
Metropolitan University
– Management and Marketing of Textiles
– Fashion and Textile Retailing
– Design Management for Fashion Retailing
– Textile Design and Design Management
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Current situation in Higher
Education in B.Sc./M.Sc. courses
in Textiles
UMIST
• M.Sc. courses (FT) in:
- Textile technology
- International fashion retailing
• M.Ent course (FT) in
- Textile design, technology and fashion
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Current situation in Higher
Education in B.Sc./M.Sc. courses
in Textiles
Heriot Watt University
(http://www.hw.ac.uk/sbc/SOTWeb/SOTCourses.html)
• B.Sc. courses (FT) in:
- Clothing Design and Manufacture
- Textiles and Fashion Design Management
- Combined studies
• M.Sc./Diploma courses (FT) in:
- Clothing Management
- International Design Marketing ( Fashion and Textiles)
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Current situation in Higher
Education in B.Sc./M.Sc. courses
in Textiles
Bolton Institute of Higher Education
(http://www.bolton.ac.uk/courses/index)
• Foundation degree in Textiles – work based
learning and negotiated learning contracts
• B.Sc. course (FT and PT) in:
- Textile Technology
• M.Sc./Diploma courses (FT and PT) in:
- Textile Studies
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Current situation in Higher
Education in B.Sc./M.Sc. courses
in Textiles
Manchester Metropolitan University
(http://www.mmu.ac.uk/courses/)
• B.Sc. / HND courses (FT) in:
- Textile Technology for Fashion
• M.Sc./ courses (FT) in:
- Clothing Product Development
- International Fashion Marketing
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Technician level education and
training
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Technician level education
and training
• Technical certificate and other education for those in
full time employment provided on day release or
evening classes at local further education colleges or
some institutions of higher education.
• Competition from service sector and decline in
industry has discouraged school leavers from
entering industry.
• Insufficient trainees within a given geographical area
to justify provision of courses and companies
reluctant to release trainees
• Consequently courses not financially viable
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Changes in demand for
textile and apparel education
BUT
• Within the U.K.
• Textile manufacturing*: 127000 employed in
5456 business units
• Apparel*: 84000 employed in 5631 business
units * Statistics from survey conducted by Skillfast-UK December 2002
• So, despite the decline in the manufacturing
base, there continues to be the demand for
employees at all levels and hence the
demand for them to be educated and trained.
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Changes in demand for
textile and apparel education
However
• Conventional delivery of technological
education and training not cost effective
because of insufficient student numbers
Therefore
• To offer cost effective training requires a
change in the mode of provision, tailored to
the needs of industry and commerce, offered
at a convenient time and place, to suit the
individual needs of both the employee and the
employer.
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How can we meet this provision?
Need to recognise that
• Students/employees prefer to learn at different
times
• Employers cannot afford to allow employees to
study away from workplace
• Emphasis now is on "learning for life" and wider
access to learning.
• The ultimate goal must be education on-demand -
access and opportunity to learn at any time and
any place together with the development of skills
and experience.
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How can we meet this provision?
Use alternative forms of delivery
• E-learning
• Video delivery
• Synchronous and asynchronous communication
e.g. Internet chat rooms, email
• Classroom
• Books
• In-company practical training
• ―Blended learning‖
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What experience do we have in the use of
e-learning in textiles?
• In 1994 development of a computer based
learning system at the University of Leeds
for textiles and apparel was started
• A team comprising academic subject
specialists, media production and computer
based learning staff spent 18 months writing
text and producing videos, animations,
graphics
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Experiences in the use of computer based
learning for Textiles and Apparel
• Collaboration between academic staff in the
Department of Textile Industries, Audio-visual
services and the Computer Based Learning unit
• Content was compiled and authored using an
interactive document compiler to create
Assymetrix TOOLBOOK multimedia files.
• "Introduction to Textiles" launched in September
1995.
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Experiences in the use of computer based
learning for Textiles and Apparel
Features of the system are:
• It has dual functionality: It provides a structured
learning environment and a reference resource
browser
• It assumes no prior knowledge of Textiles or
Apparel
• It assumes no prior knowledge of computers
• It is simple to use with interactive features
• It has quick response - a minimum download time
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Experiences in the use of computer
based learning for Textiles and Apparel
It contains:
• ~ 800 screens ( pages)
• ~ 430 colour photographs
• ~ 200 graphics
• ~ 23 animations
• ~ 225 video sequences
• ~ 200 glossary items
• ~ 110 bibliography references
• ~ 600 self assessment exercises (MCQ’s)
• Audio commentaries
• Hypertext links
• A tutorial on the use of the system
• Glossary of terms
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ITT – Introduction to Textiles
Subjects
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ITT – Introduction to Textiles
Topics
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ITT – Introduction to Textiles
Learning
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ITT – Introduction to Textiles
Evaluation
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Experiences in the use of computer
based learning for Textiles and Apparel
• Content delivered in 2 modules
• Students typically spent 30-40 hours studying
content of each module in computer based
learning laboratory using work book
• Tutorials/practical demonstrations support
learning
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Experiences in the use of computer
based learning for Textiles and Apparel
• This significantly changed the mode of delivery of
content
• For the first time students could study at their
own pace in their own learning environment.
• Since 1995, an estimated 40,000 student hours
of learning have been delivered using the system
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Further Developments
Working on our own and in collaboration with
training organisations including KLITRA and
CBWT, 9 more modules have been developed:
• Fashion technology
• Clothing technology 2.0
• Knitwear technology 1.0
• Weaving technology 2.0
• Textile testing 2.0
• Nonwoven technology 2.0
• Weft knitted fabric analysis
• Woven fabric analysis
May 2004
• Fibre identification
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Further Developments
Clothing Technology 2.0
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Further Developments
Textile Testing 2.0
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Further Developments
_ Fibre Identification
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Commercial Usage
• System now marketed worldwide in response to
commercial demand
• Approximately 80 copies of the system both in
the U.K. and overseas, national and international
commercial manufacturing and retail
organisations.
• Now used in secondary schools as well
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How suitable is e-learning for training in
companies?
• Training organisations also recognising the
potential that this mode of delivery offers.
• Employees may study within allotted periods in
the factory in dedicated training facilities or during
slacker production times.
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The use of computer based learning to
support training in textiles and apparel
• The Knitting and Lace Industries Training Association in the
U.K piloted Introduction to Textiles within knitwear companies
• They also collaborated in the development of a Knitwear
Technology module specifically for knitwear manufacturers
in the Scottish borders companies.
• In 2002, the Confederation of British Wool Textiles conducted
a pilot study of Introduction to Textiles for training purposes.
• The new Weaving Technology module was also developed
and piloted.
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Evaluation of suitability of
Introduction to Textiles and Weaving
Technology for training purposes
• Copies of Introduction to Textiles and
Weaving Technology supplied to colleges
delivering further education courses to
trainees from manufacturers and some
textile manufacturers themselves (including a
fine worsted suiting manufacturer, a dyeing
and finishing company and a carpet
manufacturing company).
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Employee response
I w as able to understand the m aterial I w as able to understand the m aterial
w ithout difficulty w ithout difficulty
% of respondents
% of respondents
80 80
60 60
40 Series1 40 Series1
20 20
0 0
Disagree
Don't
Strongly
Disagree
Don't
know
Strongly
Strongly
know
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Opinion Opinion
Introduction to Textiles Weaving Technology
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Employee response
The learning system w as structured The learning system w as structured in a
in a logical w ay w hich w as easy to logical w ay w hich w as easy to follow
follow
70
% of respondents
% of respondents
100 60
80 50
40
60 30 Series1
Series1
40 20
20 10
0 0
Disagree
Don't
Strongly
know
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Opinion Opinion
Introduction to Textiles Weaving Technology
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Employee response
I w ould recom m end that m ore I w ould recom m end that m ore learning
learning and training m aterial should and training m aterial should be
be developed in this w ay developed in this w ay
% of respondents
% of respondents
40 60
30 50
40
20 Series1 30 Series1
10 20
10
0 0
Disagree
Disagree
Don't
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know
know
Strongly
Strongly
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Agree
Opinion Opinion
Introduction to Textiles Weaving Technology
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Employee response
Comments made by the evaluators of
Weaving Technology
―Very helpful, wish I had it sooner‖
• ―The package was good but needs to be
supported by lectures‖
• ―Easy to follow and fun to use, makes
learning enjoyable‖
• ― A very comprehensive programme.
….all in all an informative package also
very well presented.
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Latest developments
Currently working on a pan European (Leonardo da
Vinci mobility funding) collaborative project involving:
• Euratex – Belgium
• University of Kaunas – Lithuania
• University of Liberec – Czech Republic
• Manufacturers in Poland and Estonia
• KLITRA – UK
• CBWT – UK
to develop 2 multimedia training modules on carpet
and hosiery technology respectively.
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Conclusions from studies
Several clear messages emerge from the
experience of use to date.
• Motivation is a key factor - it is not sufficient
to offer such systems and expect all learners
to accept it.
• Support is needed in the form of learning
facilitators, to co-ordinate, motivate and
explain difficult concepts.
• It needs to be integrated into programmes of
study as one of a variety of modes of learning
- ―Blended Learning‖
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Model for a Vocational Learning Centre for
pre-degree textile education and training
Qualifications Framework
Blended / TEXTILE and
Qualifications Framework
CD/W W W
e-Learning APPAREL LEARNING
INSTITUTE
Local Training Colleges/Universities
Centres
W W W / email
Tutorial IN-COMPANY
Support TRAINING
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Qualifications Framework www.elearning-textiles.co.uk
E-learning can be delivered from
anywhere
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What’s the benefits for companies ?
• Convenience and ease of training
• Consistent quality, format and standard of
training material
• Access to worldwide education and training
material
• Qualifications
• The only viable means of providing
technological training qualifications for their
employees
• Training opportunities for mature employees
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What’s the benefits for employees ?
• Education on demand
• Convenience and ease of training
• Consistent quality,format and standard of
training material
• Access to worldwide education and training
material
• Qualifications
• Opportunities for career enhancement
• Tutor support
• Training opportunities for mature employees
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How can this be developed?
Government
Agencies
Industry and
Commerce
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Innovative textile education and
training - Other initiatives
• UK – Faraday Technitex Partnership
• Europe –
– EC projects
– Leonardo da Vinci projects
– Textile elearning projects
– Autex
– Virtual textiles project
– LIFT Group – Netherlands
• USA – North Carolina State University
• Canada – Textiles Human Resources Council
• Hong Kong – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
and CITA (Clothing Industry Training Authority)
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Collaborative short course provision
UK - Technitex Faraday partnership
(http://www.technitex.hw.ac.uk/)
Consortium of the Universities of Leeds/Heriot Watt/UMIST and
BTTG established to collaborate on Technical Textiles research
and the provision of short (unaccredited) training courses
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Collaborative short course
provision UK - Technitex
• Technitex Faraday partnership
• Initial 3 year funding of ~£4.5 m for a programme of
fundamental research, product development, consultancy
and training courses
• Level of response from companies good
• Recently renewed with tapered funding of £1m – needs to
be self funding in 3 years
• BTTG will lead the partnership with support from Regional
development agencies
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• Leonardo da Vinci European Community Initiative
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/leonardo/leon
ardo_en.html
Transnational co-operative projects between the various
players in vocational training - training bodies, vocational
schools, universities, businesses, chambers of commerce, etc.
- in an effort to increase mobility, to foster innovation and to
improve the quality of training.
• A database of Leonardo da Vinci projects can be
found at the following URL
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/leonardo/new
/leonardo2/products/recherche_prod_en2000.cfm
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• General elearning initiatives
There are numerous elearning initiatives details of which
can be found under http://elearningeuropa.info
• elearning textile projects LEONARDO DA VINCI
• MERIT-TEX
- Promoting Expertise on Industrial Excellence in Textiles
The project will develop training curricula and materials to
advance the knowledge of personnel in the Textiles sector
with regard to encouraging Industrial Excellence.
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• FIBRONET (fabrice.pirotte@centexbel.be)
Development of a Vocational Tool on Textile Fibres designed
for the New Work Situation in European SMEs based upon the
use of new information and communication technologies
An interactive, web-based, training tool will be developed to
inform upon all types of fibres to include information on
technical characteristics, textile families, functionality and types
of application
• TEMPTEX. (http://www.temptex.net)
Development of a standard interactive template for innovative
training in textiles
Its aim is to transform training products, some parts of which
only exist in hard copy, into interactive trainingproducts using
ICT.
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• Pan-European challenge for technological innovation
(m.viel@itech.fr)
It involves the creation of a tool for 'training in technological
innovation via research' for European higher-level
students, in partnership with the European manufacturing
industry.
• SOLCO (http://www.rso.it/solco/)
Key Skills to Secure Development of the Local Economy
The project aims to support government and local authority
staff (social actors) in the development of public training
policy for the local economy with regard to SMEs.
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• eTELESTIA (info@etelestia.com) eCONTENT
Enhancing content production in a multilingual and
multicultural environment
Development of a global on-line network offering localised
e-learning content and services in the fashion and clothing
sector.
• Taitava tevanake (leena.piispa@uta.fi) EQUAL
Its aim is to support enterprises in adapting to structural
change and in introducing new technologies.
• UP-SKILLS (jaimefs@eng.uminho.pt) LEONARDO
The project will analyse the professional profiles of senior
staff of SMEs to reduce the gap between technical and
of management
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• Autex (http://www.autex.org)
• This is an interdisciplinary organisation grouping together
universities with established international reputations in
textile education and research. It was founded in 1994.
• The AUTEX Association consists of members within
Europe (within and outside the European Union) and
beyond, including the USA. (15 Full European, 11
Associate European and NCSU)
• AUTEX mission statement :
"To facilitate co-operation in high level Textile Education
and Research".
• E-TEAM programme, an Advanced Masters programme in
Textiles.
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• Fashion -on line project (www.atc.gr/fol)
FASHION ON-LINE aims at demonstrating by
systematic benchmarking and the deployment of
selected pilots to assess the efficiency of innovative
technologies in overcoming the main obstacles to
broad adoption of B2C e-commerce by fashion SME
retailers, their business partners and consumers,
namely the size & fit problem (related to customers
body size and shape) and the product description
problem (fabric colour, garment style).
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• LIFTGroup (http://www.liftgroup.nl/)
• Dutch Educational Centre for the Textile and Garment
Industry. It provides, develops and co-ordinates
educational programmes geared to the needs of the
industry, and specialises in consultancy, training courses,
training handbooks and educational materials. It also
operates an apprentice system for vocational training.
• Tekot International is a European partnership of LIFT
group, CapitB (U.K) and Teko-Center (Denmark)
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• LIFTGroup: Compacity
The competency based publishing and
learning environment for the textiles industry
• ―Through my web browser I create
an individual learning path …
through all media.‖
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• LIFTGroup Compacity
European knowledge exchange and transfer for
the textiles and clothing industry through the
launch of an ultra-modern learning environment
Compacity, is gigantic database containing all
knowledge and subject matter of relevance to
the textile sector, constitutes a major
breakthrough for the knowledge society.
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Innovative textile education and
training – European Initiatives
• Compacity Data conversion to competency learning
European knowledge exchange and transfer for
the textiles and clothing industry through the
launch of an ultra-modern learning environment
Compacity, is gigantic database containing all
knowledge and subject matter of relevance to
the textile sector, constitutes a major
breakthrough for the knowledge society.
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Innovative textile education and
training – USA Initiatives - NCSU
• North Carolina State University, College of Textiles
• Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)
(http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/ncrc/) is a cooperative center with a lot
of industrial partners and carries out a lot of fundamental work
(through sponsored graduate students)
• NCRC is working with INDA (http://www.inda.org/) the
trade association representing the nonwoven fabrics industry in
the USA to offer a series of short courses on specialist topics.
These will be official NC State graduate courses offered either
for credit or non-credit as short courses These courses will also
be packaged and used for distance education.
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Innovative textile education and
training – USA Initiatives - NCSU
• Distance Learning is offered by the TEARS group
(http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/extension/service/)
• These are short courses held either on campus or in
mills (US or Central America). These are non-credit
courses (i.e. cannot count towards a degree
program) and are more rudimentary in nature.
• CD Rom and online versions being developed using
―Talking heads‖ approach
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Innovative textile education and
training – USA Initiatives - NCSU
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Innovative textile education and
training – USA Initiatives - NCSU
• Distance Education is offered through TOP
(http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/academic/distance/index.html)
• This includes several undergraduate and graduate
courses. The courses were traditionally offered via
video tape but are being made available on
CD/DVD and ultimately on-line.
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Innovative textile education and
training – USA Initiatives - NCSU
• The Anni Albers Program
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/departments/tatm/anni_albers.html
Students completing the Anni Albers Program will earn two
undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Art and Design in
the College of Design, and a Bachelor of Science in Textile
Technology in the College of Textiles.
• The Eli Whitney Scholars Program
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/departments/tatm/eli_whitney.html
The Eli Whitney Scholars Program allows students to earn
two degrees: a BS in Textile and Apparel Management and
a BA in Multidisciplinary Studies.
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Innovative textile education and
training – USA Initiatives - NCSU
• Centennial Campus(http://centennial.ncsu.edu/ )
North Carolina State University's vision of the campus of
the future—a "technopolis" of university, corporate and
government R&D facilities and business incubators, with
an exciting town centre, executive conference centre and
hotel, upscale housing, and recreational amenities
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Innovative textile education and
training – Canadian initiatives - THRC
• Textiles and Human Resources Council of Canada
(http://www.thrc-crhit.org/) an independent, non-profit, non-
government partnership, have introduced several
initiatives:
• Textile Management Internship Program (TMIP
and WebTMIP) and Textile Training through
Technology
– Conventional, CD Rom and ultimately WWW based
delivery of educational and training material. ( Licensed the
use of assets from ITT).
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Innovative textile education and
training– Canadian Initiatives - THRC
• Skills needs assessment programme
• Access to online Workplace Performance Skills
Programs from Harvard Business School and Cardean
University consortium for employees at all levels
• In-company skills and learning centres
• Career-Tex – to stimulate interest
• Textile Opportunities programme – Wage subsidies
to encourage graduate recruitment
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Innovative textile education and
training – Hong Kong Initiatives
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Institute of
Textiles and Clothing (http://www.itc.polyu.edu.hk/)
• In addition to conventionally delivered programmes it offers
distance learning programmes, available in China, where
the staff concerned also travel to support the delivery.
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Innovative textile education and
training – Hong Kong Initiatives
• Apparelkey.com (http://www.apparelkey.com/) is
an apparel manufacturing knowledge portal site
developed by the Institute of Textiles and Clothing
(ITC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(PolyU) in collaboration with the Chinese
University of Hong Kong (CUHK). .
• links users to a worldwide community of apparel
experts, and access to new product development
intelligence, authoritative expertise and
information on apparel manufacturing
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Innovative textile education and
training – Hong Kong Initiatives
• CITA Clothing Industry Training Authority
(http://www.clothingtraining.hk/)
• CITA offers a wide range of services to the clothing
industry. One innovative educational and training
programme is their learning portal ec-learning.co.hk which
provides on-line modules in 3D pattern design and grading
and a chat line for support.
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Summary
• This paper has
• considered the changes taking place within textile
and apparel education and training particularly
within the U.K to explain the background to
multimedia developments in textile and apparel
education and training.
• described developments in multimedia, computer
based learning and proposals for new delivery
mechanisms
• presented an overview of other global education
and training initiatives in textiles an apparel
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Final Thoughts
―Asia is seeing a massive an insuperable demand
for higher education. It is beyond the ability of the
world’s universities to satisfy the needs by
physical campuses‖
A Olsen THES May 16th 2003
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Final Thoughts
―By 2020 China will be unable to supply the 20
million university places required to meet the
needs of its developing economy and by 2015
India will struggle to supply a needed 9 million
places. Demand will far exceed the capacity of the
global education industry to provide enrolments
….. E-learning offers a quantum leap in
economies of scale….and is expected to boom if
SARS forces students to study more from home‖
THES May 16th 2003
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Innovative Textile Education and
Training
S.C.Harlock B.Sc. Ph.D., The
University of Leeds - Media
Innovations Ltd
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