The global fashion industry continues to gain traction at the moment and with the current stance of evolutionary change we see becoming almost a norm worldwide.
It is no doubt an industry that brings with it a lot of innovative creativity and opens doors to more talent from across the world. Looking at the fashion industry from a global context, the fashion market is valued at USD $3 trillion and represents 2% of the world’s GDP.
The fashion industry is vast and vibrant and is full of opportunity, which takes creativity and talent into a realm of consistent development. Human beings will continue to wear clothes and trends catch up even faster than ever, thanks to the penetration of entities such as social media and influencer marketing, which only continues to seep their way into everyday civilian life.
Every major city in the world for instance, has claim to their own fashion-focused sense of the industry, attracting tourists and hordes of fashion conscious people to visit such outlets and shop to their heart’s content. If we talk about New York City’s (NYC) fashion industry alone, it is valued at USD $98 billion and helps to generate tax revenues of up to USD $2 billion. The NYC fashion industry also allocates USD $10.9 billion in wages alone and boasts 180,000 employees in this sector.
The industry is ever growing and people need to learn about this sector and understand that when there is a boom in the industry, then they should go ahead with the leap and take advantage of the situation. In Sri Lanka, many fashion students look towards becoming fashion entrepreneurs.
Through their range of short courses and diploma courses on offer, they have ensured that a level of variety and creativity is maintained that would suit other industries such as tourism and hospitality.
The Singer Fashion Academy offers over 20 different programs, which include three diploma programs, 08 certificate programs and 11 short courses.
The academy recently was named the first and only institute in the country to receive course validation status from the Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) in the UK.
Countries such as Australia have already shown demand for fashion designers and people to fill jobs in the sector and these prospects help attract youth who are exposed to the latest trends and showcase fresh ideas and creative traits.
Singer Fashion Academy has also taken into consideration the great requirement for manpower, experienced within the garment sector in Sri Lanka. Taking into account these needs, Singer helps people join the workforce as skilled workers, in areas such as Machine Operators for instance.
Singer Fashion Academy continues to revise and update their syllabi based on global industry requirements and keep on expanding their program portfolio in line with changing trends.
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