Fashion Careers II 8281 36 weeks / 280 hours Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ...... 1 Course Description ...... 2 Task Essentials Table ...... 2 Curriculum Framework ...... 4 SOL Correlation by Task ...... 57 Teaching Resources ...... 59 Appendix: Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Cluster Information ...... 61 Acknowledgments
The components of this instructional framework were developed by the following curriculum development panelists:
Deidra Arrington, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Cynthia Boggs, Instructor, Lord Botetourt High School, Botetourt County Public Schools Jin-A Chang, Instructor, Fairfax Academy for Communications and the Arts, Fairfax County Public Schools Farrell Doss, Professor, Radford University, Radford Kerri Hederer, Instructor, Mountain View High School, Stafford County Public Schools Shana Katz, Instructor, Glen Allen High School, Henrico County Public Schools Marie King, Director, Lok Fashion Institute, Inc. Stafford Joni Lam, Instructor, Turner Ashby High School, Rockingham County Public Schools Karen Munden, Extension Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Beach Margaret Nettles, Instructor, Kecoughtan High School, Hampton City Schools Hawa Stwodah, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Windi Turner, Director, James Madison University, Harrisonburg Kellie Wheeler, Instructor, Deep Creek High School, Chesapeake City Public Schools
Correlations to the Virginia Standards of Learning were reviewed and updated by:
Leslie R. Bowers, English Teacher (ret.), Newport News Public Schools Vickie L. Inge, Mathematics Committee Member, Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition Anne F. Markwith, New Teacher Mentor (Science), Gloucester County Public Schools Michael Nagy, Social Studies Department Chair, Rustburg High School, Campbell County Public Schools
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Kathleen Buchanan, Virginia FCCLA Membership and Adviser Development Coordinator, reviewed and updated the FCCLA correlations.
The framework was edited and produced by the CTE Resource Center:
Debi F. Coleman, Writer/Editor Kevin P. Reilly, Administrative Coordinator
Virginia Department of Education Staff
Helen G. Fuqua, Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences and Related Clusters J. Anthony Williams, Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator Dr. David S. Eshelman, Director, Workforce Development and Initiatives George R. Willcox, Director, Operations and Accountability
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Virginia Department of Education
Copyright © 2020 Course Description
Suggested Grade Level: 11 or 12 Prerequisites: 8280 Fashion Careers I
Fashion Careers II students focus on the advanced technical skills necessary for careers in the fashion industry by continuing to develop skills in illustrating, draping, pattern making, garment construction, and marketing. Students explore opportunities for work-based learning and entrepreneurship within the fashion industry. Task Essentials Table
• Tasks/competencies designated by plus icons ( ) in the left-hand column(s) are essential • Tasks/competencies designated by empty-circle icons ( ) are optional • Tasks/competencies designated by minus icons ( ) are omitted • Tasks marked with an asterisk (*) are sensitive.
8281 Tasks/Competencies
Analyze the meaning of work and the meaning of family.
Compare how families affect work life and how work life affects families.
Identify management strategies for balancing work and family roles.
Select textile fibers and fabrics for products based on their performance characteristics. 2
Examine processes for producing fibers, yarns, and fabrics in textile products.
Identify the effects of fiber, yarn, fabric characteristics, and finishes on design, construction, care, use, and maintenance of apparel and other products.
Summarize textile regulations, standards, and labeling requirements.
Research specific trends in historical dress.
Compare specific garment trends according to socioeconomic status.
Apply the elements and principles of design through fashion sketches.
Apply the elements and principles of design to assist clients in making clothing choices.
Produce a storyboard that includes inspiration, (i.e., mood/feel), fabrication, and original apparel design and or flats using technology.
Analyze a design.
Identify tailoring techniques within a garment.
Outline the specification process.
Identify the components in the creation of a garment.
Design a garment.
Construct garments, using draping and flat pattern-making techniques.
Explore industry methods for garment design and construction.
Identify sustainable business practices.
Explain how businesses retain their workforce.
Research how design firms introduce new fashion lines each season.
Critique varied methods of promoting apparel and textile products.
Examine market segmentation within the fashion industry.
Research apparel and textile product marketing.
Identify the operational components of customer service.
Examine employee and employer responsibilities and liabilities regarding industry-related safety, security, and environmental issues.
Examine considerations related to starting a business.
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Examine public policy, including legislation and regulations, affecting the textile and apparel industries.
Identify elements of a business plan.
Evaluate opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial endeavors in the fashion industry.
Develop a personal career plan in the fashion industry.
Examine the effect of textile and apparel occupations on local, state, national, and global economies.
Identify short-term and long-term career goals.
Match personal skill sets to specific careers in the fashion industry.
Identify fashion-industry-specific resources for finding employment.
Evaluate job opportunities, including job requirements and offers. Legend: Essential Non-essential Omitted
Curriculum Framework Balancing Work and Family
Task Number 39 Analyze the meaning of work and the meaning of family.
Definition
Analysis should include
• evaluating work systems and family systems (structures) • assessing characteristics of strong work and family organizations • examining the evolution of the workforce • identifying the rewards of work within and outside the family • describing the roles and responsibilities of employees and family members • determining the effects of interdependence on each member of the family • evaluating ways in which the evolution of the family life cycle affects choices and decisions • examining personal and family values.
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Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What factors should we consider when analyzing work and family structures? • What criteria should we use to assess work and family systems? • How are the roles and responsibilities of employed workers and family members alike, and how are they different? • How is the role of management in the workplace like or unlike the role of management in the family?
Communication
• How can the workplace be respectful of the family and individuals? • How can we communicate to others the importance of being aware of the values of work and family? • How can family members at different stages of the family life cycle communicate their values and choices?
Leadership
• What leadership techniques are needed to develop workplace strategies for change? • How can the family and the employer develop leadership skills in individuals? • What leadership techniques are needed to develop family strategies for change? • How can leadership skills be integrated into the family and the workplace?
Management
• How can we develop a life plan that reflects family values? • How can an individual’s management skills be integrated into the family? Into the workplace? • What resources can help us determine our work and family values?
National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education
1.1.1 Summarize local and global policies, issues, and trends in the workplace, community, and family dynamics that affect individuals and families. 1.1.2 Analyze the effects of social, economic, and technological changes on work and family dynamics. 6.1.1 Analyze family as the basic unit of society. 6.1.2 Analyze the role of family in transmitting societal expectations. 6.1.4 Analyze the role of family in teaching culture and traditions across the life span.
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Task Number 40 Compare how families affect work life and how work life affects families.
Definition
Comparison should include
• the financial, social, intellectual, emotional, and ethical issues involved in work and family roles • the effect of career choices on parenting decisions and the effects of parenting decisions on career choices and life goals.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What effects do technological changes in the workplace have on families? • What effects do other workplace trends have on families? • What are the benefits and disadvantages of work as it relates to family? • What are the effects of family stress and/or change on the workplace? • What effects might family life have on the financial issues of work? Social issues? Intellectual issues? Ethical issues?
Communication
• How can we communicate the importance of work life to family members and the importance of family life to those in the workplace? • What communication skills do we need to balance the effects of family life on work? Work life on families?
Leadership 6
• What leadership techniques do we need to develop workplace strategies for change? • How can the family and the employer develop leadership skills in individuals? • What leadership techniques do we need to be able to direct or redirect the effects of family on work and work on family? • How can leadership skills be integrated into the family and the workplace?
Management
• How can an individual’s management skills be integrated into the family? Into the workplace? • What resources can help us analyze and manage ways in which families are affected by work life and work is affected by family life? • What management skills do we need to minimize the effects of family life on work and the effects of work on family life? • What resources can help us determine our values toward work and families?
National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education
1.1.1 Summarize local and global policies, issues, and trends in the workplace, community, and family dynamics that affect individuals and families. 1.1.2 Analyze the effects of social, economic, and technological changes on work and family dynamics. 1.1.4 Analyze potential effects of various career path decisions on balancing work and family. 1.1.5 Determine goals for life-long learning and leisure opportunities for all family members.
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Task Number 41 Identify management strategies for balancing work and family roles.
Definition
Identification should include strategies related to
• use of time, particularly spending quality time with children • prioritization of family and work responsibilities • ways to handle stress of adults and children • health and safety issues, including sick-child care • conflict resolution • family and work values • stages of the family and career life cycles.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What is the relationship between the family’s circumstances and work productivity? • Why is it important to a person, to the family, and to the employer to balance work and family roles? • What factors should we consider when developing management strategies related to family? To the workplace? • What responsibility does an employer have for a worker’s well-being at home? • When is it appropriate for an employer to intervene in an employee’s personal/family life? • What is the relationship of community activities and responsibilities to work and family roles? • How do management strategies for balancing work and family roles change as the family progresses through its life cycle?
Communication
• When is it appropriate for an employee to communicate personal/family problems to an employer? • What communication skills do we need to develop strategies for balancing work and family roles? • How can we communicate to others the importance of balancing work and family roles?
Leadership
• What leadership techniques can we use to address and resolve conflict regarding work and family roles? • What skills do family members need to become leaders?
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• What criteria should we use to assess our efforts at balancing work and family roles?
Management
• What management skills do we need to set priorities at work and at home? • What training is needed to develop management strategies for balancing work and family roles? • What management skills do we need to deal with issues at different stages of the family life cycle?
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1.1.6 Develop a life plan, including pathways to acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to achieve individual, family, and career goals. 2.1.1 Apply time management, organizational, and process skills to prioritize tasks and achieve goals.
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Applying Fabric Technology
Task Number 42 Select textile fibers and fabrics for products based on their performance characteristics.
Definition
Selection should be based on an evaluation of fiber blends and fabric weight with regard to strength, ease of care, resistance to weather exposure, durability, comfort, resilience, and colorfastness.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking 9
• What are the characteristics of natural and man-made fibers? • What factors affect decisions about textile fiber and fabric use?
Communication
• What questions would help clarify the performance characteristics of textile fibers and fabrics? • What information is needed before choosing a textile fiber or fabric?
Leadership
• What strategies would be useful when comparing and contrasting the performance of textile fibers and fabrics? • Why is it important to consider the origins of a textile fiber or fabric (e.g., to establish standards and labeling credibility)?
Management
• What decision process will help ensure that the performance characteristics of textile fibers and fabrics match design specifications? • When should performance characteristics be evaluated?
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Task Number 43 Examine processes for producing fibers, yarns, and fabrics in textile products.
Definition
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Examination should include production processes for creating fibers, yarns, and textile products in factories and by contractors, companies, or individuals.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How are fibers turned into yarn or thread? • How is yarn or thread turned into textiles? • What advantages and disadvantages are associated with various production processes for creating fibers, yarns or threads, and other textile products?
Communication
• What questions should a fashion industry professional ask to assess production processes for creating fibers, yarns, and textile products? • How might fashion industry professionals provide input to producers of fibers, yarns, fabrics, and textile products?
Leadership
• What skills are needed for assessing production of fibers, yarns, and textile products? • Why is it important for a fashion industry professional to know and care about textile production processes?
Management
• What is the role of quality control in textile production? • What resources are available to help a designer examine, assess, and select production processes for creating fibers, yarns, and textile products? • What is the role of management in the production of fibers, yarns, and textile products? • How is this management role similar and different from the role of a manager in a fashion industry business?
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Professional Presentation
Task Number 44 Identify the effects of fiber, yarn, fabric characteristics, and finishes on design, construction, care, use, and maintenance of apparel and other products.
Definition
Identification may include
• explaining the appropriate fabric characteristics for a given design • testing fabrics, yarns, and fibers to determine maintenance requirements, comfort, durability and finishes.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• Which industries or professions are more likely to use man-made instead of natural fibers? • Why should alternatives be considered when choosing fiber, yarn, and fabric? • What tests determine the durability of finishes?
Communication
• What questions should a fashion industry professional ask to determine the textiles needed for a specific regional market, age group, global market, or combinations of these three markets? • What factors should a designer consider when selecting a fabric?
Leadership
• What textile criteria should be established and maintained to ensure success for a company's design line? • What additional textile criteria need to be considered to maintain the designer's reputation or a company's reputation? • What in-house decisions will allow the designer and/or company to build a reputable business?
Management
• How can a designer and/or company measure success at matching textile selection to design, construction, care, use, and maintenance of products? • What alternative actions should be considered regarding textile selection for a project?
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Task Number 45 Summarize textile regulations, standards, and labeling requirements.
Definition
Summary should include the purpose, effects, and consequences of current textile regulations, standards, labeling requirements, and environmental concerns of the industry.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What influence does government regulation of the textile and apparel industry have on consumers? • How are textile-related regulations, standards, and labeling decisions made?
Communication
• What do textile manufacturers need to know about regulations, standards, labeling and environmental concerns in order to conduct their business? How can they access this information? • How are regulations, standards, and labeling requirements communicated to apparel and textile manufacturers?
Leadership
• How can textile manufacturers and practitioners in the fashion industry provide input into the development of regulations, standards, and labeling requirements that affect their industry?
Management
• What procedures and checklists are needed by managers to keep abreast of regulations, standards, and labeling requirements? • How do textile regulations, standards, and labeling requirements affect day-to-day planning and management in a fashion industry business?
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Demonstrating Fashion Design Skills
Task Number 46 Research specific trends in historical dress.
Definition
Research should include the evolution of fashion through historical eras from early civilizations, ancient Greece and Rome, the Renaissance, and the 17th through the 21st centuries.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How does clothing reflect the trends of an era? • What historical factors have influenced contemporary fashion design?
Communication
• What resources are available to learn about clothing worn in past centuries? • How might fashion designers in the distant future learn about the clothing worn in the early 21st century?
Leadership
• What influence have cultural leaders had on clothing? • How do fashion designers play a leadership role in clothing design?
Management
• How have fashion trends affected resources? • How can a knowledge of fashion history be useful to a fashion-design manager?
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Task Number 47 Compare specific garment trends according to socioeconomic status.
Definition
Comparison should include the influence that socioeconomic status and class (e.g., elite, middle, working class) has had on fashion.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How do today’s fashions differ among the classes throughout history? • How does clothing reflect the cultural trends of an era? • What historical factors have influenced contemporary design? • How is fashion cyclical in nature?
Communication
• What resources are available to learn about clothing worn in past centuries? • How might fashion designers in the distant future learn about the clothing worn throughout history?
Leadership
• What influence did cultural leaders have on clothing throughout history? • How did fashion leaders play a role in clothing design?
Management
• How have resources influenced fashion trends throughout history? • How can a knowledge of fashion history be useful to a fashion industry professional?
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Task Number 48 Apply the elements and principles of design through fashion sketches.
Definition
Application should include textiles and color renderings that reflect design elements and principles, using fashion croquis figure illustrations.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How do color and season influence designs? • How does a fashion illustrator choose the best medium for illustrating design ideas?
Communication
• What questions should a designer ask the customer before beginning the design process? • How do color and detail help the designer communicate ideas?
Leadership
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• What leadership skills does a fashion illustrator need in order to be successful? • How would a fashion designer present a design idea to the client?
Management
• What skills are needed by a fashion illustrator to translate ideas into fashion sketches? • How does the use of different materials communicate different sketch ideas?
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Task Number 49 Apply the elements and principles of design to assist clients in making clothing choices.
Definition
Application of the elements and principles of design should assist clients in making decisions by addressing their specific needs and personal tastes.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How can elements and principles of design be used to help clients make decisions regarding apparel or décor? • How can the designer find creative solutions when the client has a small budget? • Why should the final design reflect the client’s personal tastes? • How can the designer introduce sustainable fashion to clients?
Communication 17
• What communication skills are needed to assist clients in making decisions? • What is the value of feedback received from clients?
Leadership
• What decision-making skills are needed when assisting clients in applying the elements and principles of design? • How can the designer gain the client’s trust?
Management
• What criteria should be used when applying the elements and principles of design to assist clients in making decisions? • What resources and equipment are needed to reach those goals?
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Repurpose and Redesign
Task Number 50 Produce a storyboard that includes inspiration, (i.e., mood/feel), fabrication, and original apparel design and or flats using technology.
Definition
Production of a storyboard should include relevant information and use of related technologies (e.g., Adobe software, screen printing, 3D printers, web design).
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How important is technological knowledge and skill in apparel and textile design? • How has commercial drawing/design software evolved over time? • How does technology affect fashion design work?
Communication
• How is technology useful for communicating with clients, potential clients, vendors, and manufacturers? • How is technology useful in keeping pace with recent developments in the fashion industry?
Leadership
• What decision-making skills might come into play when using technology in apparel and textile design? • What are the pros and cons of using technology in apparel and textile design?
Management
• What training and resources are needed to improve technology skills for the fashion industry professional? • What procedures should be followed when implementing technology in a fashion industry business? • What could be the consequences of ignoring recent technological innovations/improvements? • How can the use of current technological innovations/improvements strengthen textile design?
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Task Number 051 Analyze a design.
Definition
Analysis should include the critical evaluation of a design for function and performance, such as
• appropriateness for the target customer group/market (e.g., Is the shape of the garment appropriate for the age group?) • functionality of a garment (e.g., Is the customer able to move, stretch, go through the daily motions of work and life without the garment getting in the way or causing restriction of movement?) • performance and quality of garment construction, fabrics, and notions (e.g., How much wear and tear will the garment go through?).
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What does spec mean? • Why is it important to assess and edit (i.e., change of design after assessment) designs? • How does the season affect the design of clothing and assessment of the design? • What does it mean to have a functional design?
Communication
• How does the customer group/market communicate, aid, and influence the assessment of designs? • How would you express the design?
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• What skills are necessary in analyzing new designs? • How can students practice assessment of design using themselves as the target market and using clothes in their closet?
Management
• What are the steps involved in effectively assessing a design? • What other ways could one choose to represent the design?
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Using Apparel Production Techniques
Task Number 52
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Identify tailoring techniques within a garment.
Definition
Identification should include basic tailoring techniques (e.g., bound buttonholes, welt pockets, lapped seams, sleeve plackets, notched collars).
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How is tailoring different from other construction methods? What is custom tailoring? What are couture techniques? • Why are these types of tailoring rarely used in today’s fashion industry?
Communication
• What communication needs should be considered when tailoring for the individual customer? • How might the role of communication be different when tailoring for an individual rather than tailoring for an employer?
Leadership
• What are the consequences when tailoring does not meet industry standards?
Management
• What procedures might be used to improve tailoring techniques? • What resources are needed to use tailoring techniques?
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Task Number 53 Outline the specification process.
Definition
Outline should include an understanding of
• points of measure • construction notes • technique of measuring • tools used (e.g., tape measure, clear plastic ruler, “L” square, French curve).
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What points of measure are necessary for the proper fit of a garment? • What is the proper technique for obtaining those measurements? • How can the improper use of proper tools affect measurements and the fit of a garment?
Communication
• What information should be communicated through construction notes? • How should points of measure be communicated in construction notes?
Leadership
• How can leaders ensure that the specification process is completed correctly and accurately? • Why is teamwork important in the specification process?
Management
• How can managers ensure all employees use proper techniques of measure?
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Task Number 54 Identify the components in the creation of a garment.
Definition
Identification should include
• sources of inspiration • selection of fabrics • silhouettes • use of color and color schemes • fit • realistic expectations about the design and final products.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• Where might one find inspiration in the design process? • How does a croquis help with the design process? • How should the elements of design enter into a critique of the final design? • How does the selection of fabric affect the final product?
Communication
• How can the use of silhouettes create flattering designs for different body types? • What effect do voice tone and eye contact have on critiquing style? • Why is it important to point out positives as well as negatives?
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Leadership
• How can constructive criticism improve a design of a garment? • Why should industry leaders be able recognize avant-garde design?
Management
• How will the fabric choice affect the outcome of the final design? • When in the design process is a critique most beneficial? • What steps should be taken if a garment design is rejected by industry peers? • How can managers ensure that expectations for a design and final product are realistic?
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Task Number 55 Design a garment.
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Definition
Designing a garment should include
• researching apparel lines • researching fibers • selecting fabrics • presenting inspiration and concept boards, visuals, and fashion illustrations.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What effects do season, demographics, and psychographics (socioeconomic status, interests) have on designing an apparel line? • How do trends, current events, and popular culture affect the design of apparel? • What benefit might a mood board or storyboard be for an upcoming design line?
Communication
• How do designers communicate their inspiration to others? • How can communication with customers inspire an apparel line?
Leadership
• How do designers work cooperatively with marketing and production teams? • What leadership skills are needed to launch and market an apparel line? • What steps should be taken to ensure quality in the design process?
Management
• What management factors need to be considered when designing an apparel line? • What are the key goals when designing an apparel line? • How are raw materials sourced for a new apparel line?
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Task Number 56 Construct garments, using draping and flat pattern-making techniques.
Definition
Construction should demonstrate creative design concepts, using material or a computer program.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• When should a designer use flat pattern-making techniques, draping, or computerized patterns? • What are the advantages and disadvantages of using computer-aided design? • What are the advantages and disadvantages of using material for the initial design? • What skills can be learned by altering blocks or flat patterns to construct garments?
Communication
• How can designers communicate with colleagues and clients to improve their apparel-production techniques? • What kind of dialogue among designers would yield imaginative designs with material or a computer program, using draping and/or flat pattern-making techniques?
Leadership
• What strategies are needed to develop quality production techniques? • Why should the designer be skilled in draping and flat pattern-making techniques?
Management
• What management traits would be desirable to encourage or promote creativity in garment construction? • What are the steps in setting up a smooth-functioning production process? 27
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Task Number 57 Explore industry methods for garment design and construction.
Definition
Exploration should include tech packs, modular manufacturing, and mass customization.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What is a tech pack? 28
• How are tech packs incorporated into fashion design production?
Communication
• How do communication skills benefit the technical designer? • How has Internet communication changed fashion design?
Leadership
• What skill sets do technical designers need? • Why is teamwork important to modular manufacturing?
Management
• How has mass customization changed the fashion industry? • What are the production advantages of modular manufacturing?
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Exploring Responsible Practices in the Fashion Industry
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Task Number 58 Identify sustainable business practices.
Definition
Identification should include
• community engagement • ethical business practices (e.g., fair trade, child labor considerations, living wages) • environmental stewardship (e.g., using recycled material, sourcing production).
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What are sustainable business practices? • What innovative methods are used to develop more strategic approaches to engage local communities? • What role does the fashion/textile industry professional plan in sustainable business practices? • What is a tech pack? • How are tech packs incorporated into fashion design production? • What effect does the garment industry have on the environment? • What are the pros and cons of operating a sustainable business?
Communication
• How do businesses’ ethical practices affect sourcing of fair-trade materials? • What new types of practices need to be communicated to the community? • How do communication skills benefit the technical designer? • How has Internet communication changed fashion design? • How could one express the ability to produce sustainable products?
Leadership
• What can businesses do to play a more engaged role in society and with designers? • How could designers interact more closely with the people who make the garments? How could designers discover the needs of the people in the community around the factory? • What skill sets do technical designers need? • Why is teamwork important to modular manufacturing? • How could the fashion industry professional differentiate between sustainable and unsustainable business practices?
Management
• Why should material knowledge be incorporated into environmental stewardship?
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• How do new design practices change fashion/textile designers? • How has mass customization changed the fashion industry? • What are the production advantages of modular manufacturing? • How can one classify sustainable business practices?
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Repurpose and Redesign
Task Number 59 31
Explain how businesses retain their workforce.
Definition
Explanation should include
• professional development • employee morale • benefits and incentives.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How do businesses retain their workforce? • How does positive employee morale benefit a business? • Why should a business cultivate a work environment that promotes true work-life balance? • What criteria would one use to assess employees in the design industry?
Communication
• Why do employees become disengaged? • Why are employee engagement surveys and brainstorming sessions one of the greatest perks employers can give to employees? • How should one communicate with the workforce?
Leadership
• When are incentives and benefits used to boost employee morale and engagement? • Why should companies create a legacy of learning and coaching programs? • What do workers need to know to be promoted within the industry?
Management
• How can using engagement, enablement, and energy at an operations management level develop positive changes? • How can on-the-job training at no cost to the employee boost employee engagement and productivity? • How could employers rate employees’ job performance?
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Financial Fitness: Earning
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Financial Fitness: Spending
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Exploring the Marketing of Fashion
Task Number 60 Research how design firms introduce new fashion lines each season.
Definition
Research should include using online resources such as YouTube, bloggers, vloggers, social media websites, and ecommerce.
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Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What role has ecommerce played in design firms introducing new fashion lines each season? • How has the Internet helped introduce new fashion lines? • How does visual media disseminate fashion information? • What online resources can help design firms introduce fashion lines each season? • What design firms plan to launch new lines of fashion?
Communication
• How can design firms characterize consumers to make them purchase clothes online? • How can a design firm create content that builds a community around their brand? • What ways can design firms change the way they use the Internet and social media platforms as it changes?
Leadership
• How can social media sites increase sales? • How does YouTube assist in fashion lines marketing each season? • How do websites use design and quality along with consumer perception to create their sites? • What steps do design firms follow to help identify their target market?
Management
• How does a design firm use Facebook pixels and software development kits without invading the privacy of its users? • How can vloggers and bloggers be essential to creating new audiences and content for the design firms fashion lines?
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Task Number 61 Critique varied methods of promoting apparel and textile products.
Definition
Critique should compare promotional campaigns (i.e., print media, radio, TV, in-store, and Internet promotions), assess strengths and weaknesses, and evaluate strategies with regard to:
• What to sell • How to sell • To whom to sell • When to sell (seasonal nature of fashion) • What to charge
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What are the goals and methods of promoting apparel and textile products? • What are the consequences of using unethical marketing practices? • Why should a fashion industry professional know and care about marketing strategies? • How can an understanding of target market be useful to a fashion industry professional?
Communication
• What basic points need to be communicated when promoting apparel and textile products? • How does communication contribute to the success of textile and apparel merchandising?
Leadership
• What leadership skills are needed to promote apparel and textile products? • Who decides which promotion methods are suitable for specific needs? How are these decisions made?
Management
• What consequences may occur if a business fails to research and evaluate the varied methods of promoting apparel and textile products? • Where should apparel and textile products be promoted?
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• What are the steps in setting a marketing budget?
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Task Number 62 Examine market segmentation within the fashion industry.
Definition
Examination should explore market diversification within the fashion industry and determine how segmentation allows a company to identify and serve the needs of a variety of target markets.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What is market segmentation? • What is market diversification? 36
• How does market segmentation help determine a marketing mix?
Communication
• How does market segmentation shape promotional messages to consumers? • Why should promotional messages be targeted to an audience?
Leadership
• How can market diversification strengthen a company? • What steps can be taken to reach new markets?
Management
• How does market segmentation improve market positioning? • What are four primary bases for segmenting a market?
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Task Number 63
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Research apparel and textile product marketing.
Definition
Research should include information from books, newspapers, magazines, trade journals, the Internet, and personal interviews or meetings with marketing professionals, to consider the following:
• Consumer market • Microsegmentation • Niche retailing • Database marketing • Quantitative and qualitative research marketing • Omni-channel retailing • Fashion forecasting • Prophetic fashion • Influences on consumer sentiment
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• Why should research be conducted before attempting to market apparel and textile products? • How do forecasting techniques benefit marketers? • How are color selections decided each season? • What instruments can be used to gather marketing data?
Communication
• What key questions should be asked when conducting research? • How do consumer attitudes influence marketing campaigns?
Leadership
• Where do fashion industry leaders get their inspiration? • How does marketing research contribute to the success of apparel or textile merchandising?
Management
• What methods can be used to evaluate the results of the research? • What are some venues that work well for marketing research?
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Describing Business Operations
Task Number 64 Identify the operational components of customer service.
Definition
Identification may include
• policies • procedures • technologies (e.g., customer relationship management software).
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What skills are required in order to deliver quality customer service? • What is a consumer-centric business?
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Communication
• How do listening skills affect the quality of customer service? • How can good communication skills help solve customer problems?
Leadership
• What characteristics are important to quality customer service (e.g., empathy, sensitivity, friendliness)? • What actions should be taken to resolve customer problems quickly?
Management
• What steps should be followed to provide quality customer service? • Why should a company develop a customer service policy?
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Task Number 65
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Examine employee and employer responsibilities and liabilities regarding industry-related safety, security, and environmental issues.
Definition
Examination should include researching case studies or interviewing local business owners to investigate employee and employer responsibilities and liabilities regarding industry-related safety, security, and environmental issues.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What workplace policies may be developed to deal with employee and employer responsibilities and liabilities regarding industry-related safety, security, and environmental issues? • What responsibility does an employer have for outsourced labor and contractors?
Communication
• How can related safety, security, and environmental issues be communicated to employees and employers in the industry? • What could be the consequences of failing to communicate safety issues to employees? To employers?
Leadership
• Who are the leaders within companies or businesses who handle responsibilities and liabilities regarding industry-related safety, security, and environmental issues? • What benefits could result if a company decided to take a pro-environment stance?
Management
• What procedures and policies should be established and followed to assure safety, security, and compliance with environmental regulations? • What benefits could result if local businesses shared ideas on security and environmental improvements?
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Task Number 66 Examine considerations related to starting a business.
Definition
Examination should include an evaluation and description of viable business opportunities in the fashion industry, considering factors such as the product or service to be offered, target market(s), location, distribution methods, staffing needs, start-up costs, and operational costs (e.g., markups, markdowns), as well as funding sources.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How does market research benefit a new business? • What are the pros and cons of starting a business?
Communication
• What communication skills are needed to start a business? • How can business owners communicate their vision to investors?
Leadership
• What leadership qualities are required to start a business? • Why should a leader delegate some business responsibilities?
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• What training and resources are available for starting a business? • What is the value of setting short-term, mid-range, and long-term goals for the business?
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Task Number 67 Examine public policy, including legislation and regulations, affecting the textile and apparel industries.
Definition 43
Examination may include
• legislation, such as labor protection, fair trade, import/export quotas, and consumer protection • regulations that affect licensing, zoning, taxes, labeling, and registering a business name • public policy issues, such as those involving the environment or international trade.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• Why has it been necessary to develop legislation, regulations, and public policy affecting the textile and apparel industry? • What are the consequences of having legislation, regulations, and public policy affecting the textile and apparel industry?
Communication
• What communication skills are needed to understand and apply legislation and regulations to the textile and apparel industry? • How should a company communicate legal regulations to employees?
Leadership
• What resources are available to the textile and apparel industry to help it understand and apply legislation and regulations, as well as institute policy? • How can the textile and apparel industry take a leadership role in the global economy?
Management
• What steps can textile and apparel businesses take to manage their businesses in accordance with legislation, regulations, and public policy?
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Career Investigation
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Public Policy Advocate
Task Number 68 Identify elements of a business plan.
Definition
Identification should include elements such as
• a mission statement • a detailed description of the business, its product or service, and its owners/founders • marketing, operations, financial, and growth plans.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• Why should a business plan address the outlook for the industry? • How should the “big idea” for the product or service be presented in the business plan?
Communication
• What communication skills are needed to develop a business plan? • How do presentation skills benefit a business owner applying for a loan?
Leadership
• How does a business plan help shape the company leader’s vision? • Why should a mission statement be included in a business plan?
Management
• What resources are available to help develop a business plan?
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• How can a business plan benefit the company beyond start-up?
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Power of One: Working on Working
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Analyzing Career Paths
Task Number 69 46
Evaluate opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial endeavors in the fashion industry.
Definition
Evaluation should include opportunities in design, production, sales, marketing, publishing, technology, and public relations.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What are some examples of entry-level positions in the fashion industry? • What are the advantages and disadvantages of being self-employed?
Communication
• What are effective communication skills necessary for employment success? • Why is access to current industry information important to the job seeker?
Leadership
• What leadership skills are needed when working in the fashion industry? • What entrepreneurial character traits are well suited to the various careers in the fashion industry? • What technological skills are needed to enhance the opportunities for a career in the fashion industry?
Management
• What are the current methods for seeking employment in the fashion industry? • What role does follow-up communication play in the success for employment in the fashion industry?
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Task Number 70 Develop a personal career plan in the fashion industry.
Definition
Development of a career plan should include examination of high school laboratory and work-based learning, technical and career schools, and two-year and four-year colleges. It should include preparing and maintaining a portfolio as appropriate.
Many websites offer career exploration resources, including the Virginia Department of Education's Career Planning Guide.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• Why is it valuable to research and assess the various education and training options for career paths in the fashion industry? • How do education, training, and experience work together to build a successful career?
Communication
• What communication skills are needed for a career in the fashion industry? • What questions should be asked about the field when developing a personal career plan? • Why is the study of a foreign language beneficial to career preparation in the fashion industry?
Leadership
• What leadership skills are important when pursuing education and training requirements for careers in the fashion industry?
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• What leadership skills would prove helpful and honed once established in an educational or training program? • What entrepreneurial career paths are available in the fashion industry?
Management
• What resources and training are required for a career in the fashion industry? • What personal management skills are needed to follow a career plan? • What educational and work-related paths or options are available to pursue a career in the fashion industry?
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Interpersonal Communications
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Professional Presentation
Task Number 71 Examine the effect of textile and apparel occupations on local, state, national, and global economies.
Definition
Examination should include 49
• researching major textile and apparel occupations and summarizing their effects on local, state, national, and global economies, such as taxes paid by companies and workers • the contribution of textile goods production to the gross domestic product • the use of foreign labor in American-owned factories abroad • the global marketing of textiles and apparel.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• Why is it important for a fashion career seeker to understand the effect of textile and apparel occupations on local, state, national, and global economies? • What criteria might be used to determine the effect of a textile and apparel occupation on the local, state, national, and global economies? • What role do government regulation and taxation play on the fashion industry?
Communication
• How can communication affect the financial success of a fashion business? • How might communication influence economic relationships within the apparel and textile industry, from local level to global level?
Leadership
• What groups exercise economic leadership power over the textile and apparel industry on the local, state, national, and global levels? • What role do natural resources, capital, labor, and entrepreneurship play in the economics of the fashion industry? • What role do technological advances play in the economics of the fashion industry? How do different sectors effect the use of technology on each sector? • What effect does productivity have on the sectors of the fashion industry?
Management
• How can political unrest, natural disaster, or economic disasters in another part of the world affect management decisions in a Virginia fashion business? • How can economic trends affect the fashion entrepreneur?
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Financial Fitness: Protecting
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Financial Fitness: Spending
Power of One: A Better You
Power of One: Working on Working
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Entrepreneurship
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Professional Presentation
Seeking Employment in the Fashion Industry
Task Number 72 Identify short-term and long-term career goals.
Definition
Identification should examine
• fashion career paths and ladders • the constantly changing nature of the industry • the educational and experiential requirements for entering and advancing in the industry.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
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• What factors influence career goals? • How can a broad skill set contribute to a successful career in the fashion industry?
Communication
• What are the benefits of sharing career goals and strategies with others? When would it be unwise to share this information with others? • Why are well-rounded communication skills needed for career advancement?
Leadership
• What leadership qualities are reflected in long-term career goals? • What are some motivational techniques to help achieve short-term and long-term goals?
Management
• What are the steps in the goal-setting process? • Why is life-long learning key to career success?
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Task Number 73 Match personal skill sets to specific careers in the fashion industry.
Definition
Matching personal skill sets to specific careers should include
• listing interests, aptitudes, attitudes, personality type, and physical capabilities • comparing those with required job tasks, qualifications, and credentials to determine current strengths and weaknesses.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• How important are personal interests, abilities, and skills in relation to other personal factors when pursuing employment in the fashion industry? • What could be the consequences of accepting a position without considering personal assets?
Communication
• How can a job seeker communicate personal interests, abilities, and skills to prospective employers? • What are some examples of communication skills needed for success in the fashion industry?
Leadership
• How can continuous evaluation and improvement of personal interests, abilities, and skills lead to success in the workplace? • How can attitude and outlook contribute to career success?
Management
• What tools are available to help match specific jobs with personal factors, including interests, skills, and abilities?
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Professional Presentation
Task Number 74 Identify fashion-industry-specific resources for finding employment.
Definition
Identification may consist of compiling an annotated list of
• websites • trade publications • industry trade shows • referrals • prominent firms • personal contacts in the fashion industry.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What is networking? What role can it play in the job search process? • What criteria should be used to evaluate the effectiveness of a network contact? • What can be learned from a job search? • What ethical issues may arise during a job search?
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Communication
• What communication skills are needed for locating and using employment resources? • How can reading trade journals benefit the job searcher?
Leadership
• What skills are needed for networking? How are those skills similar to or different from the skills needed for successful employment? • How can industry leaders become effective network contacts for others in the field who are seeking employment?
Management
• What sources are available for researching fashion industry jobs and qualifications?
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Task Number 75
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Evaluate job opportunities, including job requirements and offers.
Definition
Evaluation should
• match job requirements with personal skills, interests, and career goals • include listing the pros and cons of job location, company size, salary and benefits, working conditions, and cost of living • result in an analysis leading to a decision to pursue or not pursue the job opportunity.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
• What criteria should be used to evaluate job opportunities? • What consequences may result from not thoroughly evaluating a job opportunity? • What are trade-offs? What role do they play in evaluating job opportunities?
Communication
• How do values and beliefs influence the evaluation of job opportunities? • What questions should be asked when deciding whether a job opportunity is worth pursuing?
Leadership
• What leadership skills are needed to evaluate job opportunities? • What experiences can be helpful in evaluating job opportunities?
Management
• What strategies can be developed to evaluate job opportunities? • Why is it important to evaluate the overtime demands of a new job?
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SOL Correlation by Task
39 Analyze the meaning of work and the English: 11.5, 12.5 meaning of family. History and Social Science: GOVT.1 40 Compare how families affect work life English: 11.5, 12.5 and how work life affects families. History and Social Science: GOVT.1 41 Identify management strategies for English: 11.5, 12.5 balancing work and family roles. History and Social Science: GOVT.1 42 Select textile fibers and fabrics for History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 products based on their performance characteristics. 43 Examine processes for producing fibers, English: 11.5, 12.5 yarns, and fabrics in textile products. History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 44 Identify the effects of fiber, yarn, fabric English: 11.5, 12.5 characteristics, and finishes on design, construction, care, use, and maintenance History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 of apparel and other products. 45 Summarize textile regulations, standards, English: 11.5, 12.5 and labeling requirements. History and Social Science: GOVT.14, GOVT.15, VUS.8, WHII.8 46 Research specific trends in historical English: 11.8, 12.8 dress. History and Social Science: VUS.2, VUS.3, VUS.4, VUS.5, VUS.6, VUS.7, VUS.8, VUS.9, VUS.10, VUS.11, VUS.12, VUS.13, VUS.14, WHII.2, WHII.3, WHII.4, WHII.5,
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WHII.6, WHII.7, WHII.8, WHII.9, WHII.10, WHII.11, WHII.12, WHII.13, WHII.14 47 Compare specific garment trends English: 11.5, 12.5 according to socioeconomic status. History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 48 Apply the elements and principles of English: 11.5, 12.5 design through fashion sketches. 49 Apply the elements and principles of English: 11.5, 12.5 design to assist clients in making clothing choices. 50 Produce a storyboard that includes English: 11.1, 12.1 inspiration, (i.e., mood/feel), fabrication, and original apparel design and or flats Mathematics: COM.11 using technology. 51 Analyze a design. English: 11.5, 12.5 52 Identify tailoring techniques within a English: 11.5, 12.5 garment. History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 53 Outline the specification process. English: 11.6, 11.7, 12.6, 12.7
History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 54 Identify the components in the creation English: 11.5, 12.5 of a garment. History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 55 Design a garment. English: 11.5, 12.5
History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 56 Construct garments, using draping and History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 flat pattern-making techniques. 57 Explore industry methods for garment English: 11.8, 12.8 design and construction. History and Social Science: VUS.8, WHII.8 58 Identify sustainable business practices. English: 11.5, 12.5
History and Social Science: GOVT.14, GOVT.15 59 Explain how businesses retain their English: 11.5, 12.5 workforce. History and Social Science: GOVT.14, GOVT.15 60 Research how design firms introduce English: 11.8, 12.8 new fashion lines each season. 61 Critique varied methods of promoting English: 11.5, 12.5 apparel and textile products. 62 Examine market segmentation within the English: 11.5, 12.5 fashion industry. 63 Research apparel and textile product English: 11.8, 12.8 marketing. 64 Identify the operational components of English: 11.5, 12.5 customer service.
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65 Examine employee and employer English: 11.5, 12.5 responsibilities and liabilities regarding industry-related safety, security, and History and Social Science: GOVT.14, GOVT.15 environmental issues. 66 Examine considerations related to English: 11.5, 12.5 starting a business. History and Social Science: GOVT.14, GOVT.15 67 Examine public policy, including English: 11.5, 12.5 legislation and regulations, affecting the textile and apparel industries. History and Social Science: GOVT.14, GOVT.15 68 Identify elements of a business plan. English: 11.5, 12.5 69 Evaluate opportunities for employment English: 11.5, 12.5 and entrepreneurial endeavors in the fashion industry. 70 Develop a personal career plan in the English: 11.1, 12.1 fashion industry. 71 Examine the effect of textile and apparel English: 11.5, 12.5 occupations on local, state, national, and global economies. History and Social Science: GOVT.14, GOVT.15, VUS.14, WG.17, WHII.14 72 Identify short-term and long-term career English: 11.5, 12.5 goals. 73 Match personal skill sets to specific English: 11.5, 11.8, 12.5, 12.8 careers in the fashion industry. 74 Identify fashion-industry-specific English: 11.5, 12.5 resources for finding employment. 75 Evaluate job opportunities, including job English: 11.5, 12.5 requirements and offers. Entrepreneurship Infusion Units
Entrepreneurship Infusion Units may be used to help students achieve additional, focused competencies and enhance the validated tasks/competencies related to identifying and starting a new business venture. Because the unit is a complement to certain designated courses and is not mandatory, all tasks/competencies are marked optional. Teaching Resources
The following websites offer insights and resources related to fashion design:
• All About Shoes • American Association of Textile Chemist and Colorists • Costume Society of America • The European Apparel and Textile Confederation • Fashion Institute of Technology • The Fiber Society • International Textile and Apparel Association
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• Parsons The New School for Design • Pratt Institute School of Art • Project Runway • Radford University Department of Interior Design and Fashion • Surface Design Association • Virginia Commonwealth University School of Fashion Design and Merchandising • Virginia Department of Business Assistance • Virginia Tech Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management • Women’s Wear Daily • Worth Global Style Network
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Appendix: Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Cluster Information
Industry Credentials: Only apply to 36-week courses
• College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA+) • Fashion, Textiles, and Apparel Assessment • National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment • Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Concentration sequences: A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
• Career, Community and Family Connections (8205/18 weeks) • Career, Community and Family Connections (8282/36 weeks) • Fashion Careers I (8280/36 weeks, 280 hours) • GRADS (Graduation, Reality, and Dual-Role Skills): Family Focus (8278/36 weeks) • GRADS (Graduation, Reality, and Dual-Role Skills): Family Focus (8277/18 weeks) • GRADS (Graduation, Reality, and Dual-Role Skills): Work Focus (8213/36 weeks) • Independent Living (8219/36 weeks) • Independent Living (8214/18 weeks) • Individual Development (8209/18 weeks) • Individual Development (8210/36 weeks) • Introduction to Fashion Careers (8248/36 weeks) • Introduction to Fashion Careers (8247/18 weeks)
Career Cluster: Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Pathway Occupations
Performing Arts Costume Designer Fashion Designer Visual Arts Fashion Illustrator Textile Designer
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