Specialism: Fashion and Textiles

About This Training

Global clothing production has increased rapidly in recent years with the rise of fast and ultra-fast fashion. Today, we produce more clothing than the world can consume, wasting resources and generating high greenhouse gas emissions. To tackle these challenges, a shift to a circular economy is essential, where every part of a garment’s life cycle aligns with circular principles.

This specialist e-learning course offers an interactive and video-based overview of how the fashion and textiles industry can make this transition, featuring industry case studies and practical insights.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you will gain practical knowledge of circular economy principles applied to fashion and textiles.

Module 1: Fast Fashion and Textile Manufacturing

• The challenge of fast fashion and textiles
• Behaviour change in consumption
• Fashion and textiles in a circular economy

Module 2: Rethinking the Sector’s Role in the Circular Economy

• Circular design in fashion and textiles
• Reuse strategies
• Repair approaches
• Remake and upcycling
• Recycling in fashion and textiles

Module 3 – Final Thoughts

Who This Training Is For

This training is designed for students interested in fashion and textiles, fashion and textiles designers, material engineers, supply chain managers, manufacturers, professionals working for fashion and textiles retailers, public officials interested in the impact of industry, and staff at all levels seeking to understand circular principles in this sector.

Entry Requirements

You do not require any prior knowledge to enrol on this course.

How will I benefit from taking this course?

Once you have completed this training, you will understand the challenges associated with the current economic model for the fashion and textiles industry, and the circular business models that can be adopted by businesses in this sector.

Continue Your Professional Development

You can continue your professional development by enrolling on one of the following:

• CEI Practitioner
• Specialism: Resources and Waste
• Specialism: Construction and the Built Environment