Gyeonggi-do Job Foundation, Textile Designer Training... Recruiting Trainees

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Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Job Foundation are recruiting students for the 2nd session of the 'Textile Designer Training Course' until the 8th of next month to address the labor shortage in the textile industry in northern Gyeonggi.

A textile designer is a professional who develops and designs high value-added clothing by applying patterns, designs, techniques, dyeing, embroidery, and more to textile materials.

The training will be held at the Northern Business Headquarters of the Gyeonggi Job Foundation (located in Uijeongbu). Tuition and textbook fees are fully funded by the government. Trainees who attend more than 80% of the course will also receive a training allowance.

Trainees will first receive theory education focused on practical skills necessary for clothing development and design, including Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop techniques, as well as design planning and development.

In the second phase, they will participate in customized practical training such as company visits, Dongdaemun trend research, exhibition attendance, and individual portfolio creation.

Anyone seeking employment in the textile industry can apply online through the 'Jobaba Apply' app. Final participants will be selected through face-to-face interviews, and those with more than one month of experience in the textile industry will be given preference.

Last year, 86% of the graduates from this course succeeded in finding jobs in related fields. Among the graduates, some were awarded at the 'Korea Textile Design Awards,' one of the top events in the domestic textile field.

The Gyeonggi Job Foundation expects this training to contribute to supplying skilled workers to clothing manufacturers, improving productivity in the textile industry, and fostering talent for developing high value-added clothing.

Nam Un-seon, head of the Northern Business Headquarters of the Gyeonggi Job Foundation, said, "This course is designed to nurture talent for developing high value-added products to revitalize the regional economy and create jobs in the textile and fashion industry in northern Gyeonggi. Through training students, we aim to resolve the mismatch in labor supply and demand in areas such as pattern making and sampling in the textile industry."

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