Education Partners

UKFT Members

UKFT represents a diverse community of organisations across the UK fashion and textile industry, encompassing brands, designers, manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, recyclers, educators and innovators.

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Together, our members form a connected supply chain that supports innovation, skills and sustainable growth.

Higher Education

Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University is where creative minds meet. We teach and research across art, design, sciences, education, social science, and business. The University employs outstanding creative professionals who support its aim to be a leading educational institution in creativity, culture and enterprise.

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BA (Hons) Fashion Design located in the heart of the Locksbrook campus home to the school of Design and school Art, Film and Media.

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Award winners with a portfolio of student’s successes internationally recognised through graduate destinations. The course philosophy remains, with small cohorts of students, a focus on research, ideas, design and 3D development where technical, digital and craft skills are viewed as one creative endeavour alongside sustainable/ responsible design, inclusivity and diversity.

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De Montfort University

The award-winning School of Fashion and Textiles at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) offers a unique range of future-facing courses covering practice, communication, buying and management, including the specialist areas of footwear and contour fashion where we are recognised as world leaders.

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Taught by highly experienced staff in state-of-the-art facilities, our curriculum is shaped by contemporary culture, industry practice, digital innovation and sustainability.

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Heriot-Watt University

The School of Textiles and Design at Heriot-Watt University is a renowned higher education institution based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.

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Established in 1883 the school historically specialised in Textiles, today it has a strong focus on innovative design with subjects such as Communication and Design, Virtual and Constructed Environments, and Fashion and Textiles led by pioneering academics and research.

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Istituto Marangoni London

Istituto Marangoni aims to offer the highest-quality educational experience, benefiting from both its international network, which keeps growing with new openings in emerging capitals of fashion and design, and the fruitful cooperation with industry professionals.

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The schools constantly update their educational offer, in line with the latest market trends and demands, and mentors students and alumni who are starting their career in the fashion and design industry.

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Jimmy Choo Academy

JCA | London Fashion Academy is a pioneering higher education institution with campuses in Mayfair and Boston Manor. Founded by Professor Jimmy Choo, JCA specialises in fashion design and entrepreneurship. Our innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes combine creative excellence with business strategy, equipping the next generation of designer-entrepreneurs to lead, launch, and shape the future of fashion.

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Manchester Fashion Institute

A proud part of Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Fashion Institute is recognised globally for its world-class education and groundbreaking research. Leading through innovation and collaboration, the staff, students, alumni and strategic partners of Manchester Fashion Institute are pushing boundaries, in and beyond fashion, across design, communication and business, with sustainability, digital and equitable practices at the core. Tackling real-world problems together and driving positive change for the planet and its people.

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Northumbria University

As the leading fashion school in the Northeast, studying Fashion at Northumbria University provides students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels with a value-added grounding in academic knowledge such as critical design thinking and industry expertise ensuring that they are industry-ready.

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They ensure that students experience a fulfilling and relevant university experience through immersive studio practice, live industry briefs, industry placements, overseas opportunities, study tours and guest speakers.

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Equipped with innovative expertise and skills in fashion design, fashion design and marketing and fashion communication, students are well placed to assure their chosen job in the fashion industry.

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Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University are catalysts of change at the heart of a vibrant city. With roots dating from 1843, we nurture the best creative and digital talent, and push the limits of creativity to innovate and make an impact on the world.

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Our established portfolio of award-winning design and business courses in fashion and textiles opens doors to career opportunities across the supply chain, from design, manufacturing and technology, to analytics, digital futures, management, marketing and branding.

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University of Huddersfield

The University of Huddersfield provides world class teaching in Fashion Design, Textiles, Fashion Marketing, and Costume in their multidisciplinary facility, the Barbara Hepworth Building situated in the heart of Yorkshire famed for its industrial textile heritage.

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The department provides supportive, instructional tutoring, in pattern cutting, costume concept and design, print, knit, weave, embroidery, and marketing on courses enhanced by live project briefs and an optional placement year to students eager to enter the creative industries.

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University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK and part of the Russell Group of world-class, research-intensive universities. The School of Design specialises in Undergraduate, Masters and Research Degrees in Textile Sustainability & Innovation; Polymers, Colorants and Fine Chemicals; Sustainable Fashion; Fashion Design Innovation; Global Fashion Management and International Fashion Marketing & Design Management.

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Teaching is informed by work in the Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC), a world-leading research institute with a 150 year history of research and innovation.

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University of Manchester

The University of Manchester, located in Manchester, is a globally recognised, research-intensive institution with a strong heritage in textile science and materials. Its Fashion Business and Technology provision combines academic rigour with industry engagement, integrating sustainability, digital innovation and business strategy to develop graduates equipped to lead transformation across global fashion and textile supply chains.

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University of the Arts - London College of Fashion

London College of Fashion, UAL, leads the world in fashion business, media, and design education. Based in London, we offer one of the widest ranges of courses in fashion education, with over 60 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and 165 short courses.

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We encourage students to develop inventive, assertive ideas that challenge social and political agendas. And we give them the skills, opportunities, and freedom to put those ideas into practice.

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University of the Arts - Chelsea College of Arts

Chelsea College of Arts, part of the University of the Arts London is a leading art and design College based in a historical building alongside the River Thames and Tate Britain in Central London. They offer students and researchers a creative and dynamic environment where they’re encouraged to push boundaries and develop their creative voice. The College holds a range of networks that broaden perspectives and knowledge and offer opportunities for real-life work experience

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University of Westminster

The University of Westminster has a world-class reputation for producing both highly creative fashion designers and commercially minded fashion business professionals.

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Design graduates include LFW designers Robyn Lynch, Roberta Einer, Claire Barrow, Liam Hodges and Ashley Williams, as well as Stuart Vevers, Creative Director of Coach, and Christopher Bailey CBE, former Chief Creative Officer of Burberry. Fashion business and marketing graduates can now be seen in senior roles in global leading fashion and retail marketing businesses.

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Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton

Winchester School of Art (WSA) are proud to be a leading UK art and design institution within the world renowned University of Southampton.

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The Fashion Design & Textile Design programmes offer industry standard teaching with traditional facilities alongside the latest digital technologies. Generous space and resources and a ‘learning by doing’ approach produce graduates who are equipped to work in a range of prestigious companies in the UK and internationally.

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Further Education

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Capital City College

Capital City College group is made up of 12 fantastic campuses across London along with our training arm Apprenticeships+, now to include Fashion apprenticeships.

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Capital City College is well resourced with dual professional teachers and fantastic industry standard facilities all based in the heart of London. At CCC you will be studying alongside creatives across many design disciplines giving you the opportunity to contextualise your work and be inspired by other students. We are a thriving and diverse community of students and staff.

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Glasgow Clyde College

Glasgow Clyde College offers a wide range of full-time and part-time fashion and textiles courses, from NC to HND and associate Degree level.

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GCC are the only Scottish institution to deliver HND Fashion Design and HND Fashion Technology and the only Scottish institute to offer all 4 textile disciplines – print, weave, knit and embroidery.

GCC are also proud to now offer HND Fashion Communications.

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Textile Centre of Excellence

The Textile Centre of Excellence is the largest provider of textile & fashion apprenticeships in the UK. Based in the heart of the textile manufacturing industry in Huddersfield, the business has been delivery high quality, nationally accredited training to textile business for nearly 50 years. With over 100 textile manufacturing members, the Centre’s courses cover traditional textile job roles such as carding, spinning, warping weaving, dyeing and finishing, as well as fashion, sewing, cutting, grading, garment making and business services. The company employs a team of industry Tutors/Assessors to deliver programmes both on and off site, across the whole of the UK.

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The Manchester College

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Wigan & Leigh College

Wigan & Leigh College is a college for technical excellence, committed to raising learning aspirations and supporting our community’s social and economic growth. As the largest provider of creative arts in the borough, our Centre of Excellence in Creative Arts features dedicated fashion studios, industry-experienced teachers, and a proven record of students progressing to top destinations and successful careers in the fashion industry.

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Private training providers

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ACS Clothing

ACS Clothing Ltd. is Europe’s leading circular fashion fulfilment hub, based near Glasgow, Scotland. ACS specialise in sustainable fashion operations and textile care, with dedicated training in garment repair, refurbishment, quality control, and circular logistics. They deliver Foundation and Modern Apprenticeships in both Textile Care and Logistics, and their inclusive skills programmes actively support disadvantaged groups and the development of emerging green talent across the industry.

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Caramel Rock

Caramel Rock is a fashion education charity that provides training and job opportunities.

We focus on empowering and supporting young people to access a career in the fashion industry.

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We provide services for people of different academic levels and age groups, including young students on the verge of being expelled from school and seeking an intervention with our creative approach.

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Deni-Deni

Preserving the legacy of British craftsmanship, Deni-Deni Academy is a specialist training hub in the industrial heart of north west England. Dedicated to supporting skills development within the leather, fashion and textile industries, their programmes welcome learners at the start of their journey and experienced practitioners seeking bespoke masterclasses to refine their craft. Revered industry professionals deliver high-quality, focused and hands-on training in an exceptional, well-equipped, supportive learning environment.

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Fashion Technology Academy

Fashion-Enter (FEL) is an award winning not for profit, social enterprise and centre of excellence for sampling, grading, production and learning & development within the fashion industry.

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The Fashion Technology Academy (FTA), part of FEL, is an ESFA approved college providing accredited, quality qualifications and Apprenticeships levels 1 to 5. Learners and brands have the opportunity to learn informally with the Saturday Stitching Surgery or undertake professional qualifications from SEG Awards at sites in Islington, Haringey, Wales and Leicester.

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Fashion Toolbox

Fashion Toolbox is a digital fashion training provider offering specialist workshops and consultancy. The firm focuses on empowering fashion professionals, brands, students and academic institutions to build confidence in 3D digital fashion skills.

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Founded by a qualified teacher and 3D technical designer, Fashion Toolbox delivers tailored training using a range of industry-relevant software - supporting learners at all levels, both in the UK and globally, through flexible online and in-person sesions.

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Making For Change at Poplar Works (LCF/UAL)

At London College of Fashion’s we believe that fashion shapes lives. Through our Making for Change enterprise, we are turning belief into action. And action into opportunity.

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Established in 2014, the initiative provides women with vocational qualifications in garment construction and practical experience on commercial orders, delivering ethical high-quality manufacturing whilst addressing the shortage of technical skills and knowledge in the UK fashion industry.

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Savile Row Bespoke Academy (UK)

Savile Row Bespoke Academy (SRBA™), founded by Master Tailor Andrew Ramroop OBE CMTT, is located on the First Floor, 9-10 Savile Row.

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SRBA™ offers specialist training in traditional bespoke tailoring, pattern drafting, cutting and Fitting. Their intensive hands-on courses equip students of all levels in the heritage craft of bespoke suits, offering a direct pathway into the luxury tailoring industry.

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Shima Seiki

Shima Seiki Europe Ltd, based in Castle Donington UK, is a leading provider of advanced flat knitting technology, design systems and training for the fashion and textile industry. As part of the global Shima Seiki network, the company specialises in Wholegarment seam-free knitting, 3D virtual design and digital product development, supporting innovation, sustainability and technical skills across education and industry.

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The Albion Knitting Company

Founded in London in 2014 and now based on the Isle of Man, Albion Knitting has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to renowned French luxury Maisons and prestigious fashion houses around the world. Albion delivers excellence both in production and education – Albion Knitting School, located in the heart of London, offers specialized training in knitwear craftsmanship. The school’s UKFT-accredited courses cater to a range of skill levels, combining traditional techniques with the latest programming methods.

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The College of Master Kilt Tailors

The College of Master Kilt Tailors based in Scotland delivers an online Accredited Training Programme “Bespoke Tailoring of the Kilt, its variations, and restoration” regulated by the Skills and Education Group and approved by the UKFT.

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The eLearning programme created to serve students worldwide, provides an effective and efficient opportunity to become a Certified Master Craftsman through instructional video; course documents; live tutorials; with regular personal assessment and feedback.

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The Tailoring Academy

The Tailoring Academy delivers the ultimate UK tailoring training to the next generation of bespoke cutter and tailors. We strive to educate independent, fully-rounded craftspeople by providing them with the full set of heritage craft skills in a modern learning environment.

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“The Tailoring Academy is the benchmark for Bespoke Tailoring education and this should be celebrated as the exemplar in the UK.” Alan Cannon Jones MSc. F.FCDE, Chairman of the Judges of The Golden Shears competition.

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