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About Us Established in 1998, ABC Awards (ABC) is the result of combining more than 180 years of regional examination and assessment practices into one national Awarding Organisation. As a registered charity we are continuing the tradition of our founding organisations who were established by the sector to deliver useful and practical qualifications whilst offering exceptional support and ABC is proud to still be “owned” by the sector and working for the sector. ABC offers an outstanding range of vocational qualifications which reflect the skills that employers and centres look for in learners and employees. At ABC, we recognise the importance of continuing to offer not only a wide range and breadth of qualifications, but just as significantly, excellent customer support.
An Experienced and Knowledgeable Team Our friendly and responsive approach to customers means all our centres have access to a dedicated Qualification Administrator as well as unlimited access to a Business Development Manager who can answer any queries or concerns you might have. Our Moderators are all subject specialists and are chosen by us for their experience, knowledge and ability to support centres to deliver ABC’s qualifications successfully.
A Wide Range of Qualifications Our portfolio of more than 600 Ofqual regulated qualifications covers 14 sectors with qualifications to suit all ages and abilities. We have designed all ABC qualifications with the support of relevant stakeholders to make sure that they meet the needs of the current industries across the UK. This means that the qualifications are designed to give learners the skills needed to find employment, progress within education or enhance their skills in their current job role. We have more than 1200 centres with many tens of thousands of certificates being issued each year.
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Fashion and Textiles Facts The fashion and textiles sector covers the fashion and textiles supply chain, from the processing of raw materials to product manufacture, to wholesale and trading activities to the after-sales servicing of products. It is estimated that the sector in England employs just under 300,000 people across almost 70,000 enterprises. The sector is dominated by small businesses. To meet the needs of such a diverse sector, ABC’s Fashion & Textiles qualifications cover the following areas: Textiles, Apparel, Tailoring, Leather goods, Footwear and Saddlery work . Our new qualifications address the skills shortages that this diverse sector is currently experiencing and provides learners with the opportunity to gain an understanding and appreciation of the skills required to work in this exciting and fast paced industry. ABC Awards has approximately 90% of the Apprenticeship Framework qualifications in this sector. Success in these qualifications can lead to careers as: dressmaker, hand presser, pattern cutter, leather craftworker, retail/ service operative, footwear manufacturing operative, textile operative, sewing machinist, knitter, linker, product tester and quality control inspector.
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Sewing and Textiles ABC’s Sewing & Textiles qualifications cover a wide range of provision. From Manufacturing Textile Products and a wide ranging Level 1 to 3 framework in Fashion and Textiles to Bespoke Cutting and Tailoring which was produced specifically for use in Savile Row, learners have the opportunity to gain enough knowledge and experience to excel in a career in this industry. Learners will study pattern and grading technology, tailoring, garment technology, pattern production and so much more. Our sewing and textiles qualifications are used by a number of leading British manufacturers.
What qualifications are on offer and who are they aimed at? All of ABC Awards’ sewing and textile qualifications have been designed for adults and young people who have an interest in the subject area and are looking to develop workrelated skills. Some of these qualifications are accessible to pre-16 learners.
What prior knowledge is needed? Entry requirements vary depending upon what level of qualification a learner wishes to study within the Sewing and Textiles sector. However, generally a learner will need to display that they have a working knowledge in the subject they wish to study or have a keen interest in their chosen subject area.
What Next? - Progression Routes • Further education e.g. another ABC qualification, an AS Level from an ABC Level 2 qualification or a Foudation Degree from an ABC Level 3 qualification • Improve employment prospects • Learners can use the knowledge gained from studying an ABC Sewing and Textiles qualification to progress further within their current job role • Progress into an apprenticeship within the sector
Manufacturing Textile Products The Level 2 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma (NVQs) in Manufacturing Textile
Products are aimed at those learners who work or want to work within the Fashion and Textile industry producing textiles. The Level 3 Diploma aims to provide the knowledge and understanding to support the new ABC Level 3 Diploma in Textile Design and Manufacture within the Textile Pathway of the Skillset Advanced Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeship Framework. Apparel Manufacturing Technology The Apparel Manufacturing Technology NVQ from ABC is designed for those who are already working in the industry. It provides learners with the opportunity to develop industry specific skills and knowledge as well as improve their existing performance. There are four pathways that a learner can choose from - Garment Technologist, Handcraft Garment Maker, Sample Technologist, which contain CAD / CAM optional units and Pattern and Grading Technologist, which contains CAD optional units.
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Sewing and Textiles Textile Technology This qualification is designed for those learners that aim to work or are working within the Textile Technology industry. It is identified as the Technical Certificate at Level 3 and is incorporated in the Fashion and Textile Apprenticeship Framework for Skillset. The Technical Certificate focuses on the knowledge and understanding which underpins the work based competencies and additional knowledge.
Bespoke Cutting and Tailoring The ABC Awards Level 3 Diploma in Bespoke Cutting and Tailoring (NVQ) is aimed at learners who are already working in the sewing and textiles industry. Learners will have the opportunity to improve their work-based competence as well as develop industry specific knowledge and skills to help improve their performance at work and increase future employment prospects. There are two pathways for a learner to choose from Cutting, Tailoring.
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Manufacturing Sewn Products The Level 2 Certificate in Manufacturing Sewn Products is designed for those who work in the sub-sectors of apparel and textiles. The main aim of this qualification is to enhance the skills and knowledge of those who work in the sub-sectors of apparel and textiles. A need for rigorous, employer-led qualifications to support workforce development activity has been identified and this qualification addresses skills gaps identified by the Sector Skills Council. It also satisfies a demand among employers for a general upskilling of the workforce.
Fashion and Textiles These qualifications have been designed with the primary aim of enabling learners to acquire the depth of skills and underpinning knowledge to support progress into further education/training or employment within the fashion and textiles industries. Additionally the qualifications support transfer across specialist sectors within the fashion and textiles industries.
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Footwear and Leather Our qualifications in footwear and leather, focus on specific pathways in order to allow learners the choice to specialise in an area that most appeals to them. Pathways cover Apparel, Footwear, Leather and Textiles which cover basic manufacturing techniques, order processes and the input system. Learners will also master sewing techniques, the use of trimmings in the finishing of a garment and how to identify alterations that may be required. The pathways also cover basic knowledge of materials used in manufacturing and the knowledge of cloth types.
Footwear and Leather The ABC Level 2 / Level 3 Certificates in Footwear and Leather (NVQ) aim to confirm competence in an occupational role to the standards required. Both qualifications are designed for those learners, aged 16+, who want to be provided with the opportunity to enhance their career progression and give them the currency to enter further qualifications.
Apparel, Footwear or Leather Production This Level 3 qualification is aimed at learners who are already working in sector. Learners will have the opportunity to improve their workbased skills as well as develop industry specific knowledge to increase future career prospects. There are four pathways for a learner to choose from - Apparel, Footwear, Leather, Tailoring.
Apparel, Footwear, Leather or Textile Production This Level 2 qualification is designed for those learners who require a progression opportunity through educational and vocational means. It will provide learners with the opportunity of enhancing their career progression, prepare them for further learning or training and allow them to develop knowledge and/or skills in their chosen subject area. There are a number of pathways that a learner can choose from.
What qualifications are on offer and who are they aimed at? What prior knowledge is needed? Entry requirements vary depending upon what level of qualification a learner wishes to study within the Footwear and Leather sector. However, generally a learner will need to display that they have working knowledge in the subject they wish to study or have a keen interest in their chosen subject area.
What Next? - Progression Routes • Further education e.g. another ABC qualification, an AS Level from an ABC Level 2 qualification or a Foudation Degree from an ABC Level 3 qualification • Improve employment prospects • Learners can use the knowledge gained from studying an ABC Footwear and Leather qualification to progress further within their current job role • Progress into an apprenticeship within the sector
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Apprenticeships Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeships are available to people who have a vested interest in the Fashion and Textiles industry and who want to learn the skills needed for a successful career in this field. Apprentices get to develop industry specific skills and knowledge whilst learning key / core skills. ABC has a number of qualifications in the Fashion and Textiles sector that contribute towards apprenticeships.
Intermediate Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles, England and (Wales) non statutory Competence Qualification Pathway 1 - Textiles: ABC Level 2 Certificate in Manufacturing Textile Products (NVQ) (500/0173/0) Pathway 2 - Apparel: ABC Level 2 Certificate in Manufacturing Sewn Products (NVQ) (500/5962/2) Knowledge Qualification ABC Level 2 Certificate in Apparel, Footwear, Leather or Textile Production (500/6576/2)
Intermediate Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles, England Competence Qualification ABC Level 2 Certificate in Footwear and Leather (NVQ) (500/6572/5) Pathway 3 - Leather goods or Pathway 4 - Footwear or Pathway 9 - Leather Production
Knowledge Qualification ABC Level 2 Certificate in Apparel, Footwear, Leather or Textile Production (500/6576/2)
Intermediate Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles, England Competence Qualification Pathway 5 - (Saddlery): ABC Level 2 Certificate in Footwear and Leather (NVQ) (500/6572/5)
Advanced Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles, England and (Wales) non statutory Competence Qualification Pathway 1 - Textiles: ABC Level 3 Certificate in Manufacturing Textile Products (600/0257/8) Knowledge Qualification ABC Level 3 Diploma in Textile Design and Manufacturing (600/0088/0)
Advanced Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeship, England Competence Qualification Pathway 2 – Apparel: ABC Level 3 Certificate in Apparel Manufacturing Technology (NVQ) (500/5454/5) Pathway 3 – Leather goods: ABC Level 3 Certificate in Footwear and Leather (NVQ) (500/6482/4) Pathway 4 – Footwear: ABC Level 3 Certificate in Footwear and Leather (NVQ) (500/6482/4) Pathway 6 – Tailoring: ABC Level 3 Diploma in Bespoke Cutting and Tailoring (NVQ) (QCF) (500/8986/9) Pathway 7 – Leather Production: ABC Level 3 Certificate in Footwear and Leather (NVQ) (QCF) (500/6482/4) Knowledge Qualification ABC Level 3 Diploma in Apparel, Footwear or Leather Production (501/0088/9)
Advanced Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeship, (Wales) non statutory Competence Qualification Pathway 2 – Apparel: ABC Level 3 Certificate in Apparel Manufacturing Technology (NVQ) (500/5454/5) Pathway 3 – Tailoring: ABC Level 3 Diploma in Bespoke Cutting and Tailoring (NVQ) (QCF) (500/8986/9) Knowledge Qualification ABC Level 3 Diploma in Apparel, Footwear or Leather Production (501/0088/9)
Advanced Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeship, England Competence Qualification Pathway 5 – Saddlery: ABC Level 3 Certificate in Footwear and Leather (NVQ) (500/6482/4)
ABC has no hidden fees or charges so the prices you see on our web site are the prices you actually pay. Our costs are inclusive of enrolment, certification and moderation fees.
Funding ABC Awards has endeavoured to provide signposting to funding eligibility but centres are advised that these are guides only and clarification from funding providers should be sought.
Resources Additional guidance and resources to support our qualifications is freely available to approved ABC centres.
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Published 07 September 2012
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