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Monday, 14 November 2011

House of Fraser & Arcadia in talks to join apprenticeship scheme for British Manufacturing

The scheme between the two companies would be with not-for-profit organisation Fashion Enter. From each of the Companies HoF & Arcadia 10 employees would join onto the scheme spending one day with Fashion Enter and four says at their place of work. The scheme titled 'Fashion and Textiles Apparel' Apprenticeship lasts for 18-months and cover skills from pattern cutting and stitching , production control and machinery.

Asos and Ruby Rocks have already joined the scheme and in response to companies becoming more 'British' Fashion Enter has opened their second manufacturing facility and aims to produce 3,000 garments a week.

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