New apprenticeship standard for UK footwear industry
26/06/2018
Companies involved in creating this standard include Loake, New Balance, Church’s, Cheaney, Hotter, Trickers, and Crockett and Jones.
It has been developed by employers to be flexible and to be suitable for both small specialist shoemakers and for large multi-national manufacturers.
The apprenticeship will offer high-quality entry-level training for those interested in a career in the footwear industry. It will last between 12 and 15 months and will involve training related to cutting materials, skiving, sewing, forming the footwear, attaching the sole and finishing the footwear.
The chief executive of the BFA, John Saunders, said: “It is economically imperative that the skills are protected and developed. Additionally, there are firms wishing to expand production, so this collective effort on training will ensure that all manufacturing businesses are able to offer the kind of nationally approved and formal training we haven’t seen for some time in the UK.”
Image courtesy of Cheaney.
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