[Hot Spot] Shenzhen Fashion Design Talent Construction Forum Successfully Held

On the afternoon of August 22, 2021, sponsored by Shenzhen Fashion Designers Association and Guangdong fashion culture and creative industry service center, and organized by Shenzhen oufang garment research institute and Shenzhen clothing industry training school, the "Shenzhen fashion design skills talent construction forum" was held on the first floor of Shenzhen clothing industry training school. The forum attracted more than 50 professionals including Shenzhen fashion entrepreneurs and fashion designers to attend the forum.

Zhou Shikang, President of the Hong Kong Institute of fashion and President of Shenzhen Fashion Designers Association, first gave a special lecture on "building a double District fashion design talent echelon with high quality". He explained in detail a series of new policies on the high quality of fashion industry in Shenzhen during the first year of the 14th five year plan. Zhou Shikang said that since its establishment, Shenzhen Fashion Designers Association has always put talent construction in an important position. The association holds a number of talent building activities every year to help industrial economic development. In the 14th five year plan of Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City, fashion industry is regarded as the key development industry, and the development of industrial economy must be preceded by education and talents“ During the period of the 14th five year plan, the association will bravely shoulder the responsibility, continue to build a platform, promote construction, extensively contact school enterprise cooperation and school school cooperation, vigorously promote the integration of industry, education and research, build a high-quality talent echelon with international vision and international innovation ability, and push Shenzhen's fashion industry to a new development climax.

President Zhou also introduced the "upgrading road" of fashion talents under the whole system of "competition, examination and evaluation" from three aspects: clothing talent identification, talent evaluation and skills competition. President Zhou said that in 2021, the level of Shenzhen garment professional skilled personnel was recognized, including three types of work: Garment maker, clothing plate maker and color matching teacher; During the period of the 14th five year plan, Shenzhen Fashion Designers Association will vigorously promote the evaluation of professional titles of fashion designers, focusing on talent evaluation, recognition and professional title evaluation.

The forum also invited Peng Jing, founder and design director of Shenbai customization, one of China's top 10 fashion designers and former wedding dress designer brand, Huang Gang, founder of China's top 10 fashion designers and China's knitting fashion supply chain platform, Gao Xiping, founder and design director of China's top 10 Fashion Designers and pick-up brands, and Shenzhen's outstanding fashion designer Famous teachers such as Zhang Bo, founder and design director of Jiyu clothing company, shared their successful growth experience and provided suggestions for the construction of fashion capital in two districts. As fashion designers and highly skilled talents who have grown up from the front line, their growth has witnessed the rapid development and change of Shenzhen fashion industry. They also thank Shenzhen departments and associations at all levels for their strong support for talent development. In the future, they will not forget their original intention, forge ahead, pursue their dreams, and contribute their own strength to build Shenzhen into the home of global emerging fashion.