Start your own fashion business

Classes begin on September 2 and registration for the programme will take place from 11 am to 5 pm on August 30 at the UTT John S Donaldson Campus on Wrightson Road, Port of Spain.

The fashion training programme will allow trainees to earn an income while studying the fundamentals of fashion, leadership, entrepreneurship and self-development to prepare them for the challenges of owning and operating their own fashion business, said a media release.

The programme is designed to equip attendees with marketable skills. It also aids in developing sustainable cultural programming, addressing crime, violence, justice, invisibility and marginalisation among other issues, by critically engaging participants in a proactive effort to manage and better their realities, the release said.

At the end of the training, participants will have several opportunities to take their skills forward either through further study at the Caribbean Academy of Fashion and Design at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT ) or through access to up to $30,000 to start up their own fashion business.

This is Me Global is an IDB-funded programme under Caribbean InTransit – an arts and education non-profit registered in TT , and targets underserved groups in the Caribbean, including, at-risk youth, women, and people living with HIV/Aids.

This is the second edition of a programme that was started in 2016 by the Caribbean InTransit organisation run by Dr Marielle Barrow and her team.

Supporting partners include the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, UTT , the National Integrated Business Incubation System (IBIS), the Citizens Security programme, Imagine Media and Bene Caribe.

The series provides a vital link between Caribbean InTransit, local school systems, and established social work collectives in the region and internationally.

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