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Wardrobe assistants help to make, find and look after clothes and costumes used in theatre, film and TV productions.
You can take a higher national diploma, degree or postgraduate qualification in costume design, fashion or textiles. This could give you an advantage later if you want to become a costume designer. You'll usually need between 1 and 3 A-Levels, or equivalent.
You could start by doing a college course to get some of the skills needed for this job, for example:
You may need 2 or more GCSEs at grades 9 to 3 (A* to D), or equivalent, for a Level 2 course. You'll need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, for a Level 3 course.
The following Apprenticeships may be relevant to this role:
You'll usually need 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths.
You could start out as a runner with a production company and get the experience and contacts you need to move into wardrobe and costume work.
Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way to build up your skills and to make contacts with people in the industry. Your contacts can be a good way of finding paid work later on. You could get volunteering experience through:
You'll need:
You might:
You’ll specialise in either theatre work, film or TV, but you could cross over between areas once established. With experience, you could become a wardrobe manager or move into set design, production design or stage management.
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- Carry out regular machine checks at the start of each shift and report any problems to the Team Leader - Operate machinery in accordance with safety procedures - Check product requirements and materials and set up machinery - Ensure machine running correct;y and undertake quality checks, correcting any problems if practicable, advising the Team Leader - Carry out regular cleaning of machinery - Calculate measurements for offsets - Responsible for handling products and tools carefully - Ensuring work area is clean, tidy and safe - Must meet expected speeds of production
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