A jam-packed week, commencing 15th May, for FEL Director Caroline Ash and our popular Factory Uncovered visits and tours.
Caroline said: “So many sessions this week! We had the Fashion Retail Academy in again for three seminars this week. With their end of term project in mind we concentrated on particular areas of interest giving them a suppliers slant and talking about current issues and future developments in the industry. They loved the Factory tour and were interested in the diversity of what we produce.
“On Wednesday we had Beth Jacob Grammar School in for the factory seminar. I was amazed at their knowledge, how spot-on their questions were and their enthusiasm for the subject. It was a very enjoyable session.
“We then had a group of international fashion students from Montreal.
They were a lovely group studying a mix of subjects who were fascinated by what we do and the technology we use. They really enjoyed the seminar and want to come back next year, which is always great to hear!
“We had another international group from Alabama come to us for the final session of the day, who were all accountants! We followed our usual format but slanted each area towards the business decisions we make and why, and also discussed technology and the impact it is now making on the industry. It was very interesting to hear their questions from an accounting point of view.
Finally, on Thursday we had a group from Illinois State University studying fashion. Again they loved the technology and learnt a lot of information not previously known. The students thought the seminar was catered to fit their needs. One student was studying adaptive clothing, so was particularly interested in this part of the presentation.”
Feedback from each group was excellent, read on for a selection of highlights:
“You did an amazing job on explaining and informing our group. I learned a lot and found it really interesting.”
“This was a fantastic visit! Caroline is an amazing leader / facilitator. We learned a lot and it was very interesting as well. Thank-you so much.”
“I am a professor of accounting for the past 22 years and I learned a tremendous amount of new information that will greatly benefit future classes. The presenter was absolutely fantastic!”
“I found Caroline really great. She’s open, very pleasant, She explains very well. I have no negative comments – it was perfect.”