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Competition Information WorldSkills UK Visual Merchandising – Passive 2016 About the Competition This WorldSkills UK competition is managed by London College of Fashion in collaboration with the British Display Council. This stage of the competition is Passive. Successful competitors will be invited to compete at a live heat, followed by the UK Final. For further information please visit the skill page on the Find a Future website. All competitors must register for the competition on the WorldSkills UK website between 1 st March and 7 th April 2016. The deadline for submitting work to the passive stage is Friday 29 th April. Successful candidates will be announced by Monday 16 th May by email, and will be invited to take part in a live heat at London College of Fashion on Monday 20 th June. On recommendation of application, each student needs to meet the following criteria: • You are currently studying on a visual merchandising unit or course. • You are living in the UK or Northern Ireland. • All participants must be over the age of 16. • If under 18, participants must be accompanied by a tutor. Pre-competition activity, materials from previous years and our judges’ top tips can be found in the resources section of the WorldSkills UK website. Passive Task Information Title Theme: Fine Lines Product: Top Shop SS16 Unique Outfits See next page. (the trend is inspired by Stella McCartney, Dior, D&G & Prada SS16) Visual Merchandising candidates will be expected to produce 1-2 x fashion mood boards and 1 x window visual (hand drawn or CAD) applied to the given theme. You should also produce a short written description of your window proposal (under 300 words).
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Competition Information WorldSkills UK Visual Merchandising – Passive 2016
About the Competition
This WorldSkills UK competition is managed by London College of Fashion in collaboration with the British Display Council.
This stage of the competition is Passive. Successful competitors will be invited to compete at a live heat, followed by the UK Final. For further information please visit the skill page on the Find a Future website.
All competitors must register for the competition on the WorldSkills UK website between 1st March and 7th
April 2016.
The deadline for submitting work to the passive stage is Friday 29th April.
Successful candidates will be announced by Monday 16th May by email, and will be invited to take part in a live heat at London College of Fashion on Monday 20th June.
On recommendation of application, each student needs to meet the following criteria: • You are currently studying on a visual merchandising unit or course.• You are living in the UK or Northern Ireland.• All participants must be over the age of 16. • If under 18, participants must be accompanied by a tutor.
Pre-competition activity, materials from previous years and our judges’ top tips can be found in the resources section of the WorldSkills UK website.
Passive Task Information
Title Theme: Fine Lines
Product: Top Shop SS16 Unique Outfits See next page. (the trend is inspired by Stella McCartney, Dior, D&G & Prada SS16)
Visual Merchandising candidates will be expected to produce 1-2 x fashion mood boards and 1 x window visual (hand drawn or CAD) applied to the given theme. You should also produce a short written description of your window proposal (under 300 words).
The following should be key considerations for the Fashion Mood Boards:
Colour palettes Inspirational Images Props (as shown on next page, you do not need to use everything, but at least one item) Materials (as shown on next page, you do not need to use everything, but at least one item) Mannequin outfits (feature 2 mannequins with suggested Top Shop outfits) Graphics (text, signage, promotion, illustration)
The following should be key considerations for the Window Visual:
Hand drawn or CAD – front view of window using template provided (on next page) Produced in colour
Fashion product and materials
Garments for 2 mannequins: Unique collection SS16 Top Shop
Material selection to make props/graphics/background with and use in window design ( see images):
2 pieces of plywood 2440 x 1220 mmSelection of vinyl matt paint, choose from colours: 2.5 l of each colour.50m of black bungee cord10mt x 60cm width of black vinyl6 unpainted Ikea chairsWooden hangers x 50Selection of coloured masking tape, 1 roll of each colour.50 sheets of black A2 card
Submission
- All candidates should submit their designs via Flickr. Full instructions of how to create a Flickr account are accessible on the website https://www.flickr.com/
- Ensure that your Flickr account is clearly labelled with your name, and please the URL link to your account once your images have been uploaded, sending this to Edwards Stammers ([email protected]) by no later than Friday 29th April.
- Please title each image on Flicker with ‘WSVM’ and your Name
- Please note that any submissions received without a completed registration being made online via the WorldSkills UK website will not be eligible for marking.
Any further questions please contact competition partners Edward Stammers at London College of Fashion, 0207 514 7685 or email as above.
Pre-competition activity, materials from previous years and our judges’ top tips can be found in the resources section of the WorldSkills UK website.
Core competencies
Competitors taking part in this competition should be able to
- Research: The ability to research trends, target customer and themes: to be applied to a window concept.
- Design: The ability to design a window concept through sketches and/or computer images- Designing mood boards: Innovative thinking and design concept development.- Design and make of simple propping and graphics - Communication: The ability to communicate you- ideas both verbally and visually- Problem solving: The ability to work to a brief set and think on your feet- Organisation: The ability to work under pressure, manage your time and processes.- Work in a safe and tidy way- Prepare product: clean and iron, for example- Handle product and props to install in a window display - Ability to handle basic tools: such as a staple gun and drill.
Marking and Assessment
Competitors will be assessed on:
- Interpretation of the brief- Communication- Innovation and Creativity- Implementation
Each competition module will be assessed and marked independently of any other competition activity.
For all judgement criteria, the following marking scale will be used:
0 – Does not meet standard1 – Meets minimum standard2 – Meets standard3 – Exceeds Standard
Once marks have been awarded by each of the judges, they will be averaged to obtain the final mark.
A panel of judges has been selected from a range of industry, college and training provider representatives. The judges’ decisions will be moderated and quality assured by WorldSkills UK before being confirmed.
NB: Competitors who achieve the highest marks across all heats will be invited to compete at the UKFinal. There is no automatic entrance to the UK Final for heat winners. London College of Fashion will inform finalists following moderation of marks.
Contact Details
For technical queries please contact Edward Stammers, 0207 514 7685, [email protected]
For general enquires please contact the WorldSkills UK Contact Centre 0800 612 0742 opt.2, [email protected].
Competition Rules
A completed registration is an indication that you have agreed to the following:
a) WorldSkills UK Competition Rulesb) WorldSkills UK Terms and Conditions c) Where relevant the specific competition rules
Please ensure that you are familiar with these documents ahead of any competition activity.
If a competitor has a complaint on the day it is advised that this be discussed with the competition organising partner, lead judge or WorldSkills UK representative. If this is not possible the following grievance procedure must be used.
