Fashion store Assistant & Personal Shopper

Course details

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Have a flair for styling? Learn how to improve people's appearances by investing in the right clothes
Do you instinctively know what to wear? The right colors, patterns and shapes? Have a passion for fashion?
You sound like the ideal person to stop others making epic fashion fails. With you by their side as a fashion store assistant or personal shopper, they'll always invest in clothes which make them look amazing. And you get to shop all day with other people's money!!
It's becoming more and more popular for people who don't have the time or a natural flair with styling to consult an expert to help with:
An image makeover
Wardrobe transformation
Outfits for particular occasions from a job interview to a wedding
Many shops now employ a personal shopper to help make shopping more effective and also to improve the shopping experience for customers.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

During this course, you'll learn all the technical, creative and personal skills you need to help clients make the most of their appearance and be a style guru.
You'll get an in-depth knowledge of the history of fashion and discover where familiar trends started. We'll tell you about the influential designers that shape the world of fashion and how to keep up with the most recent changes. Having this strong foundation in the development of fashion really helps identify how to suit particular styles to individual clients. You'll also learn the science of sales and building long-term relationships with clients to keep them coming back for more!

You'll also learn:

To help your client to develop a positive self-image.
To assess all body shapes, use fashion to streamline outlines to achieve flattering proportions and identify what to avoid.
The full range of colour tones in skin, hair and eyes and how to enhance each to achieve amazing effects.
How to advise on personal grooming, skin and hair care.
The consumer decision process
Seducing customers with excellent customer service
Building long-term relationships with customers
Dealing with pressurised and challenging situations
How to upsell and cross-sell effectively to boost sales.
Specific selling strategies that connect directly with customers.
With your great fashion sense and sales techniques, every store's going to want you to work with them.
Who is this course for?
Anyone looking to work in a fashion department of a large store or boutique
People working in a fashion store who want to improve their customer relationship and selling skills
Everyone who lives and breathes fashion, and would love a job in the industry
Sales assistants who want to improve the shopping experience for customers
Boutique owners who need to increase sales
 
Career path

These skills are invaluable if you already work in the fashion world or if you're plan a career there. There are many areas where you can put your skills to use:
Personal shopper in a shop of any size
Personal shopper for a shopping mall
Image consultant to:
corporate clients
politicians
celebrities
media personalities
people looking for a change of image
Freelance stylist for:
individuals
magazine fashion shoots
celebrity shots
advertising shoots
wedding party etc.
Run your own boutique or fashion department in a big store
 
Requirements

Trendimi courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you're already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Certification
To receive certification, you must:
Complete every page of the course
Pass the exams with a minimum score of 55% for each (each module includes a test based on key learning objectives in that study topic)
If you meet this criteria, your certificate of successful completion will be emailed to you immediately after you finish the course
You will also have the option to order a hard copy certificate directly from ICOES. ()
This course is CPD/CE accredited. Our CPD accredited courses count towards the total of CPD hours to submit for your job role. CPD points are accepted and recognized by employers from both the public and private sectors, and academic institutions across the UK and internationally. Updated on 26 August, 2019