Certificate in Luxury & Fashion Retail Knowledge Village, Dubai

Course details

The course is aimed at individuals wishing to build careers in the fledgling luxury and retail sectors in the Middle East & across the world. The course is suitable for individuals  seeking professional roles both at the operations and strategic levels in buying, merchandising, retail, visual merchandising, management of luxury goods & other roles across various luxury and retail sectors such as fashion, lifestyle, automotive, jewelry, accessories and other industry sectors. The training course can be undertaken by those already working in the industry or those looking for a career change. 

The course also allows working professionals to enhance their skills and attain global exposure through a globally directed training. The Luxury specialization covers all aspects of this industry starting from introduction to key concepts and brands, marketing & retail for luxury goods, branding & communication to professional opportunities within the same. Students often work on live industry projects commissioned by global brands, thus forming case studies and industry experience to enter into the growing sector both in UAE and globally. 

The Retail specialization covers all aspects of fashion & luxury retail and deals with learning on various challenges of retail distribution in a detailed way, from the fashion buying, interpreting the market trends for clients and defining the purchase plan of collections, monitoring and leading the performance of the stores, visual merchandising, point of sale dynamics to range of other issues relating to fashion retail. The module pans through fashion retail management, retail merchandising and all other aspects of the sector with live industry projects and internships. The learning is achieved within a global context to prepare individuals for the fast growing and exciting careers at various levels with the fashion and luxury retail sectors. 

The optional industry FAD Europe Tour gives a unique and exclusive opportunity to engage with global brands, designers, industry and visit the fashion weeks across London, Paris and Milan to give them an unparalleled global exposure and networking opportunity.

The course is assessed through projects and assignments on a continuous assessment basis for professional development.

Upon successful completion of the certificate, individuals can work within the following areas/roles: 

• Luxury Brands
  
• Fashion Retail
  
• Brand Manager
  
• Retail Management