What is the annual salary of a typical textile fabric designer? What are the necessary certificates for a professional textile fabric designer?

At present, the current situation of textile fabric design in my country has attracted the attention of many parties. From enterprises to associations, and even the national level, we will join hands and work together to promote the development of this group.

At the end of April, textile fabric designers were successfully selected into ten new professional ranks, and related companies responded enthusiastically. In order to cooperate with the new professional qualification appraisal of textile fabric designers issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of the People's Republic of China, the China Textile Information Center/National Textile Product Development Center decided to hold it in stages according to the national requirements for the profession of textile fabric designers. The Textile Fabric Designer Vocational Qualification Training Course, through step-by-step and targeted training, improves the overall quality and professional level of my country's textile fabric designers, so that more people who are willing to engage in textile fabric design can obtain nationally recognized textile qualifications through learning. Fabric designer professional qualification certificate.

Li Binhong, deputy director of the National Textile Product Development Center, introduced in detail the new professional qualification appraisal work and the professional qualification training class for textile fabric designers: The new profession of textile fabric designer is a subsidiary of the China Textile Industry Association. The recommendation of the China Textile Information Center was officially released after the Ministry of Labor and Social Security organized experts to conduct a strict review in accordance with the new occupation review procedures and standards and publicized it. Our country's vocational skills appraisal implements a socialized management system under the guidance of the government. That is, in accordance with national laws and policies, under the leadership of the government's labor and social security administrative department, the vocational skills appraisal guidance center organizes and implements the vocational skills appraisal institute (station) to evaluate the skills of workers. Level implementation appraisal.

Currently, the China Textile Information Center is compiling the first draft of the national occupational standards for textile fabric designers in accordance with the requirements for formulating national occupational standards, and will launch fashion trends and textile color matching training among fabric designers in July and August. . After the standard is approved, corresponding skill and knowledge requirements will be put forward for textile fabric designers at different levels. After the national occupational standards for textile fabric designers are officially released, they will become the basis for carrying out the corresponding level qualification appraisal of this occupation.

Vocational skills appraisal is an assessment activity based on professional skill levels and is a standard-referenced examination. It is an objective measurement and evaluation by the examination and assessment agency of the technical theoretical knowledge and practical operational abilities that workers should master to engage in a certain occupation. Vocational skills appraisal is an important part of the national vocational qualification certificate system and is divided into two parts: knowledge requirements examination and operational skills assessment. Its content is determined based on the national textile fabric designer professional (skills) standards, professional skills appraisal specifications (i.e. examination syllabus) and corresponding teaching materials, and the appraisal is carried out through the preparation of test papers. The knowledge requirement examination generally adopts a written test, and the skill requirement assessment generally adopts on-site operations. Scoring is generally based on a hundred-point system. A score of 60 or above in both parts is considered qualified, a score of 80 or above is good, and a score of 95 or above is excellent.

Li Binhong pointed out that a professional qualification certificate is proof that a worker has the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in a certain occupation. It is a qualification certificate for workers to apply for a job, hold a job, and start a business. It is the main basis for employers to recruit and hire workers. It is also a valid document for overseas employment and foreign labor cooperation personnel to notarize their skill levels. With the implementation of the system of equal emphasis on "academic diploma" and "qualification certificate", more and more graduates of various vocational schools at all levels and employees of enterprises need to participate in vocational skills appraisal.

Li Binhong said that the inclusion of new occupations in the national occupational classification and professional qualification system can, on the one hand, catalyze the development and maturity of new occupations, and on the other hand, it can also avoid confusion and errors in spontaneous growth. For enterprises, the development of new occupations is conducive to strengthening human resource management, establishing incentive mechanisms, and improving core competitiveness; for workers, the development of new occupations is conducive to expanding employment space, smoothing channels for talent development, and improving professionalism and professionalism. level; for the government, it can guide the reform of education and training through the development of new occupations, guide the labor market, improve the quality of workers, and expand employment and re-employment.

Li Binhong believes that fabric designers have their own professional specificity. Different from fashion designers, fabric designers emphasize teamwork, such as yarn, weaving, dyeing and finishing, etc., which are often not One person's design work. Therefore, fabric designers should combine technology, art and design. At the same time, she also hopes that entrepreneurs will change their minds and provide designers with more training and learning opportunities.

It is reported that the first training session of China Textile Information Center will be held from July 4th to 7th, using face-to-face teaching in small classes with a limit of 30 people. Courses are arranged according to the working abilities and basic knowledge that textile fabric designers at all levels need to master, and classroom practices and assessments are organized. Upon completion of the semester, a training course completion certificate will be issued based on the student's mastery, and the training hours will be officially recorded into the training period required by textile fabric designers. As the first phase of a series of trainings, the focus will be on the research methods and application topics of textile fabric fashion trends, including the research methods of textile fabric fashion trends; the theme concepts of Chinese textile fabric fashion trends in autumn and winter 2008/2009; Chinese textile fabrics (cotton, wool, Silk, linen, knitted, chemical fiber) popular characteristics; comments on the popular characteristics of the latest foreign textile fabrics.

The lecturers of this training class will all be members of the fashion trend research project team of China Textile Information Center and National Textile Product Development Center.

In this regard, Yang Jianxing, chief engineer of Zhejiang Tiansheng Holding Group Co., Ltd., said that changing the status of textile fabric designers requires joint efforts from many parties. At present, design work does not receive sufficient attention in some enterprises. However, in the past two years, many companies have become aware of this problem and have begun to improve the salary of designers, mobilize their enthusiasm, and strive to retain a group of design talents with strong capabilities, strong sense of responsibility, and dedication. Relevant associations and institutions are also organizing various activities to enhance the visibility of design talents and strengthen exchanges and cooperation between them. For example, the biannual shortlisted fabric review and the annual fabric design competition have inspired designers passion for design.

Su Fengyu, chief engineer of Inner Mongolia Chifeng Huayuan Wool Industry Co., Ltd., believes that the new professional qualification appraisal is an recognition of the work of professional textile fabric designers, which is conducive to textile fabric designers establishing values, accumulating knowledge, and constantly gaining new knowledge. progress. At the same time, it also helps to improve the status of fabric designers, which has positive significance in promoting industry development and design innovation.

It is reported that colleges and universities are also making efforts to this end. The fabric design major in design colleges is called textile development and design. It is a science and engineering major. Students enter the major through the cultural courses scores in the college entrance examination, which makes it difficult to ensure students' artistic literacy. In recent years, art majors have also begun to offer dyeing and weaving design majors. In addition to college entrance examination scores, students also need art class scores, which ensures the artistic quality of future fabric designers. Although the first batch of students majoring in art dyeing and weaving design have not graduated for a long time and have not yet had an immediate effect on the design of fabric patterns and colors in our country, over time, the current status quo will definitely change.

Suggestion: What does a qualified designer look like

Generally speaking, textile fabric designers must have strong aesthetic perception, image thinking, artistic understanding and dyeing and weaving pattern design, Printing and dyeing process, yarn-dyed fabric design, silk and satin weaving design capabilities; on the basis of understanding the development history of dyeing and weaving decorative patterns, you must have a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge and science and technology of traditional dyeing and weaving design and modern dyeing and weaving design, and master Craftsmanship skills in textile fabric design. Only in this way can we truly engage in the design of fabrics, weaving, and dyeing and weaving patterns.

Companies have different opinions on what qualities a qualified textile fabric designer should possess.

Ma Jianxin, chairman of Zhejiang Caihongzhuang Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd., said that textile fabric designers should be the general term for several categories or links of designers in the entire fabric production chain. "In our company, textile fabric designers are the general name for designers in the three links of weaving, dyeing, finishing, and printing. Designers in these three links must not only master the technology and knowledge in this field and link, but also have knowledge in other links. I think a good fabric designer should also be a good fashion designer. He should have the ability to develop fabrics from the perspective of clothing design. At the same time, he should understand yarn, weaving, technology, and the market, and be able to Grasp the scale of fashion from a practical perspective. A good product must have a high market value and be a fabric that is loved by fashion designers and consumers, not just for self-appreciation. This is the same as China's clothing design. Most of the clothes on the runway shows of fashion designers cannot be worn on the street, while the clothes in many foreign designers' fashion shows are very classic and fashionable. They are not only suitable for performances, but can also be used for daily wear, which also reflects their practicality. and market value. ”

“In addition, fabric product development is sustainable. For example, 80% of our company’s products are exported to European and American countries. The fashion of these products must be ahead of China. If we want to expand. For domestic sales, the products must be modified according to the characteristics of the Chinese market. In this case, the design capabilities of textile fabric designers will face new tests. ”

Chief Engineer of Zhejiang Tiansheng Holding Group Co., Ltd. Yang Jianxing believes that textile fabric designer becoming a formal profession will be conducive to the further flow of talents. "The work of textile fabric designers should be respected, and there should be grade evaluation standards. Textile fabric designers are required to have high overall quality, not only academic qualifications, but also practical experience. Most of the current textile companies are private enterprises. Some companies attach great importance to innovation and design talents, while others only copy samples and rarely innovate independently. However, the level of fabric designers today is uneven. Although some designers have good pattern designs, they do not understand the characteristics of raw materials. Improper matching of raw materials and improper application of dyes will prevent the designed colors from being realized. A qualified fabric designer should first have a high level of education and understand the characteristics of fibers, and secondly, have the ability to design and develop fabrics. . Third, we must be able to innovate on the basis of incoming samples. Our company has more than 60 employees engaged in product development. From raw material matching to process technology, the entire process is completed by ourselves. So how can we be called a company? To be a successful fabric designer, you must first have rich experience, and secondly, you must have a taste for life, cultural accomplishment, love life, have certain research on fashion trends, art, and clothing fashion, and at the same time, you must understand the characteristics of different raw materials and understand craftsmanship. , Understand the production process. Fabric designers must have professional or even cross-professional knowledge.

If a designer has no connotation and no inspiration, it will be difficult to design good works. What best reflects the skill of a designer is the ability to integrate popular elements and design products that are popular in the market. ”

Su Fengyu, chief engineer of Inner Mongolia Chifeng Huayuan Wool Industry Co., Ltd., said that the company’s design staff used to receive lower salaries. Now as the field of textile fabric design receives more and more attention, through design and sales, marketing The linked reward policy, that is, the quantity, variety, and order status of designers’ product development are linked to their income, which has stimulated designers’ creative enthusiasm and increased their income, and has achieved very good results. Su Fengyu said: “The current design. The main responsibilities of the engineer include selecting raw materials, formulating process flow, quality standards, design and production, etc. Designers are also roughly divided into two types, namely production and design research and development. I require the company’s designers to go to shopping malls and clothing markets to discover the style characteristics of our target brands and the changes in their needs. It is hoped that the assessment of the research ability of market demand, consumer groups and brand personality can also be included in the professional identification of textile fabric designers. Since copying orders is easy and saves money, and the cost of independent research and development is high, many companies are unwilling to pay for it. However, we believe that stimulating designers' creative enthusiasm requires, on the one hand, the designers' own efforts. On the other hand, it is also crucial for companies to change their concepts and increase investment. Our company's product research and development strategy is to make the top products of pure wool fabrics in the same industry in China and carry out differentiated competition. We are working with a British wool textile company with a history of more than 200 years, and the fabrics are very classic. As the representative of this company in China, the company's designers combine modern fashion with British classics. Although the fabrics they design are expensive, they are still loved by European and domestic customers. ”

Xu Linfeng, director of the design office of Jiangsu Danwool Textile Co., Ltd., set out a series of “conditions” for qualified textile fabric designers: they must like the work of fabric design, be motivated, and be familiar with policies, laws and regulations. , has professional skills and innovative spirit, has certain knowledge of textile theory, understands consumer psychology, and can produce various patterns, patterns, textures, and styles.

Jiangsu Zhenyang Co., Ltd. Fei Xiang, general manager of the company, believes that textile fabric designers must have comprehensive qualities. Knowledge training alone is far from enough. They must be proficient in technical aspects such as raw materials, higher levels such as research on popular colors and clothing patterns, as well as the market level. . To achieve harmony and unity in terms of understanding of different connotations of different markets, aesthetics, and technical breadth and depth. At the same time, he also pointed out that although the training class will play a role in promoting and promoting the industry, it will help narrow the gap with foreign countries and improve our country. However, because the training time is short, and those who can sign up and pay to participate in the training are companies with certain strength and small achievements in the industry, they may have formed their own schools. Accept this change. Therefore, the effectiveness of this training and its role in improving the quality of textile fabric designers depend on the curriculum and how well the company digests the training content.

Future: The prospects are infinitely broad

Li Binhong, deputy director of the National Textile Product Development Center, pointed out that in the past two years, my country's fabric design level has been greatly improved, which is specifically reflected in three aspects: First, in China's textile industry Under the leadership of the Industrial Association, substantial progress has been made in "breaking through the 'fabric is the bottleneck of the development of the garment industry' work"; secondly, the updating of enterprise equipment has brought about the improvement of technological innovation capabilities; thirdly, the quality of employees has improved significantly through continuous practice. Fast. The goal of future product development is to improve the management capabilities of entrepreneurs in product development and innovation through targeted training and coaching, improve the innovative design capabilities of corporate textile fabric designers, and improve the quality stability of small batches and multiple varieties of products. With comprehensive control capabilities, we can establish a number of excellent fabric companies with unique brand styles through the effective connection of process management-design innovation-quality control-marketing and promotion.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that. Under the premise that the entire industry promotes "independent innovation", the new profession of textile fabric designer, which plays a decisive role in enterprise "innovation", must have broad development space.

Zhejiang Tiansheng. Yang Jianxing, chief engineer of Holding Group Co., Ltd., believes that textile fabric designers are already a well-established profession in the industry, and it is very necessary to formalize it through policy means. “This will make the career prospects of fabric designers better and make them more professional. The identity of fabric designers is clearer, and fabric designers have more ambition.

Xu Linfeng, director of the design office of Jiangsu Danmao Textile Co., Ltd., said that foreign textile and clothing fabric design is developing very quickly and is very advanced. In the past two years, our country has gradually kept up with the international pace. Although it cannot be achieved overnight and there is still a process of improvement, as the country attaches great importance to this field, industry and profession, the social awareness of textile fabric designers will be significantly improved. The various trainings carried out in this regard are also a rare opportunity for designers to increase their enthusiasm for work, learn professional knowledge, and improve their own quality.

Chen Xi, vice president of Wujiang Fuhua Company, believes that although in the chain of product competition, market competition, marketing war, strategic competition and cultural competition, China has just reached the middle of marketing and strategic competition, and has not yet reached the middle point. In terms of cultural competition, the climate for Chinese textile designers is not yet mature, but it will definitely be useful in the future. "China's textile fabric design will definitely be in line with international standards. Now in East China, there is already a trend of independent development, from making hundreds of thousands of pieces of the same design to making only a thousand pieces of one type. And the entire The general market direction is calling for independent innovation. In the past, when our company's products were sold smoothly, we did not consider the design aspect. Customers in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, China, just copied them, and we would not develop them independently if we did not use them. But now the supply is seriously exceeding the demand. If you don’t have your own products, customers will be crazy about the price. Only by making things that are different from others can you gain a foothold in the market. Therefore, times make heroes. China does not have many talents in the field of textile fabric design. It has only been five years. You might not be able to promote this new profession before, but now it has adapted and developed, and this profession will definitely be one of the most popular professions in China in the future. Reform and opening up have shifted people's needs from low-level to more advanced ones. At the advanced level of personalization, under such a consumption concept, this professional talent must be in short supply in the future. Its prospects must also be broad. ”

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Occupational name: Textile fabric designer

Occupational definition:

Personnel who are engaged in the design of textile fabric colors, patterns, textures, styles, etc. based on changes in consumer market demand and fashion trends.

Career prospect analysis: China is currently the most important textile and clothing production base in the world. There are currently about 300,000 people engaged in fabric design, mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Guangdong where the textile industry is developed. , Fujian and other provinces. There is a huge demand for professional textile fabric designers.

Main work contents: (1) Conduct market research and analysis; (2) Conduct popular element determination and popular trend research; (3) Product positioning; (4) Design fabrics; (5) Follow-up trials Production.

China Textile Information Center and National Textile Product Development Center: authoritative and scientific research institutions on fashion trends of textile fabrics in China. In the ten years since its launch, the China Textile Fabric Fashion Trend Research and Application Project has played a good role in promoting enterprises to establish a market-oriented product development mechanism and effectively develop new products. The research system is divided into information system, research system, release system, and application system. It has multiple functions such as information analysis, forecast research, trend release, product development, and product promotion, as well as a standardized product development demonstration model.

Source: China Fashion News

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