Keyword: «fashion technologies»
The article considers the description and dissemination of the experience of training a competitive participant in the competitive movement for professional skills among fashion designers. The results of ten years of experience of such activities among students of secondary vocational education specialty 29.02.04 Design, Modeling and Technology of Garments are presented. The effectiveness of training specialists through the use of technologies of practice-oriented training relevant for secondary vocational education is confirmed. This approach seems to be very relevant and effective.

Marina R. Vilkova