CHARITABLE SUPPORT

CHARITABLE SUPPORT

Business Supporters and Donors

Education For Industry Group is a registered charity, supporting thousands of learners every year to gain skills that will set them up for lifetime careers in fashion, retail, beauty and more. We believe in education for all; personal circumstance or income should not be a barrier to education. We aim to provide support for those most in need, but we can always do more. Donations from our industry friends and partners enable us to truly transform the lives of young people, as well as providing the industry with job ready talent through our specialist education and training programmes.

Our supporters share in our vision to shape the industry leaders of tomorrow by:

Enabling applicants from all backgrounds to attend our colleges

Creating and maintaining best-in-class, industry-standard facilities

Promoting innovation, sustainability and inclusion across our entire provision

Nurturing the next generation of fashion, retail and beauty talent

WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES

94% of the Fashion Retail Academy’s FE graduates were in work or education 12 months after completing their course with us – 11.4% higher than the national average

WE BELIEVE IN EDUCATION

FOR ALL

In 2023/24, we supported more than 200 students with an average bursary award of £774 to help them achieve their dream of studying at the FRA

WE ARE GROWING EVERY YEAR

The Fashion Retail Academy started with just 50 students in 2005; by 2028 we aim to be educating more than 5,000 learners annually

WHY SHOULD YOU SUPPORT US?

Founded as a public-private partnership by giants of the fashion retail sector, we have been revolutionising fashion education in the UK through the Fashion Retail Academy for nearly 20 years. With the support of our founding partners and others, over the last two decades we have become known across the industry for creating work-ready graduates.

WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT CAN YOU OFFER?

Fashion Retail Academy campus

In autumn 2024, we opened the doors to a new, bigger campus for the Fashion Retail Academy at Electra House, Moorgate. Double the size of our previous campus, Electra House underwent a £50m renovation to provide 90,000 sq ft of educational space, including a new library, 6 lecture theatres, 26 classrooms and dedicated fashion design and photography studios.

While we successfully completed much of the renovation project in time for the start of the 2024/25 academic year, we are seeking funding to finish, equip and maintain these purpose-designed spaces.

Student bursaries

The Fashion Retail Academy and London College of Beauty Therapy operate an open and non-selective admissions policy. We are committed to providing resources and support for those who would otherwise be unable to study with us. We believe personal circumstances should not affect an individual’s opportunity to follow their passions, develop their skills and achieve their ambitions.

Being based in central London with students required to attend college for two full days each week, the cost of travelling to and from the FRA or LCBT alone can mean some students would struggle to accept their place. Our FE (aged 16+) bursary programme aids with travel and living costs that would prevent young people from accessing education.

Donations of equipment and materials

We welcome donations from businesses that will help support our students with their learning. For the FRA, this could include deadstock fabric and trimmings for fashion design students, or past-season samples and mannequins to use in visual merchandising classes. For LCBT, we are keen to receive offers of product from hair, make-up and beauty brands for our learners to use.

We cannot always accept all offers, but if you are interesting in making a donation of product, equipment or materials to us, please get in touch so we can let you know.

Opportunities to support us can range from one-off donations of excess stock and materials to funding bursaries to ensure no student is at a disadvantage.

HOW CAN YOU BECOME A SUPPORTER?

Supporting us as a business

We welcome support from businesses across our core industry sectors and beyond.

In return, we offer a number of benefits and recognition, which could include:

A credit on our website(s) as a supporter and mentions on our social media channels

First access to our high-calibre graduates and the ability to advertise your vacancies

Access to a body of over 3,000 Gen Z consumers for focus groups and feedback

Updates on the impact of your support to use in your communications and social impact analysis

Supporting us as an individual, family or trust

We are grateful for the support of individuals, families and charitable trusts, and any gift you make will go towards achieving our charitable objectives in the form of an unrestricted gift. Your support can make a particular difference to bursaries and our new campus facilities.