Introduction
The purpose of International Wool
Textile Organisation (IWTO) is to position and to value wool clearly
in the consumer's mind as a material, which is desirable for its
technical, ethical and comfortable values. To realise that, IWTO
wants to promote and support education in the textile sector as well
as increase awareness of the unique properties of wool and wool
blend products around the world by targeting selected textiles/
technical textiles/fashion/apparel/design universities, academies
and schools and commercial companies. The project is funded by
Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI).
Project
The International Student Exchange
Programme is offered to students and employees from around the
world. This project is aimed at strengthening links between wool
industry and education institutions by enabling young talented
people to undertake industrial and academic placements in companies
or organisations active in the wool sector, especially dealing with
Australian wool. 10 candidates will be involved in the programme in
2005. Successful applicants will be offered a 3-6 months traineeship
in one of the companies or organisations that are active across the
wool pipeline from sheep to shop. The location of the traineeship
will be relevant to the participants' educational profile and
preference.
Applicants
The program is open to students from
textile and fashion universities / schools and to employees
currently working in the textile industry
Conditions
Applicants should have excellent
motivation, be open-minded, curious and passionate about wool
textiles.
Prize
For the 10 successful candidates IWTO
provides the following benefits:
1. placement at a company/organisation within the wool processing
pipeline;
2. a contribution towards travel costs; and
3. a contribution towards accommodation costs.
The total value of financial support
per candidate is approximately $AU5, 000.
The winners are required to deliver a
report detailing their experiences (approx 3 pages A4) to IWTO Head
Office within 2 weeks of completing their placement.
Applications
Application forms are available on the
webpage:
http://www.iwto.org/Projects/student.htm
Applications only in English language
must include:
- Application form
- Resume (CV) with photoCopies of
diplomas and certificates
- Motivation letter
- One reference letter (from a
professional individual, not limited to professors)
Complete applications are to be sent
to:
IWTO
rue de l'Industrie 4
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32.2/5054011
Fax: +32.2/5034785
Contact person: Mrs. Marzena
Oscilowska:
office@iwto.org
Note: IWTO will not return the
documents to the applicants. IWTO will file all applications in its
database.
- Time frame
- 31 December 2004 - deadline for
sending applications
- Mid January 2005 - the final
Selection Panel Meeting
- January/February 2005 - informing
and briefing of the 10 successful candidate, arranging details
concerning location / period of the placement
- February/March 2005 - sending the
chosen candidates to the relevant companies for the placements
- July/August 2005 - evaluation of the
"International Student Exchange Programme" on the basis of
experience reports delivered by placements.
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