Textile talent contest to find new ideas
The seventh edition of Textile Talent Hunt, a competition for the undergraduate students of textile, garment and fashion, was launched at a programme in Dhaka yesterday.
The contest to be organised by Bangladesh Textile Today, a magazine for textile and garment, will scout out 100 new ideas on the sector. A panel of judges will then select the best 50 ideas.
Individuals presenting the superlative ideas will work in 50 textile and garment factories, the organisers said at the launch at The Daily Star Centre.
A ‘transformation fund’ of about Tk 50 lakh will be spent on testing 100 ideas by 100 ‘transformation teams’, said Tareq Amin, founder and CEO of Bangladesh Textile Today.
Each ‘transformation team’ will be comprised of one transformation leader, one industry mentor/expert, one project supervisor from the industry and additionally one project supervisor from university, he said.
These ‘transformation teams’ will work in about 50 textile and apparel companies to address several vital issues, prepare blueprints to overcome the challenges and explore future opportunities.
About 2,000 students are expected to join the competition from universities around the country. Around 100 ‘transformation leaders’ will be selected from them for the national level competition through 10 campus day competitions.
Textile Talent Hunt in its previous season had successfully found the right talents for the industry, Amin said. The new model in the seventh season will assist in discovering the right talents and help them become the transformation leaders for the sector, he said.
Abdullah Hil Rakib, managing director, Team Group, said: “We are proud to be part of this great talent hunt event for the seventh season.”
“We would have got numerous industry experts today had we started the hunt earlier.” However, the new transformation leaders will also be able to help the apparel industry move to the next level of evolution, he said.
Ayub Nabi Khan, vice chancellor (acting) of the BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology, expressed his gratitude to Bangladesh Textile Today for taking the initiative.
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