Ensured payment of fee was least concern for students
Just like everything else, the education system of the country underwent a sea change during the pandemic affecting students and staff alike. Fibre2Fashion spoke to few fashion institutes about the support they provided to their students and faculty during these unforeseen times.
Antonio Maurizio Grioli
Dean, School of Fashion, Pearl Academy
MM Hundekar
Principal, MKSSS School of Fashion Technology, Pune
Suvidha Patil
Founder & Director, International Society of Fashion Technology
We faced lots of emotional tantrums from students—some faced family issues and some lost their jobs. We made it a point to be available for them and support them emotionally. We also organised motivational counselling sessions and played online games to encourage them. We initially reimbursed the staff salary for a few months and gradually cut down on the non-teaching staff, which was a tough decision. We also had to rework our rental agreements and came up with better and feasible options. We did not stop our students’ learning process even if they weren’t able to pay their balance fees.
Jewellyn Alvares
Head of Department, Whistling Woods International
Solange Suri
Associate Dean, School of Fashion Design, ISDI School of Design & Innovation
Nealesh Dalal
Managing Trustee, JD Educational Trust
The institute has always valued the physical as well as mental and emotional well-being of its students. With the present condition affecting students, the institute has increased its emotional services to students. They are open to contacting these emotional support services and ask for help from designated staff/faculty when they require assistance. The institute has been able to manage problems of its non-teaching staff smoothly and has not faced any concern with regards to rentals or any other issues as they have all been receiving their salary on time without compromise.
Published on: 16/07/2021
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