Abstract:
With the Zimbabwe Ministry of Higher, Science, and Tertiary Education (ZMHSTE) implementing the
doctrine Education 5.0, there was an emphasis on curriculum review to align programs with the objectives
of the doctrine. The main goal of the study was to examine areas in which the content of the curriculum
should be focused on Textiles and Clothing related disciplines. As research methods, a qualitative analysis
of literature search was conducted during a period of Fulbright scholar study at a US institution to compare
content offered in textiles and clothing-related programs. The outcome of the study declares the areas such
as exponential disruptive technologies in the textiles and clothing integrated enterprise, brand innovation,
supply chain management, data science in the curriculum, and sustainable design and manufacturing as
gap areas that were not thoroughly included in the existing programs in Zimbabwe. These content areas
should be considered as part of the review to align the programs with the essence of Education 5.0.
