The Fashion and Design Institute, which operates under the aegis of theMinistry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology, has been established through enactment in 2008 with the objective of developing creativity, innovation and talent with a view to sustaining the Mauritian design and manufacturing sector in the long term. The Act provided for an integration of the School of Design (SOD) of the Industrial and Vocational Training Board, the Department of Textile Technology (DTT) of the University of Mauritius and the Textile and Apparel Development Centre (TADC) of Enterprise Mauritius.á= The consultant who complied the report, Professor Edward Newton, envisaged the FDI to be a fusion of organizations which would in turn create:
"A 21st Century Institute of Fashion and Design that will create new vision and opportunities for the further development of the fashion industry in Mauritius.'