Applied Apparel Merchandising


WSQ Competency Standards & Codes  

:

Source, calculate cost, track material and apparel productions for textiles & Fashion industry (TF-MM-301E-0)
 Produce basic production drawings for textiles & fashion (TF-MM302E-0)
Identify textiles, production and quality specifications for textile & fashion industry ( TF-mm-303E-0)

Course Duration

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Training - 60 Hours  - 20 Evening
Assessment – 6 Hours

Time

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7.00 pm – 9.00 pm

Course Fees

:

Actual Cost

SPUR Funding *

Amount to Pay

S$1850.00

S$1665.00

S$185.00

Schedule

 

1st Run

12 Jan – 30 Mar 2010

 

 

2nd Run

1st Apr – 15 Jun 2010

 

 

3rd Run

1 Jul – 14 Sept 2010

 

 

4th Run

21 Sept – 2 Dec 2010

* 90% SPUR funding applicable for Singaporean and PR

Skills Redevelopment Program (SRP) – for employees sponsored by organizations.

Revised Absentee Payroll Funding Rates under SPUR w.e.f. 15 May 2009

40 years & above with “A” levels & below
qualifications

Others

AP for training during and outside working
hours

90% of hourly basic salary (capped at $10 per trainee-hour)
$10.00 /hr

80% of hourly basic salary (capped at $10per trainee-hour)
S$10.00 /hr

Certificate Issuance

 

 Upon successful completion of this course Trainees will be given 3 WSQ
Statement of Attainment (SOA’S). WSQ certifications are nationally endorsed and recognized by industry partners.

Description 
AAM provides an excellent holistic introduction to the Textile & Apparel Industry. It provides a broad understanding of processes all the way from design, to finished goods, with particular focus on production, sourcing and costing. Participants will gain a basic comprehension of textiles fundamentals, the ability to apprehend the processes for apparel production, gain elementary skills in production drawings, to attain fundamental understanding of quality concepts and practice, apply production tracking skills, and have and enhance their sourcing and costing ability.

Who Should Attend

  • New-comers to the industry
  • Assistant Merchandisers to Merchandise Managers
  • Quality Inspectors to Quality Managers
  • Buyer
  • Designer
  • Laboratory technicians from the apparel manufacturing industry, buying offices, or textile mills.

 

Outline
Production Drawing

  • Basic production drawing

Textiles

  • Fabric Specifications & Identification
  • Fibres & yarns
  • Dyeing, printing & finishing

Apparel Production

  • History & nature of apparel
  • Structure of Textile & Apparel Industry
  • Steps in manufacturing
  • Production planning/control and cut order planning
  • Requirements of production planning
  • Markers & marker planning
  • Production systems
  • Assembly process
  • Seams & Stitches
  • Application of seams/stitches in garment construction

Sourcing

  • Overview of the Global Apparel & Textile Industry
  • Top 100 Retailers in USA & Globe
  • History & Development of the Textile & Apparel Industry in Singapore
  • Fundamentals of Sourcing :Macro & Micro Vendor Evaluation,
  • Compliance Audit: Issues related to Human Rights, Environment & Anti-terrorism
  • Trade Agreements & Their Impacts
  • Claim Negotiation Process
  • Negotiation Games & Theory
  • Sourcing Tools & Tactics
  • Quota and Tariff Identification,
  • Review of Quota Utilization Reports,
  • ELC (Estimated Landed Cost)
  • Freight Computation
  • Calculating Retail Mark Up

Production Tracking

  • Design to Consumer
  • Product Development Process
  • Colour Approval Process
  • Sample Approval Process
  • Merchandiser's Responsibilities
  • Production Tracking Tools

Quality Assurance

  • Quality Definition,
  • Key Quality Concepts & Principles,
  • History of Quality Development,
  • Identification & Classification of Defects,
  • Statistical Sampling,
  • Quality Inspection
  • Virtual Test Laboratory Tour
  • Correct Snaps Application
  • Seam Quality Defects

Costing

  • Fabric Consumption
  • Apparel Costing

Venue
TaF.tc Training Room
2 Leng Kee Road
#02-09 Thye Hong Centre
Singapore 159086

Registration
For enrolment, please download and complete the Registration Form and email or fax it back to us. We will get back to you within 2 working days.
Email: admin@taftc.org
Fax: (65) 6475 3583

For more details, please contact: 

Textile & Fashion Industry Training Centre Pte Ltd

t: (65) 6475 9897| f: (65) 6475 3583| m: (65)9648 4339
e: khtan@taftc.org /
w: www.taftc.org

Office & Mailing Address
2 Leng Kee Road #02-09 Thye Hong Centre Singapore 159086


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